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Superintendent | Power & Utilities

Brisbane, QLD

Posted

Full Time

120k/year - 160k/year

Renumeration: Up to $190,000
Client Type: Authorised Service Provider
Industry: Civil Electrical & Power Distribution
Projects: Distribution Network; Tier 1 Civil Sites; Government Work

About our client
A Brisbane-based civil-electrical contractor delivering public lighting, intelligent transport systems, traffic signals, and underground/overhead power across Queensland. They support tier one programs and council works, with field crews, project engineers and supervisors working closely with network operators and road authorities.

Responsibilities

  • Coordinate underground electrical and conduit works for network, subdivision and brownfield upgrade projects.

  • Deliver ITS and traffic signal packages end to end: pits and pipe, poles and lanterns, detectors, cabinets/controllers, comms and integration testing.

  • Plan trenching, pits and pipe, conduit racks and cable pulls with site teams.

  • Run take-offs and support procurement with accurate scopes and quantities.

  • Allocate crews, plant and subcontractors to hit milestones.

  • Keep ITPs, QA records, as-builts and close-out documentation clean and current.

  • Check and coach supervisors on sequencing, standards and safety.

  • Line up permits, outages, inspections and traffic management where required.

  • Track progress, risks and resourcing needs and report to the PM.

  • Apply and uphold Energy Queensland (Ergon/Energex) requirements for URD and subdivision reticulation.


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Sev Espino

0480 848 716

sev.espino@people8.com.au

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