Current vacancies

We employ hundreds of Territorians in technical, professional, and customer service roles, and there are regular opportunities to join the Power and Water team. We're a government-owned corporation, offering the benefits and protections of the NT Public Service, along with the chance to be part of the team that keeps the lights on and water running for Territorians every day.

Current Power and Water vacancies

Vacancy Number: 013314

Vacancy Types: Ongoing (Permanent) - Full Time

Primary objective: Undertakes responsibility by coordinating and overseeing the operation, repairs and maintenance of Power and Water’s, water and wastewater systems within Tennant Creek and the Barkly Region.

Special Instructions: Under the Agency’s Special Measures recruitment plan eligible Aboriginal applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy.

Contact: Simon Nicol, Senior Technical Coordinator on 08 8951 7371

Vacancy Number: 022357

Vacancy Types: Ongoing (Permanent) - Full Time

Primary objective: Provide expert technical and strategic accounting advice and leadership in order to meet Power and Water Corporation's external reporting obligations and statutory accounting compliance as a Government Owned Corporation.

Special Instructions: Aboriginal applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy.

Contact: Ali Malik on 08 8985 8538

Vacancy Number: 022632

Vacancy Types: Ongoing (Permanent) - Full Time

Primary objective: Provide superior professional financial accounting, taxation and regulatory reporting services for Power and Water Corporation.

Special Instructions: Aboriginal applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy.

Contact: Ali Malik, Senior Manager Corporate Finance on 08 8985 8538

Vacancy Number: 047624

Vacancy Types: Ongoing (Permanent) - Full Time

Primary objective: The Principal Asset Strategy Management supports the uplift and alignment of asset management practices across Power and Water. The role provides strategic direction for Power and Water asset management and work with lines of business to monitor asset management system performance, ensuring alignment with PWC strategic objectives, ISO55000 and industry best practice

Special Instructions: Aboriginal applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy.

Contact: Benjamin Kaye, Senior Manager Strategic Asset Management on 0408 843 988

Vacancy Number: 047591

Vacancy Types: Ongoing (Permanent) - Full Time

Primary objective: Provide strategic leadership and direction to the reporting aspects of Power and Water’s project management initiatives in the Project Delivery Management team. Cultivating a culture of excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement to our project reporting and analysis function within our project management framework.

Special Instructions: Aboriginal applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy.

Contact: Ali Dbouk on 0483 200 554

Vacancy Number: 047617

Vacancy Types: Ongoing (Permanent) - Full Time

Primary objective: The Manager of risks and control provides leadership and direction for projects in relation to schedule, cost, risk, governance, assurance and reporting functions across the lifecycle. The role is also responsible for establishing and maintaining an effective project control function, including development of the associated management plans, systems, tools and processes required to oversee projects or programs. This vacancy may be available in either Alice Springs or Darwin subject to negotiation with the successful applicant.

Special Instructions: Aboriginal applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy.

Contact: Philip Small on 08 8924 5041

Vacancy Number: 047589

Vacancy Types: Ongoing (Permanent) - Full Time

Primary objective: Manage project costs from pre-tender through to handover by preparing accurate and competitive estimates and ensuring efficient resource allocation for a variety projects. This role requires a keen eye for detail, strong analytical skills. This vacancy may be available in either Alice Springs or Darwin subject to negotiation with the successful applicant.

Special Instructions: Aboriginal applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy.

Contact: Philip Small on 08 8924 5041

Vacancy Number: 047648

Vacancy Types: Ongoing (Permanent) - Full Time

Primary objective: Support strategy and optimisation through data analysis and portfolio-level modelling. This position ensures alignment with strategic goals and creates performance and project progress reports, capturing Project Data Management data for enterprise reporting. Additionally, the role will identify strategic insights to drive efficiencies and continuously improve reporting processes and outputs.

Special Instructions: Aboriginal applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy.

Contact: Ali Dbouk on 0483 200 554

Vacancy Number: 047660

Vacancy Types: Ongoing (Permanent) - Full Time

Primary objective: Manages various stages of a contract’s lifecycle, including creation, amendment, execution, operation, and eventual ability to recommend termination or renewal to the relevant delegates to ensure the best possible outcomes from each contract. Actively monitoring contract performance and risks, to identify appropriate strategies to achieve contract outcomes.

Special Instructions: Aboriginal applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy.

Contact: Ali Dbouk on 0483 200 554

Vacancy Number: 047653

Vacancy Types: Ongoing (Permanent) - Full Time

Primary objective: Working as an advisor to the project readiness function, this role will play a central role in assessing financial viability and feasibility for the Project Delivery Management pipeline of work. This role drives cost and variance analysis across ongoing projects while working with other PDM team members to identify and implement strategic improvement opportunities.

Special Instructions: Under the Agency’s Special Measures recruitment plan eligible Aboriginal applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy

Contact: Philip Small on 08 8924 5041

Vacancy Number: 047312

Vacancy Types: Ongoing (Permanent) - Full Time

Primary objective: This role seeks to ensure the successful connection and integration of major connection projects in the Northern Territory regulated power systems in accordance with codes, regulations, policy and procedure, on behalf of the Power System Controller.

Special Instructions: Aboriginal applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy.

Contact: Sam Latz on 08 8924 5513 or sam.latz@powerwater.com.au

Vacancy Number: 044613

Vacancy Types: Ongoing (Permanent) - Full Time

Primary objective: This position contributes to the operational effectiveness of Water Services by supporting the development, maintenance and application of the Trade Waste Management System and complimentary systems and activities across both urban and remote communities.

