Description:
WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU?
- High earning potential
- Advanced technical training within a structured training pathway and defined skills development matrix
- Diverse long term career advancement opportunities within and innovative global organisation
- Generous allowances and time flexibility to accrue additional days off
- Company vehicle including personal use
- Tailored relocation package – if required
- Personalised salary packages available
- Flexible work arrangements
- Purchased leave
- Health & Wellbeing programs and discounts
- Personal career and educational development opportunities
Role:
The role involves primary & secondary testing of high and low voltage protection systems across a diverse and interesting range of industry sectors, sites and equipment throughout Australia.
- Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution, Industrial, Utilities, Renewable Energy, Energy Storage, Commercial and Mining sectors
- Combination of maintenance, commissioning, fault finding and upgrade activities
- Primary testing of instrument transformers (CT’s and VT’s), circuit breakers, switchboards and other complex high voltage systems
- Primary injection differential balancing transformers, feeders, generators, motors
- Secondary injection testing of all protection system types including generator protection, motor protection, transformer and cable differential, current and voltage protection, line impedance protection
- Training and exposure to IEC61850 advanced automation protocol
- Ideally based out of Newcastle NSW, however flexible options for base location may be offered to skilled candidates
- Willingness to occasionally step up for the team and work in other disciplines such as general HV maintenance, high voltage testing (transformers, motors, generators) and electrical construction if required during periods of heavy workload for the extended team
Accountabilities:
- Ability to work autonomously on various protection systems in a safe and timely manner
- Work and learn under instruction and supervision from senior team members on more complex protection system tasks
- Safely undertake work to the approved standards of quality, cost and time, ensuring safety always remains your primary focus
- Assist with the completion of test certificate documentation and other job reporting requirements
- Comply with company OHS systems and procedures
- Comply with company business systems and procedures
- Liaise and participate in on-site project planning with other relevant stakeholders
- Work collaboratively with Engineering and Planning support teams
Skills:
- Solid Experience using Omicron, Doble or other brand Primary and Secondary Test Equipment and associated software
- Practical experience testing a variety of protection relay systems and associated relay software
- Excellent customer liaison, communication and self-management skills
- Proven capability to work effectively within a team or site work crew
- Demonstrated ability to investigate and solve technical and practical problems
- Applied experience in reading and interpreting schematic and wiring diagrams
- Demonstrated cognitive skills in relation to learning and understanding new skills and concepts
- Proven leadership skills
Qualifications:
- Electrical trade qualification, or
- Degree, Advanced Diploma or Diploma in Electrical Engineering
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Ampcontrol is challenging the future by solving the most complex problems in energy. Ampcontrol creates energy solutions of scale using innovation partnerships, their smart people and advanced Australian manufacturing. Their vision is to lead the global energy revolution and make net zero a reality.
Ready to challenge the future?
Then apply now! If you are intrigued or excited by what you have read, then we want to hear from you. You can learn more about what it’s like to work at Ampcontrol by visiting www.ampcontrolgroup.com