Electricians, apprentices, and work across rail, off-grid power, solar and commercial sites. We want one person to own delivery from the day a job is booked to the day it is invoiced.

About us
Effective Electrical is a licensed electrical contractor based in Wendouree, trading in Ballarat since 2009. We do rail electrical maintenance and lighting for various rail industry companies. We design and build off-grid power systems for homes, farms and remote sites, and sell grid-connect solar and batteries as Ballarat Solar Panels. We are a growing team. What you own
• The weekly schedule for every crew, built in AroFlo and locked by Thursday
• Materials, suppliers and purchase orders, so gear is on site before the crew
• Job packs and briefings for leading hands before every start
• Powercor connections, inspections, plant hire, traffic and rail access bookings
• Same-day job sheets and AroFlo statuses, chased until done
• WIP and job close-out, handed to invoicing within 1 business day
• Day-to-day lead of our admin support, starting with a remote admin assistant What success looks like No job held up by missing gear. No finished job sitting uninvoiced past 3 days.



A scheduling routine in place from your first weeks, with every crew booked a week ahead and every hour accounted for. You have
• 3+ years running operations or project coordination in an electrical, solar or trade services business
• Daily use of a job management system: AroFlo, Simpro or ServiceM8
• Experience scheduling 8 or more field staff at once
• The backbone to hold experienced tradespeople to a standard on paperwork
• A problem solver who works issues out and brings a fix, not only the problem
• A full Victorian driver licence Bonus: an electrical trade background, solar compliance knowledge (Powercor, STCs, Solar Victoria), rail worksite experience, or Xero.

What we offer
• $100k to $120k base + super, with a written pay ladder to $150k + KPI bonus, each step earned on results
• Company vehicle, phone and laptop
• Report straight to the two directors, with the authority to run delivery
• Monday to Friday, on site in Wendouree To apply Send your resume and a short note on the worst week of scheduling you have run and what you changed after it. Applications close 15 November 2026.

📌 Operations Manager (Wendouree)
🏢 Effective Electrical p/l
📍 Wendouree