_{04th September, 2026}

129 km of 220 kV. 3-4 years of work. 3:1 roster with accommodation covered.

Genus is the head contractor delivering Stage 1 of TasNetworks' North West Transmission Developments (NWTD). It will be the biggest transmission project in Tasmania's history, and one of the largest transmission builds running in Australia today.

Stage 1 is 129 km of new and upgraded 220 kV line between Palmerston (near Cressy) and Burnie via Sheffield, plus new substations and a switching station. A near billion-dollar build, fully funded, fully approved and now moving! It feeds directly into Marinus Link, the interconnector tying Tasmania into the National Electricity Market.

Based in Tasmania, on the mainland, or in New Zealand? The 3:1 roster, flights from your closest city and provided accommodation are built to make this work wherever you're coming from.

The deal

• 3:1 roster — three weeks on, one week off
• FIFO from your closest capital city, flights covered
• Accommodation provided at no cost to you
• Overnight travel allowances paid in line with ATO reasonable travel rates
• Rates well above award, plus overtime and project allowances
• Based out of our project site in Devonport, working the corridor from Palmerston to Burnie
• 3-4 years of continuous work — not a six-month shutdown

New Zealand linesworkers: as an NZ citizen you can work in Australia without employer sponsorship. If you've been doing transmission work in NZ, this is a straightforward move, and we'll help you make it.

The work

• Erecting and dismantling 220 kV overhead structures — towers, conductors, insulators, earthwire and OPGW
• Conductor stringing, sagging and tensioning on new dual-circuit line
• Decommissioning and demolition of the existing single-circuit 220 kV line
• Climbing, rigging and EWP work at heights, to Genus and TasNetworks standards
• Working from technical drawings, structure schedules and installation plans
• Supporting inspection, commissioning and fault-finding as sections are energised
• Outdoor work in Tasmanian conditions — wind, wet and cold come with the job

What you'll bring
Essential

• Overhead transmission linework experience — tower or pole, greenfield or maintenance, 66 kV and above. If you've strung transmission conductor, we want to talk.
• Certificate III in ESI — Transmission Overhead, or a recognised equivalent, including overseas trade qualifications
• Current White Card and driver's licence
• Physical fitness for sustained work at heights, outdoors
• Unrestricted right to work in Australia (Australian or NZ citizens, permanent residents, or existing valid work rights)

Highly regarded

• 220 kV and above experience
• HR/HC licence, dogging/rigging, EWP, working at heights and rescue tickets
• Tower demolition, live line or switching experience
• Brownfield upgrade work under outage conditions

Growing Tasmanian careers

Genus is committed to employing Tasmanians and engaging Tasmanian businesses across the life of this project. If you're from the North West, or you're a Tasmanian working interstate who wants to come home, we especially want to hear from you. We operate from Bridgewater and Spreyton, with the NWTD project team based in Devonport.

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Hit apply and send us your resume. No cover letter needed.

Questions? Contact Declan.Cuthbertson@genus.com.au

We value diversity.
Genus is committed to building an inclusive workforce and a workplace that promotes equity and respects individual differences. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, women, people with disabilities, LGBTQIA+ individuals, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

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