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Join an organisation that values your voice, empowers your autonomy, recognises the strength in diversity, and prioritises your well-being while offering attractive remuneration and benefits. Take pride in having a meaningful impact on regional, rural and remote communities while being a pivotal player in the energy industry's future.
About the role
We are currently recruiting for a Field Operations Coordinator to join the Operations, People and Safety team in Tumbarumba.
The Field Operations Coordinator is responsible for providing direct operational assistance and support to local management in delivering construction, maintenance and customer service work on Essential Energy’s electrical and energy related network including the organising of daily resource allocations, local project planning and activities where immediate changes to pre-planned works or resources arise.
The Field Operations Coordinator is also responsible for controlling and directing the work site’s daily field tasks, effective utilisation of resources providing a strong safety focus, effective work site control ensuring work site safety, health and environmental requirements and procedures are met.
About you
You are an experienced leader in energy distribution, skilled in supervising site activities and coordinating teams across construction, maintenance, and customer service. You bring strong safety leadership, regulatory knowledge, and effective communication with stakeholders. Technologically proficient, you manage time well, mentor staff, and lead dedicated work groups to deliver high-quality outcomes.
Required Qualifications
- Certificate IV of Leadership and Management or demonstrated capability through past employment experience and/or relevant qualifications.
- Certificate III in ESI - Power Systems or Electrotechnology Trade.
- WorkCover NSW Construction Induction Certificate.
- Driver Licence.
Why Essential Energy
We offer competitive remuneration commensurate with skills and experience and 16.5% superannuation.
Essential Energy provides employees with a broad range of employee benefits including relocation assistance, health and wellbeing programs and various discounts through our corporate partnerships with organisations such as Optus, JB HI FI, Mildura Health Fund and nib. For more information on our benefits, please visit the employee benefits page .
We are proud to be recognised as a WORK180 Endorsed Employer for All Women .
Working with a regionally focused organisation requires a diverse mindset. Wellbeing, development and delivering tangible value are all core to our purpose as we connect and power the regional and rural communities of NSW and parts of southern QLD.
Joining Essential Energy means you are the type of person where camaraderie, supporting your colleagues and balance in your life are all important.
Our culture is diverse, respectful and one where you have a voice which is heard. We know we can only be successful in supporting the customers who depend on us if we work together.
F or further information please contact Chris Hodge , Operations Supervisor on 0409 842 511.
Applications close on Wednesday 03 September 2025 at 11:55pm.
Passionate people. Global thinking. Regional heart.
Building a better energy future.
Essential Energy is committed to building a culturally diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourages applicants to apply regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability. As an organisation, our aim is to champion inclusivity in the workplace and celebrate the difference in all our employees.
At Essential Energy, we are committed to supporting adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, as well as during employment. We actively support and encourage people with disability to apply to Essential Energy (including alternate formats of application forms or alternate ways for accessibility). To discuss adjustment requirements, please contact careers@essentialenergy.com.au or call us on 1800 255 777.