Lineworker - Fault Repair

Lineworker - Fault Repair - Permanent - Balcatta

As a Lineworker in the Fault Repair team, you’ll ensure our community has a safe and reliable electricity supply by constructing and maintaining distribution networks. You’ll respond quickly to faults to minimise disruptions, deliver high-quality work, and adapt to evolving industry standards. Working in various conditions, you’ll plan and execute tasks safely and efficiently while maintaining positive customer interactions.

This role is based at our Balcatta Depot and is located a short 10 KM’s north of Perth in the City of Stirling. Only a 10 minute drive from the beautiful West Australian coast line.

What's on Offer

• Starting rate $57.96 per hour + applicable allowances + casual loading
• 9-day fortnight (RDO)
• Additional on-call allowance
• Local work with the opportunity to be home every night
• Secure permanent employment
• Ongoing training and development opportunities

Your Role in Action

• Construct and maintain in a team environment the transmission and/or distribution electricity network to maintain the integrity of the network in a safe, reliable and affordable manner to ensure an uninterrupted supply to customers and within all applicable guidelines and regulations.
• Rectifying faults promptly and isolate the network for repairs to maintain the integrity of the network and minimise customer impact.
• Participating on the on-call roster.
• Execute programmed construction and maintenance work to ensure safe, reliable, and affordable operation of the network.
• Construct network infrastructure according to design specifications and construction standards. Deal with day-to-day technical issues that can arise, on site, relating to design and construction issues

What Makes You a Great Fit

• Certificate III in ESI – Power System Distribution Overhead – essential.
• Or – New Zealand Electricity Supply (Distribution) Minimum Level 4.
• Valid WA ‘HR’ Class Drivers Licence.
• Demonstrated industry experience in the construction and maintenance of the distribution electricity network.
• HOU and LOU Switching is highly regarded but not essential.

By joining Western Power, you will contribute to powering a cleaner energy future. We are dedicated to fostering career development and promoting a healthy work-life balance, empowering you to drive innovation as we develop a network that will serve the Western Australian community for generations. You will also benefit from a range of perks and opportunities, including:

• Over 50% of our employment opportunities are driven by career progression.
• The opportunity to purchase up to four weeks of additional leave per year.
• Access to salary packaging, social club activities, and discounted health insurance and gym membership.
• An award-winning employee recognition and benefits programme.
• An innovative team culture that’s enabling the transition to renewable energy and decarbonisation.
• In addition to standard leave, enjoy three wellness leave days each year.
• 22 weeks paid parental leave and 5 days of First Nations cultural leave to support family and cultural connections.

Applications close on 30 October 2026

We value diversity and inclusivity, encouraging applications from all backgrounds, including women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and LGBTQIA+ communities. As a WORK180-endorsed employer for women, we are proud of our commitment to inclusion. You can learn more about this through our Reconciliation Action Plan and Disability Access and Inclusion Plan.

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