Electrical Design Trainee - Shepparton or Bendigo

About us:

CitiPower and Powercor own and operate the electricity distribution networks servicing more than one million Victorians. These customers include large numbers of households as well as commercial and industrial businesses, world class arts, health and sporting precincts, popular tourism regions and the biggest infrastructure projects in Victoria.

Knowing you're responsible for providing an essential service upon which thousands of households and businesses depend can be a hugely rewarding experience, and is a sure-fire way to feel valued and deeply connected to the community.

About our Traineeship program:

Applications are now open for our Electrical Design Traineeship, commencing in January 2025. We’re looking for trainees to commence with us at our Shepparton or Bendigo depot.

As an Electrical Design Trainee, your main role will be to design additions and alterations to the electricity distribution network to ensure the safe and reliable supply of energy to our customers. You’ll also have the opportunity to gain work experience from Melbourne to rural and regional Victoria.

Our traineeship is run over a three-year period, combining formal off the job training and study, through a Registered Training Organisation (RTO) and paid office-based work to enable you to gain the skills, competencies and experience required for an industry recognised trade qualification of an Advanced Diploma of ESI - Power Systems (Design).

Working on big projects, you’ll be helping with the scoping, design and estimating of overhead, underground electrical lines and structures. These designs are then given to our construction crews who then build according to the design.

You’ll be inspired by working with people from across our business and come out of the traineeship with broad career options to make your mark. Upon completion you could step into one of the following careers:

• Technical Design Officer: designing alterations to the network ready for construction
• Project Manager: overseeing the delivery of project to connect customers or improve the network
• Customer Requests Officer: providing quotations and information to new customers
• Maintenance Officer: ensuring the network operates safely
• Technical Drafting Officer: undertaking detailed construction and engineering drawings.

To be eligible to apply, our program pre-requisites are:

• Year 11 (Unit 1 & 2) pass in Maths Methods OR Physics; OR
• Currently completing (or completed) a Diploma in an electrical field

*If you are currently completing a pre-requisite subject, you are eligible to apply, as long as it has been successfully completed by the end of the 2024 academic year.

Why us?

• You’ll attain a nationally recognised qualification whilst earning a competitive remuneration package, where you’ll receive above industry superannuation contributions and enjoy a great work-life balance by working a 9-day fortnight
• You’ll have the opportunity to work on projects from start to finish, as your development progresses
• We assign each Trainee a mentor, to ensure your growth is prioritised
• Your development will be maximised via rotations across multiple teams and areas, to allow you to expand your foundation of skills and capability
• You’ll have the opportunity to build your career in either regional or metropolitan locations

We’re committed to equal opportunities for all employees. With an embedded Inclusion & Diversity Strategy and initiatives like Women in Power Networking Group, Sparkle our LGBTIQ+ allies Pride Network, a commitment to equal pay, true flexibility, generous market leading parental leave, and purchased leave we truly are paving the way for true equality in the workplace. 

Application process:

Please submit your application online via our Careers website and include a cover letter as part of your application.

If you are successful in progressing past our screening stage, future steps in the selection process may include aptitude assessments, an interview (both video and face to face), practical assessments, and pre-employment checks.

Apply now! Applications close on Sunday, 11 August 2024.

Want to know more? Contact us at [email protected].

We are proud to be recognised as a Work180 endorsed employer for women. Read more about our endorsement and supportive practices:

Beon, CitiPower, Powercor & United Energy Benefits | WORK180 Endorsed Employer.

We encourage applications from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, people living with a disability, culturally and linguistically diverse people and people of the LGBTQ+ community, including transgender, gender diverse, and intersex people.