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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Applications are now open for our Electrical Design Traineeship, commencing in January 2025. We\u2019re looking for trainees to commence with us at our Market Street Head Office or our Brooklyn depot.<\/p>\n
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\u2019ll also have the opportunity to gain work experience from Melbourne to rural and regional Victoria.<\/p>\n
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).<\/p>\n
Working on big projects, you\u2019ll 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.<\/p>\n
You\u2019ll 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:<\/p>\n
Year 11 (Unit 1 & 2) pass in Maths Methods OR Physics; OR
\nCurrently completing (or completed) a Diploma in an electrical field
\n*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<\/p>\n
Please submit your application online via our Careers website and include a cover letter as part of your application.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n