Senior High Voltage Protection Technician
Posted: 24/10/2025
Closing Date: 24/11/2025
Job Type: Permanent - Full Time
Job Category: Mining,Oil & Gas
About Powertech
Powertech is a trusted leader in high-voltage services across Australia and Southeast Asia, driving critical projects in mining, energy, infrastructure, and defence since 1998. We foster a strong culture backed by comprehensive training and cutting-edge systems, empowering our expert engineers and technicians to deliver exceptional results.
Due to continued growth, we’re hiring a Senior High Voltage Protection Technician in our Brisbane office. Want to elevate your career in a fast-paced, high-impact team? Join Powertech.
Why Join Us
- Relocation Support – We’ll help you settle into Brisbane, from anywhere in Australia or NZ.
- Flexibility – Work arrangements that suit your lifestyle.
- Expert Team – Join a crew that values innovation and collaboration.
- Growth opportunities – Advance your skills on high-impact projects.
- Diverse Work – Projects across mining, renewables, defence, rail, and more.
Job Description
About The Role
- Commissioning, testing and maintaining:
- HV Protections systems / schemes, experience with IEC61850 / GOOSE communications
- HV Substations secondary systems and primary plant
- HV/LV Plant/Assets
- Power Generation Systems
- Power Transformers.
- Provide leadership, supervision, technical support and training to technicians.
- Preparation of commissioning/testing documentation, protection test plans and create detailed technical reports on completion of works.
About You
- Must hold "A Grade" (Fitter and Mechanic) Electrical Workers License.
- Engineering Degree or Diploma in Power Systems would be highly regarded.
- Minimum 10 years' experience.
- HV Switching Ticket preferred.
- Experience with IEC61850 and GOOSE messaging through IED Scout viewed favourably.
- Knowledge of appropriate Australian and International Standards.
- Knowledge and understanding of relevant legislation, policies and procedures.
- Proven ability meeting project quality, schedule and budget requirements.
- Ability to promote a high standard of safety, professionalism and effective communication with both internal and external stakeholders.
- Proven experience in using the Omicron suite of equipment for secondary system testing.
- Power Station experience viewed favourably.
Ready to join the team
Upload your resume and let’s get started.
Powertech: 27 years strong in Australia.
Discover more at powertech.com.au
We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
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