Field Engineer

About us

At United Energy, we’re proud to deliver electricity to 700,000 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. As Victorians electrify everything from homes to transport, we’re focused on ensuring our networks are ready to meet that demand. If you want to be part of something essential, be essential with us.

About the role

As a Field Engineer, you’ll be the crucial link between engineering design and real‑world field execution. Reporting to the Field Engineering Manager and working closely with Electricity Networks and key UE stakeholders, you’ll bring engineering intent to life on the ground.

Your work ensures field crews can deliver safe, efficient, and high‑quality maintenance and minor works across both primary and secondary network environments. You’ll help accelerate decision‑making, resolve issues faster, and keep the network running smoothly.

Key responsibilities

• Support development of annual maintenance works programs through targeted engineering, policy, and risk-based advice.
• Apply risk-based engineering judgement to support prioritisation, deferral, and sequencing of maintenance activities.
• Ensure quality, OHS, and environmental considerations are appropriately addressed in maintenance activities.
• Produce incident, plant failure, and post-event technical reports, including root cause analysis where required.
• Engage with stakeholders to support changes to processes, strategies, priorities, and delivery timeframes where required.
• Use SAP, GIS, and other enterprise systems to support maintenance, fault, and rectification activities.
• Undertake targeted data quality checks and audits to support accuracy and compliance of asset and work records.

For more information on the role’s responsibilities, please click here to download the position description.

What you’ll need from day one

• Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s degree with experience in electrical power systems
• Registered in The National Engineering Register (NER) - desirable. Ability to obtain future registration is mandatory.
• Knowledge and understanding of relevant power quality standards, measurement and solutions to mitigate non-conformances.
• Experience in dealing with a wide variety of customers, contractors and external bodies. 
• Structured approach to producing reports and analysis.

If you believe you have what it takes but don’t meet every requirement—or if you’d like to discuss flexible working arrangements to meet the key responsibilities —we encourage you to get in touch.

Key benefits

We’re proud to offer an inclusive, supportive workplace where everyone feels safe, valued, and empowered to grow. Some of our benefits include hybrid work options, purchased leave, 15 weeks of gender neutral primary parental leave, health and wellbeing subsidiary, career development and planning opportunities, and exclusive discounts. Visit our company website to learn more.

Diversity, equity & inclusion to support a fair workplace for all

We are committed to building a safe, inclusive, and supportive workplace where people of all genders, ethnicities, sexual orientations, abilities and ages are valued for who they are and empowered to do their best. Through our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Strategy (DEI), Reconciliation Action Plans and initiatives like Women in Power and Sparkle, our LGBTQIA+ allies network, we’re working to create equal opportunities for all. We are proud to be a WORK180 Endorsed Employer for Women. Explore our partnership with Work180.

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and experiences, and strongly encourage First Peoples, women, people from the LGBTQIA+ community, culturally and racially marginalised people and people with disabilities to apply. We recognise how people from marginalised groups can face extra barriers and self-select out of recruitment processes.  With this in mind, we’re committed to making reasonable adjustments to ensure a positive, barrier-free recruitment process.

What’s next

Submit your application via our careers’ website by 12 June 2026. To make a confidential reasonable adjustment query, please contact Nadya Kartika from the Talent team 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.