Special Instructions: Aboriginal applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy.

Contact: Tahlia Kemp, Manager Assurance on 08 8995 5886

Vacancy Number: 013324

Vacancy Types: Ongoing (Permanent) - Full Time

Primary objective: Responsible for undertaking installation, inspection, maintenance and repair activities on network systems throughout the Northern Territory, as required.

Special Instructions: Aboriginal applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy.

Contact: Steven Budd Field Supervisor on 0401 114 532

Vacancy Number: 034686

Vacancy Types: Ongoing (Permanent) - Full Time

Primary objective: Oversee and implement Power and Water’s environment management system to improve environmental performance, manage environmental risks and opportunities, and provide guidance on environmental good practice.

Special Instructions: Aboriginal applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy.

Contact: Rebecca Karslake Senior Manager on 08 8985 8587

Vacancy Number: 46250019

Vacancy Types: Ongoing (Permanent) - Full Time

Primary objective: Provide high level pro-active executive level business coordination and administrative support to the Finance and Business Services business unit including effective liaison across the Corporation.

Special Instructions: Aboriginal applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy.

Contact: Graciano Chatikobo on 0497 969 315

Vacancy Number: 050337

Vacancy Types: Ongoing (Permanent) - Full Time

Primary objective: The People Shared Services unit provides comprehensive HR support, encompassing end-to-end ownership of people processes, policies, and practices to ensure compliance, consistency, and alignment with organisational standards. This unit is responsible for T0 (self-service) and T1 support across all HR functions, delivering efficient, accessible information and resources that enhance the employee experience. People Shared Services leads continuous improvement and process innovation, utilising employee feedback and digital HR tools to drive modernisation. Additionally, the unit supports reporting, recruitment, on/offboarding and transfers creating a streamlined, adaptable HR service model that meets both current and future organisational needs. The Manager, People Shared Services, leads the People Shared Services team to deliver streamlined, customer-centric services that adapts to the evolving needs of the organisation. This role leads Tier 0 (self-service) and Tier 1 service delivery across all People and Safety functions, drives continuous process improvement projects to enhance operational efficiency, and champions the People Experience digital roadmap.

Special Instructions: Aboriginal applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy.

Contact: Vanessa Pye on 0432 470 519

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The merit principle

In the Northern Territory Public Sector, job selection is based on the merit principle.

Under this principle, Power and Water employs, promotes and transfers employees based on their suitability to:

  • perform relevant duties
  • work in the relevant workplace
  • work in the public sector.

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The difference between selection criteria and merit criteria

Selection criteria are different to merit criteria. While the selected applicant must meet all the essential selection criteria, they must also have the best knowledge, skill, qualifications and experience to fulfil the role.

A candidate needs to show ambition, direction and a desire to better themselves so the selection panel can determine future potential.

How you can show merit

There are lots of different ways to demonstrate merit. The components of merit aren’t always given equal weight. There are times when existing knowledge and experience are the most critical factors in a role. At other times, it’s better to take on someone with less experience but more skill.

For example, your qualifications may not be as high as another candidate, but your work experience and willingness to do what’s needed to add value might be more important to the team.

Or, you could have qualifications that are higher than what we need for the role, but the fact you worked hard to qualify in a special interest area may show your ambition, direction and desire to better yourself.

Meeting the selection criteria

There are lots of different ways to demonstrate merit. The components of merit aren’t always given equal weight. There are times when existing knowledge and experience are the most critical factors in a role. At other times, it’s better to take on someone with less experience but more skill.

For example, your qualifications may not be as high as another candidate, but your work experience and willingness to do what’s needed to add value might be more important to the team.

Or, you could have qualifications that are higher than what we need for the role, but the fact you worked hard to qualify in a special interest area may show your ambition, direction and desire to better yourself.

Meeting the selection criteria

So, how can you stand out?

For each selection criteria, always consider your:

  • knowledge
  • skills
  • qualifications
  • potential

Give clear examples of each. Write in plain English, using fewer words to say more.

Limit your job application to a one-page summary sheet with an attached resume setting out experience, qualifications, duties and achievements in previous roles, and contact details for current and other relevant referees.

While you can demonstrate your knowledge and qualifications through formal study or work experience, skills and potential are harder to define.

About potential

Potential is more than just a feeling we have about someone based on their writing style or personality.

You can show your potential by describing your capabilities.

For example, you might explain how you picked up a new piece of information quickly, came up with an improved way of doing something and shared this with the team or worked flexibly to achieve a goal.

When your referees reinforce your stories of achievement, it strengthens your credibility.

About skills

People have lots of different skills, even if they’re working in similar roles. Therefore, it’s vital for you to demonstrate the required skills, as well as those extra skills that place you at an advantage.

If you’re applying for a role in a team, but have mainly worked on your own or without direction, show examples of how you approach collaboration outside of work.

Remember, skills can be transferable. You may not have led a team of engineers, but you have demonstrated leadership through project management. Let us know.

If you don’t have formal qualifications

Every year, we take on school leavers and adults to undertake apprenticeships and traineeships in electrical, mechanical, instrumentation, plumbing and linework. Find out more about apprenticeships and traineeships here.

If you enjoy working outdoors, with your hands and in your community - becoming an Essential Services Operator may be the job for you.

For more information on how to apply for a job within the public sector, visit the Office of the Commissioner for Public Employment website.

Learn about Apprenticeships, Traineeships and Graduates Learn about Remote Essential Services Operators Office of the Commissioner for Public Employment website