Distribution Assets Engineer

About Us:

Jemena is an Australian energy company who own and operate more than $12.4 Billion worth of gas and electricity transportation assets across Australia supplying millions of households and businesses with these essential services every day.

We pride ourselves on our innovative approach, technical expertise, and dedication to safety, quality, and sustainability. Our Group’s over 3000 team members, consistently strive to make a difference in the communities we serve.

We’re looking for a Distribution Assets Engineer to join our team and help us make thoughtful, informed decisions about the future of our electricity distribution assets.

This is a collaborative engineering role where you’ll use your technical knowledge, curiosity and problem-solving skills to understand how our assets are performing, identify opportunities for improvement and support investment decisions that deliver long-term value for our customers and communities.

You’ll be part of a supportive team and work alongside people from across engineering, operations, design, construction and maintenance, giving you the opportunity to build your expertise while making a meaningful contribution to the network.

Your work will include:

- Supporting the development and review of asset strategies and lifecycle management plans
- Using data and engineering insights to better understand asset and network performance
- Developing business cases that support considered, evidence-based investment decisions
- Contributing to short and longer-term asset, capital and operating plans
- Exploring recent technologies, systems and approaches that could improve network performance
- Helping develop and maintain engineering standards, specifications, policies and guidelines
- Assessing plant, equipment and materials for use across the distribution network
- Supporting investigations into asset failures and network performance issues, with a focus on learning and continuous improvement




- Providing practical engineering advice and support to colleagues and service partners
- Contributing to regulatory submissions, audits, safety and asset management activities
- Working with asset information and systems including SAP, GIS and outage management systems to support analysis and decision-making

About you

You don’t need to have done everything on this list. We’re interested in hearing from people who bring a strong engineering foundation, a willingness to learn and a genuine interest in electricity networks and asset management.

You may bring:

- A tertiary engineering qualification, ideally in Electrical Engineering, or a relevant technical background
- Relevant industry experience, with electricity, utilities or infrastructure experience
- An analytical mindset and an interest in understanding and solving complex problems
- Some knowledge of electricity distribution assets, network operations or asset management
- The ability to communicate technical information clearly to a range of audiences
- A collaborative approach and the ability to build trusted relationships
- An appreciation of safety and regulatory requirements within an engineering environment

Why you should come and work for us

Our people are our energy source and we offer meaningful benefits and rewards that work for you. We offer the opportunity for long term career growth as part of our talent development and succession planning process.

We are committed to developing a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we are part of. We welcome applications from people of all ages, backgrounds, abilities, and identities. At Jemena, you belong.

Recruitment Process

During our recruitment process, you will be required to undergo pre-employment checks including pre-employment medical, reference checks and a national police check. Notice to Third Parties: Jemena does not accept unsolicited resumes (or liability associated with fees or costs) from recruitment agencies, search firms or third parties. Interested candidates are welcome to submit their application independently.

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