Trainee Protection & Control Tester

2026 Trainee Intake - Brooklyn

About us:

At CitiPower and Powercor, we’re proud to deliver electricity to over a million Victorian customers every day through our network of poles and wires. But more than that, we’re here to power communities, support local businesses and keep critical services running smoothly. We’re essential to them all – and none of this happens without our people.

About our Traineeship Program:

We are looking for Trainees to join us in February 2026!

Our Trainee Protection & Control Testers carry out duties associated with the maintenance testing, operating and commissioning of Electrical Plant, Protection, Control, Metering and Communications equipment in Zone Substations. 

While predominantly working in a zone substation environment, you still must be willing to work outdoors, at heights and in all weather conditions.

Our four-year program sees our Trainees:

• Be secure. Solid skills, real experience, and a future career that’s going places.
• Be trained. Earn a nationally recognised TAFE certification.
• Be supported. Great pay, valuable benefits and a 1:1 mentor to support your journey.
• Be valued. Feel supported from day one and grow as part of a wider team.
• Be hands-on. Build and learn practical skills from the best in the business.

If you want to be part of something essential, be essential with us earning an industry recognised qualification: Advanced Diploma – ESI Power Systems.

To be eligible to apply, you need to meet one of the following pre-requisites:

• Units 3 & 4 in Math Methods; or
• Units 3 & 4 in Physics

If you are currently completing a pre-requisite subject, you are eligible to apply, as long as it will be successfully completed by the end of the 2025 academic year.

We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to consider applying, whether you are leaving school, TAFE, have experience working in a different industry, or if perhaps you have decided university is not for you.  We look for motivated individuals who want to be part of a team.

Your career with us:

Our greatest priority is the health, safety and wellbeing of our people and the communities we operate within. This includes their physical safety – ensuring everyone gets home safely everyday – as well as their psychological safety, by ensuring everyone has the resources and support needed to achieve a work-life balance and be the best they can be.  

With an embedded Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategy and initiatives like our Women in Power networking group, and Sparkle, our LGBTQIA+ allies pride network, we’re committed to equal opportunities for all employees.  

We are proud to be recognised as a WORK180 Endorsed Employer for all women for the fifth year running.

Application process: 

All applications must be lodged online via our careers website.

If you are successful in progressing past our screening stage, future steps in the selection process may include online assessments, an interview (both video and face to face), practical assessments, and pre-employment checks.

Please note that you can submit only one application for our Trainee intake. If you apply for multiple locations, we will only consider your first application.

For tips on our application process, watch this video where Neil walks you through what we're looking for when we read through your application.

Apply now! Applications close Sunday, 3 August 2025.

Want to know more? Please contact us at careers@powercor.com.au.

Beon, CitiPower Powercor and United Energy recognise Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples as the First Peoples and Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we work. We pay our respects to Elders past and present and acknowledge their ancient and continuing connection to Country.

We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued, respected and supported to succeed. By making sure our workplace is physically and mentally safe, so that our people can be their authentic selves, share their unique perspectives and can thrive.