Summary from listing
Ausgrid is hiring two X2 Area Operator Trainees for its Control Room Development Program in Wallsend. The role rotates across control, field, outage coordination, network security, and other areas, with training and on-the-job learning to become authorised as a Class 6C and/or 6B operator. Responsibilities include identifying network faults, managing incidents, coordinating rectification and switching, operating the Advanced Distribution Management System, regulating voltage, and maintaining network data. The role requires a relevant electrotechnology or electrical engineering qualification, experience in electricity distribution or a related industry, knowledge of interconnected transmission and distribution networks, and significant experience interpreting complex design documentation. It is a 24/7 rotating shift role with a stated base salary of $144,030 plus super, shift, and penalty rates, and the application close date was 4 October 2026.
