Trade Assistant - Electrical

Perth Airport is Australia’s Western Hub connecting the people, businesses and communities of Western Australia with the rest of Australia and the world. Operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week throughout the year, Perth Airport plays a significant role in providing economic, social and cultural benefits to West Australians.

Perth Airport is investing more than $5 billion in new infrastructure so we can support our airline partners to grow, offering more services to new destinations and an improved customer experience. This will be the largest funded private equity build in Western Australia for the last 30 years.

Over the coming decade we will expand T1 International, and build new domestic terminal facilities, a parallel runway, two multi-storey carparks and our first airport hotel. This will deliver one airport for the people of Western Australia which will host all flight services in a central location giving passengers a seamless, world-class travel experience.

The Perth Airport estate is spread over 2100 hectares and has developed a $1.5 billion portfolio of existing industrial premises and significant vacant land holdings.

We service a truly diverse community and play an important role in strengthening cultural, family and social bonds while supporting business, tourism and leisure travel.

Our team are currently looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Electrical Trade Assistant.

About the Role: The Maintenance / Trade Assistant – Electrical supports licensed electrical workers in the maintenance and installation of electrical systems across the Perth Airport, including the high voltage distribution network, airfield lighting systems, and terminal infrastructure.

What you'll do:

• Assist with electrical installation works
• Support electrical maintenance, repair & replacement work
• Maintenance of operational areas
• Inventory, parts and consumables management
• Airfield Works Safety for electrical maintenance activities
• High Risk Work License – Elevated work platforms, Forklifts & Rigging/Dogging (or other)

About you:

While the below are desirable, they are not essential for the right candidate

• Prior experience with maintenance or electrical trade support (restricted electrical license is highly desirable)
• Competency & qualifications in Portable Appliance Testing (PAT)
• Airfield works safety officer, CAT 4 Airside Driving Licence & Radio Operators Qualifications
• Experience with traffic management and control
• Exposure/experience using computer-based maintenance management systems (e.g. TechOne, CiA, SAP ect.)

About Us:

We offer a dynamic and supportive team culture, a contemporary workplace with great facilities and a modern approach to work/life integration. Our competitive remuneration package comes with additional company benefits including free parking.

Perth Airport is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We are committed to building an equitable and diverse workforce representative of the community we serve. We encourage and welcome applications from all communities and backgrounds.

Doing the right thing by the planet and future generations is important to us. At PAPL we place a strong emphasis on embedding sustainability throughout our business strategy and operations. We remain steadfast in our commitment to driving ESPG (Environmental, Social, People, Governance) performance across our value chain and areas that have material environmental and social impact.

If this sounds like you please get in touch.