Field Supervisor

As a Field Supervisor, you will be Responsible for the daily supervision and coordination of operational field crews in conducting planned and unplanned network activities to ensures all assigned field-based work is completed in a safe, reliable, and efficient manner whilst maintaining the integrity of the network.

Your Role in Action  

• Coach safety representatives, prepare and present safety meetings and practice safe work principles.
• Arrange site inductions for crews and contractors.
• Maintain awareness of staff competencies through network compliance 
• Ensure workers have required competencies to perform the tasks.
• Evaluate and accept 4-6 week works packages from Works Program and Planning
• Distribute on-site work activities to teams, ensuring that the workload is appropriately distributed to ensure resource utilisation.
• Ensure prompt attendance of crew members to faults and isolate the network for repairs to maintain the integrity of the network and minimise customer impact.
• Responsible for review and sign off for all time sheets, including approving overtime hours to be worked and validating hours registered on the time sheet.

What Makes You a Great Fit

• Relevant and current trade-based qualification in a discipline such as - Electrical Fitter / Mechanic Certificate 3, Trade Certificate or Distribution / Transmission Overhead or Certificate 3 Distribution Cable Jointer or equivalent
• At least 10 to 12 years demonstrated, extensive and broad technical experience in networks or transmission/distribution industry, including appropriate licenses or certificates of competency
• Highly developed teamwork and customer focus skills
• Demonstrated experience in the implementation and execution of operation plans
• A sound knowledge of networks construction maintenance and operations field practices
• Incident investigation skills
• Highly developed teamwork and customer focus skills
• Advanced written, verbal and report writing skills
• Experience in negotiation, conflict resolution and managing public and stakeholder relations
• Computer literate: Ellipse, MS Office suite -Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Valid WA Driver’s License Class ‘C’ or ‘C-A’

By joining Western Power, you will contribute to powering a cleaner energy future. We are dedicated to fostering career development and promoting a healthy work-life balance, empowering you to drive innovation as we develop a network that will serve the Western Australian community for generations. You will also benefit from a range of perks and opportunities, including: 

• Over 50% of our employment opportunities are driven by career progression.  
• Flexible work arrangements to support part time work, working hours and working from home arrangements. 
• The opportunity to purchase up to four weeks of additional leave per year. 
• Access to salary packaging, social club activities, and discounted health insurance and gym membership. 
• An award-winning employee recognition and benefits programme. 
• An innovative team culture that’s enabling the transition to renewable energy and decarbonisation.
• In addition to standard leave, enjoy two wellness leave days each year.  

Applications close on 25th October 2024 

We value diversity and inclusivity, encouraging applications from all backgrounds, including women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and LGBTQIA+ communities. Find out more about our Reconciliation Action Plan and Disability Access and Inclusion Plan. 

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