Global recruitment specialist Hays has released its quarterly report into recruitment trends for the April – June 2012 quarter.

 

The report finds that New South Wales is experiencing a strong demand for secondary or protection design engineers, while control specialists with strong management skills are also needed.

 

South Australia is also experiencing demand for design engineers, along with senior project managers following the approval of large-scale transmission works.

 

In Queensland, High Voltage (HV) Commissioning Engineers and Technicians, HV Transmission Line Engineers and HV Substation Engineers are sought to work on new power stations and the upgrade and continued maintenance of Queensland’s electrical grid and network.

 

“In Western Australia the greatest demand will be within transmission and distribution. In both the Perth metropolitan area and regionally there are major projects at the design and construction phase, including overhead transmission and distribution, underground distribution and substation construction. This along with ongoing upgrade and maintenance works on Western Australia’s network and the increase in customer funded work has created a high demand for Electrical Designers, Engineers, Project Managers and Construction Managers,” the report found.

 

Victoria is recording a high demand for line workers from both network owners and contractors.

 

The full report can be found here