Trade Supervisor - Electrical

Lead Critical Electrical Services That Keep Healthcare Running

Combine your electrical expertise with leadership to deliver safe, reliable and innovative maintenance services that support patient care

About This Role

Your new role:

Responsibilities

As our Trade Supervisor – Electrical, you'll lead a skilled team responsible for maintaining critical electrical infrastructure that supports patient care across Metro South Health facilities. You will play a key role in ensuring statutory compliance, operational reliability and continuous service improvement. You will:

Lead, supervise and develop electricians, apprentices, trade assistants and contractors to deliver high-quality maintenance outcomes.Manage the maintenance and compliance of high and low voltage electrical networks, substations, switchboards, UPS systems and essential hospital infrastructure.Provide expert technical leadership as the facility's Qualified Technical Person (QTP) and Site Switching Coordinator, ensuring safe systems of work and compliance with legislative requirements.Collaborate with stakeholders to improve asset performance, support maintenance planning and drive continuous improvement initiatives across multiple health facilities.

About You

We're looking for an experienced electrical leader who combines strong technical capability with a passion for safety, collaboration and continuous improvement. You have:

Qualification as an Electrician with demonstrated experience managing high voltage electrical infrastructure, statutory compliance and electrical maintenance operations.Proven leadership experience supervising trade teams, contractors and apprentices while fostering a positive, high-performing workplace culture.Strong knowledge of electrical legislation, Australian Standards, asset management principles and safe work practices, including HV isolation and Lock Out Tag Out procedures.Excellent communication, planning and problem-solving skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships and deliver quality outcomes in a complex operational environment.

What We Can Offer You

We offer a family-friendly work environment that supports you in making the most of Queensland's laid-back lifestyle.We are renowned for teaching and research excellence with strong relations with Queensland's leading tertiary institutions.We want to empower you to build a long-term career, with countless opportunities to learn and grow, no matter your roleYou'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.

About the Capital and Assets / Infrastructure and Assets Division

Metro South Maintenance Services

Metro South Maintenance Services are the incumbent maintenance provider for Metro South Health Hospitals and Health Service (MSH) Facilities, with the primary objective to manage the corrective and preventative maintenance for all MSH infrastructure and facilities. Metro South's asset management objectives define the approach for delivering maintenance outcomes and the role of Maintenance management in supporting the achievement of the organisational objectives.

INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCE

Our values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care.

We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation, and family responsibilities to apply.

We Are Metro South Health

We are the major public healthcare provider for Brisbane's south side, Logan, Redlands, and the Scenic Rim operating five major hospitals and a range of community, specialty, and state-wide healthcare services.

We are bold, innovative, collaborative, inspiring. We save lives, change lives, and make the world a better place. We are part of and proud of the community we serve.

We are better together.

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Applicants are encouraged to apply online. Please review the Role Description for more information on application process requirements. Agency referrals will not be accepted for this position.