Field Services Technician Lead Radar And Rf Systems …, Brisbane

Position Summary

APS Level 6, 12‑month specified task (ongoing and non‑ongoing) with salary $94,563 – $105,910 + 15.4% super. Location: Brisbane, Australia.

Responsibilities & Qualifications

Enthusiastic & qualified Electronics, Electrical or Instrumentation technician or engineer, ideally with previous field experience.

Take pride in developing and mentoring staff.

Robust teamwork abilities to empower and inspire field teams.

Apprentice to travel to remote locations; willingness to travel essential.

Hands‑on field work and excitement to see many parts of Australia.

Robust communication skills to support field team, negotiate and manage stakeholder relationships, and leverage emotional intelligence.

Role Context

The Observing Operations Hubs are the Bureau of Meteorology’s Technical Operations centres comprising eight hubs, one in each capital city and Cairns. Staff based at the Observing Operations Hub travel far and wide into remote areas, utilising 4WDs, planes, boats and helicopters to maintain service delivery within various instrumentation networks.

Instrumentation Networks

Rain Radars

Automatic Weather Stations (AWS)

Upper‑Air monitoring systems (sounding balloons)

Sea Level Monitoring Stations

Wave and wave‑height buoys

Satellite ground reception and space‑weather instruments

Flood warning / rainfall monitoring systems

Cooperative observers, volunteer rainfall stations

Communications, telemetry and instrumentation systems

Additional Information

We are part of a national maintenance workforce and there is every likelihood of travel to other parts of Australia on occasion to support the other seven Hubs around the country.

You will report to and be mentored by the Hub Manager or another team lead in the Observing Operations Hub.

We offer specialised, in‑house competency‑based training on all our equipment and will ensure you have the necessary tools and skills to undertake this work.

We strive to deliver exceptional customer service, engaging with stakeholders, contractors, support staff and the Australian public.

We promote a diverse and inclusive workplace culture that prioritises the health, safety and wellbeing of all staff.

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