Line Worker

Line Worker – Western Power (Western Australia)

Brunel is partnering with Western Power to recruit experienced UK Line Workers prepared to relocate to Western Australia. Full visa sponsorship is available for you and your family. This role offers a stable future with career progression opportunities.

• Give your family more – more sunshine, space, and time together. Swap the daily rush for weekend barbecues, beaches, and spaces where kids can thrive and explore.
• Enjoy shorter commutes and strong, welcoming communities where family life comes first, and work fits around it — not the other way around.
• Build a stable future with a company that invests in your development, offering pathways for progression and long‑term security for you and your loved ones.

As a Lineworker, you’ll construct and maintain Western Power’s transmission and distribution networks, respond quickly to faults to minimize disruptions, and ensure quality, safety, and reliability across the grid.

• Attend and rectify faults to restore supply quickly.
• Complete construction and maintenance to Western Power standards.
• Participate in pre‑job planning to identify and mitigate risks.
• Maintain strong customer relationships while representing Western Power in the field.

You’ll work a 37.5‑hour week (Monday to Friday) with opportunities for overtime to increase earnings.

• Recognized UK Lineworker Trade Qualification – e.g., Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Electrical Power Engineering (Distribution and Transmission), City & Guilds Level 2 or equivalent.
• Competency in live line work, fault finding, and network restoration.
• Full UK Driving Licence, with the ability to convert to a Western Australia ‘HR’ Class Licence upon relocation.
• Switching experience (HOU/LOU or equivalent) highly regarded, demonstrating your ability to operate safely within live network environments.

Earn up to $180,000 k AUD + per year (excluding availability allowance). That’s before overtime or call‑outs, which can boost your income by another $20,000–$40,000+ annually, depending on your roster and appetite for overtime.

• $15,000 relocation support + visa costs covered
• Site allowance: $2.50 per hour
• Availability allowance:
  Up to $82.57/day (Mon–Thu), $165.13/day (Fri–Sun), $330.24/day (major holidays)
• Remote living allowance:
  Up to $150/week
• Remote housing allowance:
  Up to $360/week
• High‑voltage or EHV work (were qualified): $57.41/day
• Electrical licence allowance: $52/week
• Meal & travel allowances: ATO rates (updated yearly)
• Overtime meal allowance: $37.65 per meal
• Extra leave:
  Buy up to 4 additional weeks per year
• Regional benefits:
  Extra leave and loadings for eligible depots
• After 12 months of continuous service, you may also be eligible for support towards permanent residency (PR) costs, helping you make Australia your long‑term home.

We’re recruiting for regional depots across Western Australia, offering a genuine country lifestyle with strong local communities. Opportunities are available in locations such as, but not limited to:

• Moora
• Jurien
• Picton
• Northam & Korda

Join Western Power and help drive Australia’s clean energy transition. You’ll be part of an innovative, supportive team working to deliver reliable, sustainable power to the people of Western Australia — now and for generations to come.