Electrical & Instrumentation Technician

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Role highlights

• Maintain and calibrate electrical and instrumentation systems across a high-containment facility
• Work across utilities, automation, monitoring and high-voltage infrastructure
• Apply your technical expertise to support world-class science and biosecurity research
  
  

About CSIRO

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The opportunity

We are seeking an Electrical & Instrumentation Technician to join the Engineering team at the Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness (ACDP) in Geelong.

In this role, you will support the maintenance and operation of the electrical, instrumentation and critical facility systems that underpin Australia's premier high-containment research facility. You will undertake electrical maintenance, statutory instrumentation calibrations and fault finding across a wide range of critical infrastructure, including utilities, high-voltage systems and containment-critical services.

Working as part of a multidisciplinary engineering team, you will help ensure the safe and reliable operation of PC2-PC4 laboratory environments. The role involves planned and reactive maintenance, commissioning new infrastructure, coordinating contractors, maintaining technical documentation, and participating in annual shutdowns and an on-call roster supporting critical facility systems.

Your high-level duties will include:

• Performing maintenance, repair, calibration and installation activities on electrical, instrumentation and control systems.
• Operating and maintaining the site's high-voltage network and related infrastructure.
• Diagnosing and resolving faults to minimise downtime across critical facility systems.
• Conducting statutory instrumentation calibrations and maintaining associated records.
• Supporting the installation, commissioning and integration of new electrical and instrumentation infrastructure.
• Coordinating specialist contractors and ensuring compliance with safety, biosecurity and permit requirements.
• Developing and maintaining technical procedures, work instructions and engineering records.
• Managing maintenance activities and asset records through the Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
• Supporting regulatory compliance and statutory reporting requirements.
• Working safely within PC2-PC4 environments and maintaining systems essential to microbiological security.
• Participating in annual maintenance shutdowns and the on-call roster providing emergency response support. 

Role particulars

Location: Geelong, VIC

Salary: AU$100k - AU$113k pa + 15.4% superannuation

Tenure: Indefinite, Full-time 

Reference: 103794

As the successful candidate, you will bring:

• Victorian A Grade Electrical License (or ability to obtain one if from another state) with relevant post trade experience and relevant trade qualifications for an Electrician.
• Dual trade certificate III or IV in Electrical Instrumentation
• Demonstrated electrical and instrumentation maintenance experience across industrial, process industry, building services or manufacturing plant environments, in both installation and operational maintenance work.
• Demonstrated experience independently diagnosing and resolving faults in process control and electrical systems within an industrial environment.
• Competence to accurately interpret control system and electrical schematics, engineering drawings, operating and maintenance manuals.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills including demonstrated experience to effectively work as part of a team.
• A demonstrated commitment to OHS&E, safe working practices, including Lock out - Tag out and permit systems.  
  
  

Desirable Criteria:

• Possession of High Voltage Operators qualification  and experience working with high-voltage (HV) systems in an industrial or complex facility environment, including exposure to HV switching, isolation, protection systems and safe work practices associated with high energy electrical distribution.
• Demonstrable understanding of and experience with SCADA or similar plant control systems, programmable logic controllers (PLC) and variable speed drives (VSD).

 
For full details about this role, and other criteria, please review the Position Description. 

Support and workplace adjustments
We offer a range of reasonable supports and workplace adjustments. Please reach out to the contact person in the Position Description if we can help you to equitably participate in our recruitment process or the role itself.

Not sure if you meet all the criteria?

While it is CSIRO policy that the successful candidate must meet all the essential criteria, there are many ways to demonstrate this. Don’t let the list discourage you. If you are unsure about applying, please reach out to the contact person in the Position Description.

Setting you up for success

We are committed to providing a recruitment process that is fair, equitable and accessible to everyone. We recognise that it may be helpful for us to adjust our process to make it equitable for your individual situation. Please reach out to the contact on page 1 of the position description, to let us know how we can support you.  

Life at CSIRO and flexible work arrangements

We work flexibly at CSIRO, offering a range of options for how, when and where you work. We can discuss flexible work arrangements with you during the recruitment process. CSIRO also offers a range of leave entitlements, benefits and career development opportunities. To find out more, visit Careers at CSIRO.

Inclusion and belonging

Solving Australia's greatest challenges takes a diversity of minds and lived experiences. We know diverse teams are more effective and deliver more innovative outcomes. As an equal employment opportunity organisation, we are committed to creating diverse and inclusive teams where people feel they belong. We recognise true diversity encompasses all ages, abilities, cultures, faiths, levels of education, genders, sexualities, diversity of thought and much more. We focus on hiring people who share our values of People First, Further Together, Making it Real and Trusted.

CSIRO holds Platinum Status for the Australian Workplace Equality Index for LGBTQIA+ inclusion, and a Science in Australia Gender Equity Bronze Award.

Eligibility 

Applications for this position are open to Australian Citizens only.

Appointment to this role is subject to provision of a security clearance at the NV1 level and may be subject to other security/medical/character requirements, including Security Assessment/Microbiological Security Requirements for Personnel Working on the Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness (ACDP) Site.

Child safety 

CSIRO is committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people involved in our activities and programs. View our Child Safe Policy. 

How to apply 

Please apply online and submit a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) and CV that demonstrate your motivation and ability to meet the essential requirements of this role.

Applications close 

18th August 2026, 11pm (AEST)