When you choose AusNet, you’ll join genuine people working together making Real. Progress
At AusNet, we’re the link between renewable energy sources and local communities, playing a key role in the clean energy transition and providing essential energy to every Victorian family.
Help us lead the way, while enriching your career with real people who encourage you to bring your best and make real impact – for your career, our communities, and Australia’s cleaner energy future.
Purposeful work with genuinely good people. That’s refreshing.
It’s time to take charge and join a team dedicated to keeping the lights on for all of Victoria while leading the energy transition. This is your opportunity to leverage your electrical engineering expertise in a role that directly impacts millions.
As a Network Controller in Training within our Transmission Operations Team, you will play a pivotal role in maintaining the stability and security of Victoria's electrical transmission power grid. You’ll oversee safe and efficient access to the AusNet Transmission network, actively monitor power system operations, and respond to network events with precision and expertise.
Location: Melbourne CBD (on-site, shift work required).
What we’re looking for:
- Knowledge of the Australian National Electricity Market (NEM), electricity transmission networks, and associated assets is highly desirable.
- A relevant electrical qualification and experience are highly advantageous.
What we offer:
This is an incredible opportunity to receive on-the-job and hands-on training, with long-term career development opportunities. You’ll have the chance to grow into a Senior Network Controller, contributing to Victoria’s energy future.
If you have an electrical background and are eager to make a significant impact, we encourage you to apply today!
This role will deliver real outcomes, including but not limited to:
- Initially working under the supervision of the Senior Network Controller
- Proactively monitor and identify network and asset risks, anomalies, and opportunities to promote better safety, reliability, and security outcomes.
- Assists in managing unplanned incidents and larger scale emergency events in a calm, purposeful and methodical manner according to procedures, training, experience, and knowledge.
- Manage events through the analysis of protection targets, alarms, SCADA data, network configuration, contingency plans, load flow analysis, and understanding of remedial action schemes.
- Support Transmission Control & Operations team during periods of heightened network activity.
- Be proactive in supporting Transmission Control & Operations day to day activities, process planned work, refresh knowledge, plan for contingencies, maintain operational procedures, maintain data in technology systems and share knowledge.
- Review access applications and assess, write, review, switch planned switching operations to ensure positive outcomes in terms of network safety and security.
- Provide safe and secure access to the network for planned works (e.g., for maintenance or installation of assets) including understanding customer impact and notification, maximising incentive schemes, ensuring reliability and system security maintained.
- Analyse project plans and remedial actions schemes are suitable for operability and maintainability.
You don’t need to check every box; however, we are looking for a good combination of:
- An understanding of network operations, risk management, regulatory frameworks and health and safety practices
- Knowledge and understanding of the Australian National Electricity Market (NEM), electricity transmission network and assets elements
- Knowledge of network protection elements, systems, and remedial action schemes.
- Excellent verbal communication skills
- Critical thinking and the ability to efficiently analyse information in a methodical manner
A real place to belong
We celebrate unique voices, refreshing perspectives and diversity in our team. Engage and connect through our social club, family day, wide range of events or by joining one of our Employee Network Groups.
We believe in more than just competitive pay. Here’s what sets us apart:
- Leave: more than typical personal leave and a generous 14 weeks of paid parental leave, with no minimum service.
- Community giving: a paid day to volunteer with our social impact partner, Foodbank, or for a cause that matters to you.
- Perks: we offer all the other perks you’ve come to expect like purchased leave, income protection insurance, novated leasing, corporate discounts, private health cover discounts and more.
As an industry in transformation, we’re excited by the possibilities ahead.
So, if you’re passionate about our purpose and committed to making real progress, bring your energy and join AusNet. Together, we can shape a new way forward.