Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
Electrical and Control Engineer (Start ASAP)
Christmas Island, Indonesia
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Opportunity details
- Graduate Job or Program
- AUD 89,444 - 118,572 / Year
- Employer contribution to superannuation at 16% of base salary, District allowance payable in addition to base salary and Relocation assistance may be provided if relocating to the Territories
- 1 vacancy
- Apply by 26 Apr 2024
- Start date ASAP
Full Time Ongoing Vacancy
- Employer contribution to superannuation at 16% of base salary
- District allowance payable in addition to base salary
- Generous leave entitlements
- Annual return airfares assistance to Perth
- Relocation assistance may be provided if relocating to the Territories
The Indian Ocean Territories Administration (IOTA) is currently seeking a motivated, professional and suitably qualified person to join our team as the Electrical and Control Engineer within the Indian Ocean Territories Power Service (IOTPS) based on Christmas Island.
The IOTPS is the recognised Network Operator for the Indian Ocean Territories (IOTs) and is responsible for the generation and distribution of a safe, reliable and efficient electricity supply to residential, commercial and industrial consumers on Christmas and Cocos (Keeling) Islands. IOTPS also provides regulatory compliance in collaboration with the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety.
The key responsibilities of the Electrical and Control Engineer are to provide technical leadership and direction in the field of electrical and controls engineering; provide day to day engineering and technical support to the electrical team and power station team and to maintain a safe working environment at all times.
Our ideal candidate will possess relevant industry knowledge; have experience in field or site based roles or experience supporting field based teams; have a strong team work ethic and ability to positively influence others; and have demonstrated knowledge of, and commitment to, Work Health and Safety regulations, codes and specifications as well as experience in the application of safe work behaviours. With suitable training/licensing, they will also operate high electrical test equipment.
Applicants with a working knowledge of power generation; experience in PLC programming; experience in leading teams and experience living and working in a remote cross cultural setting with be well regarded.
To be considered, applicants must possess an Electrical Engineering Degree (or equivalent computer/control/ mechatronics engineering degree) that would qualify for Professional Engineer membership of Engineers Australia; obtain a satisfactory Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check, hold a current ‘C’ class manual Drivers Licence transferable to the Indian Ocean Territories and will be subject to a health assessment.
For an application pack outlining how you can apply, please contact the IOTA Human Resources Team at IOTHRTeam@infrastructure.gov.au and quote position number 118056.
Hiring criteria
- No experience required
- Australian Citizen +more
- Engineering & Mathematics
- Bachelor or higher
Reviews
As a grad my role and day-to-day responsibilities vary but I have felt like my various teams have given me meaningful work to contribute to their team goals and long term projects.
I have worked in different areas so I am going to summarise them because they have been a mix of more direct and indirect work. I have enjoyed my work because it has given me insight into the challenges that government is working through some of which has been very rapid paced and dynamic and some that has been more removed and observatory. I have felt that as a graduate I was given a mix of diverse work which has challenged me and helped me to understand the type of work that I gravitate to naturally. Some has been business as usual and a bit boring some has had a direct impact on how government makes decision and been very interesting. All of it has been beneficial to learning what I want to do in the aps more broadly and the department specifically.
Changes greatly as we are in our grad year. This keeps my weeks interesting though and I enjoy challenging myself in different environments.
About the employer
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
4.2
1,000 - 50,000 employees
Government & Public Service
Provides policy advice, programs and regulation in many areas such as air, land, the arts, maritime transport and much more.
Pros and cons of working at Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts
Pros
The flexibility, understanding and openness across the department is amazing.
We have three rotations, and on top of this I have had the opportunity to work in three secondments to broaden my understanding.
The culture here is very good. They emphasize supporting us in our learning, growth, and development.
The leadership are very nice, doesn’t appear too hierarchical.
The flexibility to work from home and work-life balance.
Cons
Sometimes processes are a bit outdated, and there is a lack of synchronisation across all areas of the department.
Pay should be higher and more in line with other departments, some teams work harder than others.
The work can be a bit slow or boring at times.
The Alinga offices feel 30-40 years out of date and the energy and style feels quite suffocating.
The Graduate Certificate in Public Administration/Policy and Data... the units themselves are really poorly run and do not feel applicable to our work.