Apprentice Lineworker | Ballarat VIC

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 Apprentice intake, commencing in late January 2025.

As an Apprentice Lineworker your main role will be to construct and maintain overhead and underground electrical lines and structures. You will also respond to, and rectify network faults to restore supply to our customers, along with undertaking metering & servicing tasks to connect new customers.

Our Apprenticeships run over a four-year period, combining formal TAFE study and paid field work to enable you to gain the skills, competencies and experience required for an industry recognised trade qualification (Certificate III – ESI Distribution Overhead).

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

• Year 11 pass in Mathematics; or
• VCAL or VCE Vocational Major; or
• Currently completing (or completed) a pre-apprenticeship TAFE training course in Electrotechnology (Cert II)*.

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

We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to consider applying, whether you are leaving school, TAFE, have experience working in a different industry, or if perhaps you have decided university is not for you.  We look for motivated individuals who want to be part of a team.

Why us?

• You’ll attain a qualification or trade whilst earning a competitive remuneration package, with generous superannuation.
• You will participate directly in hands-on field work and gain exposure to industry leading practices with the state’s best performing electricity distribution business.
• Working a nine-day fortnight, you’ll enjoy a great work-life balance with an inclusive, friendly team.
• Your TAFE fees will be paid, and you will be provided with paid time off to attend TAFE. We’ll also supply all of your tools and equipment.
• You’ll have the opportunity to work on projects from start to finish, as your development progresses.
• Your development will be maximised via rotations across multiple teams and areas, to allow you to expand your foundation of skills and capability.
• We assign each Apprentice a mentor, to ensure your growth is prioritised.

Our greatest priority is the health, safety and wellbeing of our people and the communities we operate within. This includes their physical safety – ensuring everyone gets home safely everyday – as well as their psychological safety, by ensuring everyone has the resources and support needed to achieve a work-life balance and be the best they can be.

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

We are proud to be recognised as a WORK180 Endorsed Employer for All Women. Click here to check out our benefits.

Application process: