Electrical Plant Maintenance Engineering Lead

About us: 

At CitiPower, Powercor and United Energy, we’re proud to deliver electricity to 2 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.

We believe in an inclusive, welcoming workplace where everyone feels safe, valued and respected. From offering great benefits to creating real opportunities for growth, we’re committed to supporting you, your career and wellbeing. It’s why our people stick around, whether you live in the city or across regional and rural Victoria, we’re doing the work where it matters most - right in your own community.

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: 

The role leads a team of specialised engineers responsible for delivering technical engineering services that support the Electrical Plant Maintenance Team across Powercor and Citipower’s transmission, sub-transmission, and distribution networks. It oversees preventative and reactive maintenance programs to ensure network safety, reliability, and compliance.

This role also provides technical leadership in data analysis, diagnostics, fault investigations, plant breakdowns, and maintenance projects.

As the engineering team is located across our Melbourne CBD, Richmond, Brooklyn, Ballarat, and Bendigo offices, this role can be based at any of these locations (with a preference for any of our Melbourne offices) and will involve some travel between offices.

What you’ll deliver:

• Provide leadership, mentoring and direction to the Electrical Plant Maintenance engineering and technical team members.
• Assist in the development of EPMNT resource capabilities in terms of engineering expertise, technical knowledge and behaviours to meet current and future workload requirements.
• Manage the portfolio of engineering tasks assigned to direct reports, setting priorities and expectations while minimising business, network and safety risks.
• Provide effective engineering capability to ensure desired outcomes of plant maintenance activities and assigned projects are delivered in accordance to quality, cost and timeframe requirements.
• Effectively implement innovation through gaining ownership from stakeholders and through effectively managing any resultant changes.
• Review and ensure accuracy of SAP Maintenance Plans for business wide programs.
• Oversee and audit data management for all related systems to ensure accurate and auditable records are maintained.

To succeed in the role, you’ll have: 

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering with experience relating to electric power systems.
• Registration with the Victorian Business Licensing Authority as a Professional Engineer (RPEV) in the field of Electrical Engineering.
• Demonstrated experience in coaching, mentoring or managing a project team in the maintenance/construction/utilities space.
• Experience in electrical plant maintenance and related assets. Particularly maintenance, testing and construction of zone substation plant, regulators, ACR’s, kiosks, CBUs or underground cables.
• Demonstrated ability to investigate and apply engineering solutions utilising appropriate regulations, standards, policies and other technical reference material.  
• SAP skills (desirable).

Your career with us:

We have a diversity of teams across our business, all contributing to great customer and community outcomes. Our people are our most important asset, and we continually invest in nurturing their capability. We proudly strive to provide a safe, inclusive and sustainable environment where all our people feel respected, valued and supported to bring their whole selves to work and be the best they can be. 

With an embedded Inclusion & Diversity Strategy and initiatives like our Women in Power networking group, and Sparkle, our LGBTIQ+ 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. Click here for more information on how we create and support a diverse and equitable workplace.

Understand how our benefits can support you. We offer a health and wellbeing subsidy (up to $600 per year), paid parental leave of up to 15 weeks for the primary carer, and more.  

What’s next? 

If you think you have what it takes, but don’t necessarily check every box, or would like to discuss a different or flexible way of working, please still get in touch with us at careers@powercor.com.au 

Please submit your application via our Careers website by 20 November 2025. For the full Position Description, please reach out to Luke Castro from the Talent team at careers@powercor.com.au     

We encourage applications from all communities; people of all ages, nationalities, abilities and cultures, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, the LGBTQI+ community and people living with disability. 

If you require adjustments as part of the recruitment process to accommodate your needs, please don’t hesitate to discuss these with us. 

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.