Electrical Engineer - Continuous Improvement

Why You’ll Love Working with Us

Some of the key benefits for the position and employment at Programmed, include:

• Competitive pay & Car Allowance: Attractive salary with an annual performance and remuneration review program, plus a car allowance of $18,200k.
• Work/life balance: Enjoy hybrid working arrangements, and flexible start/finish times to accommodate your lifestyle.
• Salary Sacrifice benefits: Take advantage of novated vehicle leasing, purchased leave, and other financial perks.
• Exclusive employee perks: Access discounts and benefits with over 600 retailers, including Coles, Woolworths, BWS, Dan Murphy’s, The Good Guys, JB Hi-Fi, BCF, SuperCheap Auto, and many more!
• Invest in you: We're passionate about your personal and professional growth, offering support to enable you to study towards certificates, webinars, mentorship, and practical training to help you thrive in your career.
• Your well-being, our priority: Generous paid parental leave and access to our Employee Assistance Program, including tailored well-being initiatives designed to support your personal and family needs.

 

About The Opportunity

At Programmed Facility Management, we manage complex, asset‑intensive environments, and we believe continual improvement is driven by curiosity, collaboration and the courage to challenge “how it’s always been done.”

We are seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer to join our Melbourne Water contract. This is a full‑time position, primarily located at our Brooklyn Melbourne Water site, reporting to the Continuous Improvement Manager, and working as part of a high‑performing, multidisciplinary team. This is a hands‑on, influential role where your ideas will shape how we maintain, optimise and future‑proof critical assets.

You’ll be trusted to explore new technologies, apply smart engineering thinking, and turn insights into real‑world improvements that deliver safety, reliability, sustainability and long‑term value.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the identification and delivery of continuous improvement initiatives across maintenance and asset management activities
• Develop, review, and optimise asset performance and maintenance strategies to improve reliability, availability, and lifecycle outcomes
• Analyse asset, maintenance, and failure data to support root cause analysis, risk‑based decision‑making, and performance reporting
• Review maintenance plans, job plans, and work practices to drive efficiency, consistency, and value
• Translate condition monitoring reports into clear actions, priorities, and engineering recommendations
• Support operational teams with technical problem‑solving and engineering guidance on complex assets
• Work collaboratively with planners, site teams, and stakeholders to ensure improvements are practical, implemented, and sustained
• Embed HSEQ and risk management principles into engineering and improvement activities
• Integrate sustainability and life‑cycle thinking into asset performance, maintenance strategies, and improvement initiatives

About You

You are an experienced  Electrical Engineer or continuous improvement professional with an electrical background who enjoys working close to operations and seeing tangible outcomes from your ideas. You combine analytical thinking with strong stakeholder engagement and are motivated by improving how systems perform over time.

Experience in the following areas will be highly regarded:

• Water and utility infrastructure assets
• Generators and power generation equipment
• Electrical distribution systems, including feeders, transformers, switchgear, and UPS systems

You will typically bring:

• Experience in a Continuous Improvement, Reliability Engineering, or Maintenance (Electrical or Mechanical) role, preferably in asset intensive environments.
• Tertiary qualifications in Electrical Engineering, or equivalent proven industry experience
• A genuine interest in innovation, improvement, and emerging technologies applied in practical ways
• Exposure to Lean, Six Sigma, or continuous improvement methodologies (certification is valued but not essential)
• An understanding of how sustainability, asset life‑cycle performance, and long‑term value creation influence engineering and maintenance decisions
• Strong data analysis, reporting, and problem solving skills
• Working knowledge of CMMS platforms such as Maximo, SAP, or Pronto
• Confidence engaging with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Clear, considered written and verbal communication skills
• A strong commitment to safety, wellbeing, and respectful teamwork

 

About Us

Programmed Facility Management is a leading provider of asset management, facilities maintenance and project management services across a multitude of industries. Working with Programmed Facility Management means you will become part of the Programmed team: a company that encourages career development, supports flexibility, and cares about your personal well-being and safety.

Work With Us

Join us on our mission to build outstanding people, strong customers and great communities. Apply today.

Our Commitment

Programmed and PERSOL supports a workplace culture of zero harm and encourages this in all that we do.

Programmed and PERSOL strives for diversity, inclusion and equality of our people. We seek a workforce that is representative of the communities we work in. We encourage people of all cultures, gender, age, sexual orientations or abilities to apply.

To learn more about working with Programmed and PERSOL, we encourage you to visit our website.