Join our team of engineers
Where working for the Territory takes you places
Our engineers help deliver power, water and sewerage services across the Northern Territory.
Work in electrical, mechanical or civil engineering. You could also help deliver projects or look after important equipment and infrastructure. We welcome engineers with different skills and experience.
Help plan, build and care for the services our communities rely on every day.
Learn new skills and grow your career. Your work could take you to Darwin, regional towns and remote communities. Each project brings something different.
Join our team and do work that makes a real difference.
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Power and Water provides a wide range of career development opportunities, whether you are just starting out or are an experienced trade specialist looking to take the next step.
A career with us can open the door to new skills, new roles and great opportunities.
Work-life balance
We know life gets busy. We offer support to help our employees balance work and home life.
Our workplace arrangements include flexible work options, carers leave and recreation leave.
Supportive team
At Power and Water, you will be part of a team that supports you, values your ideas and helps make a difference in the lives of Territorians.
Join a team that values collaboration, innovation and respect.
Current engineering vacancies
Explore current engineering opportunities with Power and Water. Select a vacancy to read more about the role.
- Vacancy number
- 013881
- Classification
- Band 4 Professional - Remuneration Package $199,192 - $226,907 (including salary $176,394 - $201,145)
- Location
- Darwin
About the role
Manage a small team to ensure the power system protection systems for Power and Water’s diverse range of assets meet required performance and risk standards in terms of people and asset safety. The primary focus is the asset management including design and operation of protection systems across the Northern Territory’s Transmission and Distribution systems, as well as generation in remote centres.
Special instructions
Aboriginal applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy.
Contact
Ankur Maheshwari,
Phone: 0457 561 484
- Vacancy number
- 023226
- Classification
- Band 3 Professional - Remuneration Package $159,831 - $189,392 (including salary $141,242 - $167,642)
- Location
- Darwin
About the role
Ensure that the Power Services technical standards and specifications for the design, selection, installation and construction of the diverse range of assets are aligned with good industry practice and meet the required performance and risk standards in terms of people and asset safety, reliability, compliance and financial performance. The primary focus is equipment specifications and standards including standard designs applied for regulated and non-regulated network assets across the Northern Territory’s Transmission and Distribution systems, remote sites and minor centres.
Special instructions
Under the Agency’s Special Measures recruitment plan eligible Aboriginal applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy.
Contact
Ankur Maheshwari,
Phone: 0456 637 490
- Vacancy number
- 027683
- Classification
- Band 4 Professional - Remuneration Package $199,192 - $226,907 (including salary $176,394 - $201,145)
- Location
- Darwin
About the role
To provide effective leadership and management to the Power Services Asset Quality and Standards team, overseeing the development and adoption of commercial and industry best practice network and equipment standards delivering the most optimal trade-off of cost, risk and performance to achieve asset defined business and asset objectives of safe, reliable and compliant network now and in the future.
Special instructions
Under the Agency’s Special Measures recruitment plan eligible Aboriginal applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy.
Contact
Ankur Maheshwari,
Phone: 0456 637 490
- Vacancy number
- 027446
- Classification
- Band 2 Professional - Remuneration Package $117,891 - $146,181 (including salary $103,787 - $129,051)
- Location
- Darwin
About the role
Undertake identification, development and options recommendation for investment in the power system across the Northern Territory including regulated, Indigenous Essential Services and minor centres.
Special instructions
Aboriginal applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy.
Contact
Goutham Maddirala,
Phone: 0447 813 090
Diverse opportunities
Diverse career opportunities
The scale of what we do at Power and Water is huge. And that means the career opportunities are equally as significant.
An open door to adventure
We operate in some of the most scenic and exciting locations the Territory has to offer. Explore where a career with Power and Water might take you.
What we offer
Competitive salary
6 weeks of annual leave
Meaningful work-life balance initiatives
Support to grow your career
Yearly safety bonus
Industry-specific allowances
Professional development and training
Opportunities to work across the Territory
