Leading Hand - Electrical

An exciting Opportunity has arisen for a Leading Hand Electrical to join Service Stream’s growing Urban Utilities MECS team in Brisbane, contributing to the maintenance and operation of essential water and wastewater infrastructure.

About Service Stream

Join a national, multi-disciplinary company that offers a positive work environment focused on growth, support, and future opportunities. This role provides the chance to be part of a new contract from the outset, helping to establish new ways of working. Enjoy competitive remuneration under an enterprise bargaining agreement, along with a range of employee benefits. Open to candidates nationwide — relocation assistance available for top talent.

About the role

Service Stream’s Utilities division is seeking a Leading Hand (Electrical) to join our Brisbane team on a full-time, permanent basis. The Leading Hand will supervise and support a small team of electricians and trades, overseeing the maintenance and upgrade of electrical, control, and telemetry systems across water and wastewater infrastructure. The role ensures all work is carried out safely, efficiently, and in line with company and contractual standards, while maintaining a reliable and secure water supply for the community.

Key responsibilities include leading planned and reactive maintenance, coordinating high-risk works, ensuring quality assurance, and providing technical support for installations, commissioning, and repairs. The Leading Hand will assist with planning, estimating, and subcontractor engagement, promote continuous HSE improvement, and support the Maintenance Supervisor as required. The position also focuses on developing team capability, mentoring apprentices, fostering collaboration across disciplines, and championing Service Stream’s culture of safety, leadership, and accountability.

Skills and qualifications

• 5 Years’ experience in the Water industry or similar industry (Desirable)

• Experience with plant and equipment associated with wastewater treatment plants and pumping stations.

• National Licence to perform High Risk work (Desirable) 

• Practical and theoretical knowledge of SCADA 

• Experience working to strict set of quality systems 

• Capable of inspection, testing, adjustment and repairs of electrical equipment  

• Practical experience with pressure and flow instruments 

• Instrumentation & Control fault finding ability

• Willingness to upskill and undertake additional training for ongoing development

About Us

Service Stream is an equal opportunity ASX-listed business that develops and operates Australia's essential services networks across telecommunications, utilities, transport, defence, and social infrastructure industries. Specialising in designing, constructing, and maintaining new and existing networks, we provide end-to-end engineering and asset management solutions for our blue-chip client base. Committed to fostering a workplace culture that values diversity and inclusion, Service Stream actively promotes the employment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, people with disabilities, LGBTQI individuals, and other diverse groups. As a signatory to the Veterans Employment Commitment, we also value the skills and experience of ex-ADF members and their partners, strongly considering veterans who meet the key criteria for our employment opportunities.

Service Stream does not accept any unsolicited resume referrals from external Recruitment or Labour Hire Companies.