HV and network
High-voltage and utilities electricians
High voltage is the part of the industry where a ticket on a wall isn't enough. We record HV competencies and switching authorities against the electrician with their expiry, and match on them specifically.
Short answer
Grid Force Hire supplies electricians with high-voltage and utilities experience across Victoria, including substation, zone-substation and network support work, on a casual hourly basis. HV competencies and switching authorities are recorded with expiry dates and matched to the job before anyone is offered the work.
The work
What hosts ask us for on hv and utilities sites
Substation and switchroom
Secondary systems, protection and control wiring, cabling and terminations, and support to switching and commissioning teams.
Network and distribution support
Additional licensed crew for network programs, working under the asset owner's procedures and access rules.
Testing and commissioning support
Extra hands through commissioning windows where the schedule is fixed and the crew has to be competent from hour one.
Matched to your site
Tickets and clearances this work usually needs
This is what we're typically asked for on this kind of site — it isn't a fixed list. What your site needs is whatever you tell us on the request, and that's what we match to. Held is not the same as current, so we check the dates too.
- Victorian A-Grade Electrician's Licence (Energy Safe Victoria)
- HV switching competency and, where applicable, a switching authority
- HV rescue, plus Low Voltage Rescue and CPR
- Confined space for substation pits and cable tunnels
- Construction Induction Card (White Card)
- Asset-owner inductions and access authorisations
What's different about crewing this sector
HV work is matched on recorded, in-date competency — not on a claim in a phone call. If we can't evidence it, we don't offer the electrician for the job.
Switching authorities are usually issued by the asset owner, not by us. Tell us whose network it is and what authorisation the role requires so we're matching to the right thing.
This is a smaller pool than general commercial work, so give us as much notice as you can. HV crews are the hardest to fill in 24 hours.
Questions
HV and utilities hire, answered
Do you supply HV switching operators?
How do you verify HV competency?
How much notice do you need for HV work?
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Other sectors
Worth reading
Related guides
What is an A-Grade electrician's licence in Victoria?
An A-Grade Electrician's Licence is the Victorian licence, issued by Energy Safe Victoria, that allows a person to carry out and certify electrical installation work unsupervised.
What tickets does an electrician need on a Victorian site?
Every electrician working in Victoria needs a current A-Grade Electrician's Licence from Energy Safe Victoria, and on a construction site a Construction Induction Card (White Card).
Need hv and utilities electricians?
Tell us the site, the tickets and the start date. We'll come back with a written quote — rate per electrician, all-inclusive, no lock-in.