01 Aug 2025
An apprenticeship with Evoenergy is an investment in your future - it’s an opportunity to learn real skills, in real time. Who doesn’t want to get paid to study?!
Evoenergy, the electricity distributor for over 220,000 connections in the ACT, is seeking fresh tradespeople to help electrify the bush capital.
Applications are now open for Evoenergy's 2026 apprenticeship program and we’re looking forward to welcoming a new cohort of apprentices to our business in the new year.
Who are we after?
Whether you’re fresh from school or looking to make a career change, power your lifelong career with the Evoenergy Apprenticeship Program. Evoenergy is on the lookout for collaborative, safety-focused individuals with a passion for learning to join our team as Apprentice Electrical Fitters, Lineworkers, or Cable Jointers.
Our focus with this recruitment round is to find a diverse group of people who are looking to start their career in the energy industry.
Apprentices bring unique perspectives and strengths that drive progress in our industry. While you don’t need to be an electrical expert, we are looking for people who have an eagerness to listen and learn.
Evoenergy is an Equal Opportunity Employer and embraces a diverse, inclusive, and respectful culture, where employees are empowered to fulfil their potential - we welcome people with diverse skills, experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. At Evoenergy, we recognise the vital role they play in shaping a more diverse, innovative, and sustainable future.
Working in the energy industry can be a career for life. Evoenergy has retention rates that span decades. We offer ample opportunity to cross skill and grow into different career pathways such as construction, project management, design or leadership.
Is an apprenticeship right for you?
The apprenticeships available include Electrical Fitters, Lineworkers and Cable Jointers.
An apprenticeship combines practical field placements and classroom studies – both of which enable you to gain hands-on experience while learning from highly skilled, experienced tradespeople.
Apprenticeships in this field involve a variety of hands-on requirements you will have to consider when applying and an apprenticeship looks different day-to-day. You could be asked to:
- Work from heights as you learn to install, repair and maintain overhead electrical equipment.
- Work at ground level or in trenches as you learn to haul, install, repair and maintain underground cabling infrastructure.
- Construct and work inside small spaces and substations - diagnosing and rectifying faults.
Want to know more about the types of apprenticeships?
As an Electrical Fitter apprentice, you will:
- Perform substation maintenance.
- Build substations to support new infrastructure around Canberra.
- Connect new customers with power.
- Re-connect power to existing customers.
- Study a Certificate III in Electrotechnology
As a Lineworker apprentice, you will:
- Install or relocate power poles and wires.
- Maintain Evoenergy’s existing overhead network.
- Assist customers in the connection/disconnection of overhead services.
- Investigate & repair overhead faults to restore supply when a power outage occurs.
- Study a Certificate III in Electricity Supply Industry (ESI) - Distribution Overhead
As a Cable Jointer apprentice, you will:
- Install low voltage & high voltage underground cables.
- Install and maintain pits, pillars, substations, and other electrical equipment.
- Identify damage and perform required repairs to underground power cables.
- Perform routine maintenance to underground power cables.
- Study a Certificate III in Electricity Supply Industry (ESI) - Distribution Underground
If you want more information, please contact recruitment@evoenergy.com.au.
Get in quick - applications close on the 31st of August 2025!