Electrical Distribution Trades Workers

Key Tasks

• •Installing conductors and aerial equipment, and underground cables and equipment
• •Installing and maintaining equipment associated with electrical supply such as transformers
• •Attending to electrical breakdown and emergencies
• •Maintaining poles and associated hardware, and continuity of electrical supply and street lighting
• •Conducting routine maintenance on the aerial and underground electricity supply network
• •Conducting low-voltage switching operations
• •Fitting pole hardware and crossarms
• •Preparing lowand high-voltage cable joints and cable terminations while connecting and installing electrical equipment and overhead lines
• •Using heavy plant equipment such as elevated work platforms and portable equipment such as hydraulic drills
• •May undertake substation installation and maintenance, and specialised testing and revenue meter installation

Employment Projections to 2034