Install critical weather technology across regional and remote Australia.

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Synergie Australia is seeking a Field Installation Technician for atrusted Government client.

The important parts:

- Pay:$88,834 – $96,829 per year + Super | Duration:January 2027 to January 2030 (potential for extension)
- Travel: Regular regional, remote and interstate travel required
- Citizenship: Australian citizenship required for security clearance eligibility

What you will be required to do:

As an AWS Installation Technician / Field Technician, you will:

- Install, configure and commission Automatic Weather Stations
- Replace, upgrade and transition legacy weather observation equipment
- Identify site-readiness issues, hazards and operational risks
- Install sensors, enclosures, power systems and telemetry equipment
- Complete acceptance testing, calibration checks and commissioning
- Validate weather data streams before operational handover
- Diagnose and rectify faults identified during the rollout
- Provide limited post-installation support and stabilisation
- Record asset, configuration and installation information
- Maintain accurate as-built records and digital asset registers
- Complete commissioning reports and defect logs
- Assist with rollout planning, logistics and equipment staging
- Work to project schedules, milestones and deployment targets
- Liaise with landholders, contractors and local stakeholders




- Provide progress updates and report emerging risks or issues
- Comply with all workplace health and safety requirements

Regular travel is a central requirement of these positions.

Technicians will travel to regional, remote and offshore sites and may work in multi-day or multi-week deployment blocks. Depending on the location, travel may involve four-wheel-drive vehicles, commercial aircraft, boats or helicopters.

Candidates must be comfortable:

- Spending multiple nights away from home
- Travelling to isolated and challenging locations
- Working outdoors and in varied environmental conditions
- Following structured deployment schedules
- Working independently and as part of a field team
- Maintaining a robust safety focus throughout each deployment

To be successful in the role you will:

To be considered, you will require at least one of the following:

- Certificate III or higher in electronics or electrical studies from an Australian educational institution
- A comparable overseas qualification relevant to the duties
- Relevant technical experience and training that enables competent performance
- Another comparable qualification appropriate to the position

You must also:

- Hold a current Australian driver licence
- Be willing and able to undertake regular remote and regional travel




- Be willing to complete and pass a medical assessment
- Be eligible to obtain an Aviation Security Identification Card or Maritime Security Identification Card
- Hold a current police check at commencement
- Be an Australian citizen and eligible to obtain a security clearance

The following experience and capabilities would be advantageous:

- Technical field installation or maintenance experience
- Electrical or electronic equipment installation
- Field commissioning and acceptance testing
- Fault-finding and technical diagnostics
- Solar power systems
- Batteries and electrical power systems
- Remote telemetry and communications equipment
- Sensors, instrumentation and monitoring equipment
- Asset or configuration management systems such as Maximo
- Working in regional or remote environments
- Operating and maintaining four-wheel-drive vehicles
- Working safely at heights
- Remote first aid
- A Diploma in electronics or electrical studies

Specialised in-house, competency-based training will be provided on the relevant weather observation equipment and systems.

What’s on offer for you:

- A long-term national project through to January 2030
- An additional six-month extension option
- Meaningful technical work supporting weather forecasts and warnings
- Regional, remote and interstate travel
- Exposure to specialist weather observation technology
- Structured in-house technical training
- Work alongside experienced technicians and technical professionals
- Opportunities based from eight operational hubs across Australia
- Varied fieldwork acros

📌 Field Installation Technicians (Sydney)
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