Sustainable Technician

Sustainable Technician, Synergy. Kwinana Town Centre, Perth, WA. Power

Generation & Distribution (Mining, Resources, & Energy). Full time.

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Synergy has never been more exciting because you’ll be helping us

deliver on our commitment to becoming a net-zero carbon-emission

business by 2050.

We are investing $3 billion in large-scale renewables development and

creating unlimited opportunities for our people to contribute to the

growth of innovative solutions in our operations as we invest. This is

your chance to help us transform the energy industry and build a more

sustainable future for Western Australia.

Synergy is proud to be Western Australia’s largest electricity

generator and energy retailer. We deliver secure electricity to homes

and businesses throughout the Southwest Interconnected System (SWIS),

from Coral Bay in the north to Kalgoorlie in the east to Esperance in

the south. Click here to discover more about how Western Australia’s

energy landscape is evolving to become more sustainable.

Role Summary: The Sustainable Technician is a newly created

opportunity based at our Kwinana Power Station. The objective of the

role is to carry out high-level technical, commercial, and supervisory

activities associated with the operation, maintenance, and development

of sustainable plants, including wind turbines, diesel generators, and

battery energy storage systems. You will be responsible for

investigating and resolving complex technical issues arising in the

power generating plant and undertake fault finding, testing, and

modification as required, liaising with Synergy’s control room and

O&M contractors to ensure optimum plant operation.

Key responsibilities of the role include: providing advice, making

recommendations, and making key decisions on the operations and

maintenance requirements of diverse power generation and storage

plants with respect to electrical, C&I, and communications in

conjunction with engineers. Plan, organize, and carry out fault

finding, testing, commissioning, and maintenance on electrical,

control and instrumentation, and communications plants. Carry out

technical inspections, prepare reports with recommendations and/or

arrange necessary action, and assess and recommend modifications to

plants and operations and maintenance procedures.

Management of permits in accordance with permit-to-work systems,

preparation, review, and approval of switching programs, and

performing high-voltage and low-voltage switching to allow for

outages, maintenance activities, or emergency situations. Supervise,

coordinate, and check work carried out by staff, contractors, and

consultants.

What you’ll bring: Certificate IV or above in relevant discipline. A

trade certificate in the relevant discipline. WA Electrical Workers

License. minimum of 5 years’ experience in Power Station operation

and/or maintenance experience in Wind turbines, solar or battery

systems. Strong knowledge of inspection and testing practices as well

as experience in equipment maintenance and repair practices

What we offer? Working for an employer of choice also means you will

enjoy: Flexible work arrangements. Professional Development

Opportunities. Purchased Annual Leave. Best practice: parental leave.

Click here for a full list of our benefits. Every Voice Matters. Our

employees have a choice to work for Synergy and it’s a choice we

respect and value. In addition to our focus on creating a greener

future, Synergy is committed to its ‘people first’ culture and

providing an exceptional place to work where our people experience a

sense of belonging and have opportunities to learn and grow.

We understand that it is important for our workforce to reflect the

diversity of the community in which we operate. We are proud to be

recognised as an inclusive employer for 2021 by the Diversity Council

of Australia. Whatever your background or however you identify, please

apply if this is a role that would make you excited to come into work

every day.

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