Closes: 26 May 2026
Classification: Infrastructure Officer 3
Salary: $127,877 - $139,767 plus superannuation
Position No: 50007
Directorate: City and Environment
Advertised (Gazettal date): 05 May 2026
Contact Officer: Vijender Kumar on **************@act.gov.au or (02) 6205 0***
Details: Are you our new Senior Electrical Engineer?
Do you like technical and regulation related challenges and want to be a key part of a high performing team that supports the safe, reliable, and efficient delivery of regulated services in the Territory? Then this opportunity is for you!
A position of the Senior Electrical Engineer is available within the Utilities Technical Regulation (UTR) team. UTR supports the Technical Regulator by providing advice on a broad range of issues relating to the technical regulation of licensed and unlicensed utilities. Further information on UTR is available at https://www.accesscanberra.act.gov.au/business-and-work/building-and-construction/regulated-utilities-services
Applications from experienced people are sought who could support delivery the electricity team’s works program. The application should include responses to selection criteria and CVs.
Further details can be found in the Position Description.
The successful candidate will apply their technical knowledge and skills to support the effective technical regulation of regulated utility services in the Territory. They will also contribute to the development and strengthening of regulatory settings and the shaping of operational policies to support the rollout of new electrical infrastructure and ensure alignment with evolving national‑level reforms.
The successful candidate must have highly developed communication skills, including the ability to develop a range of high-quality written documentation, including technical advice to agencies withing government, legal instruments, a range of briefings, annual compliance report, and Cabinet submissions.
We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where people with diverse thoughts, lived experience, and perspectives can thrive and contribute their unique talents to the ACTPS and ACT community. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, veterans, younger and older workers, and people with diverse genders, sexes and sexualities to apply.
Eligibility/Other Requirements:
* Either of the following is essential:
o An electrical engineering degree; or
o A demonstrably relevant engineering or science degree, with demonstrated expertise relevant to electrical network and/or large-scale installations.
* The Applicant must hold a current class C drivers licence.
Notes: This is a temporary position available for a period of six months, with the possibility of permanency. Selection may be based on application and referee reports only.
A Merit pool will be established from this selection process and will be used to fill vacancies over the next 12 months. Please note, this position will be in a new workplace designed for activity-based working (ABW). Under ABW arrangements, officers will not have a designated workstation/desk.
How to Apply: If the above role sounds like you and you want to be part of a dynamic team working in regulation space, please submit no more than two pages addressing your suitability against the Selection Criteria listed in the Position Description, a current curriculum vitae, and contact details of two referees.
For further information contact Vijender Kumar, on 02 6205 0*** or **************@act.gov.au
Applications should be submitted via the Apply Now button below.
Note: Under the ACTPS employment framework you may be placed in another role where required for the efficient administration of the service.
Where an offer of employment is for a fixed-term period, any related temporary contracts within the Territory will be issued in compliance with the requirements and applicable exceptions outlined in the Fair Work Act.
City and Environment
City and Environment Directorate was established on the 1 July 2025. This new directorate is an amalgamation of positions previously advertised under Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate and Transport Canberra and City Services Directorate.
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Note
This is a temporary position available for a period of six months, with the possibility of permanency.