Kickstart Your Electrical Career – Start Growing Today!

Step into your next role with Barnes Electrical Service, where support, learning, and teamwork are at the heart of everything we do.

Join our Gladstone team as a Graduate or Experienced Commercial Electrician – work on fit-outs, maintenance, and specialty projects while growing your career

What type of work you’ll do:

Install new and re-wire small commercial fit-outs, including offices, shops, and retail spaces.

Carry out routine maintenance and troubleshooting on lighting, power circuits, switchboards, UPS systems, and small machinery connections.

Perform fault-finding, diagnostics, and repairs on machinery

Commerical switchboard upgrades

Thermal scanning of switch boards

Installing and Maintain speciality equipment like UPS's, Power monitoring equipment, EV Chargers, Catering equipment, Industrial equipment overhauls, Data works, CCTV, Solar lighting

Install and maintain safety and compliance devices such as RCDs, Emergency Lighting, Body protected areas and other AS/NZS-standard equipment.

Work with clients and management to improve their electrical installations

Record daily job cards digital in Simpro, easy as for less paperwork. (Training provided if new to Simpro).

Communicate with clients on-site to explain work, provide updates, or resolve minor issues.

Variety and growth: Work across a growing volume of both maintenance and installation tasks, gaining experience in multiple areas of commercial electrical work.

Team flexibility: With room so you can focus on your preferred area's, while still supporting teammates across different projects as needed.

Are you not a local but looking to relocate? At Barnes Electrical Service, we’re a locally owned team based in Gladstone, Queensland, delivering commercial, residential, and light industrial projects across the region. No FIFO, no big city traffic, and no nonsense — just solid work, good people and a great lifestyle.

Why Join Barnes Electrical Service?

$48–$55/hr, plus overtime and super, with pay matched to your experience and skill level

Lifestyle Roster – Enjoy structured days off and better balance- Every 2nd weekend is 4 day weekend

Relocation Support – Help with your move

Gladstone-based with the occasional opportunity for out-of-town projects

Company Work Vehicle – Phone and uniform

Supportive Crew – No egos, just experienced tradies who back each other

Variety of work – From retail and office fit-outs to control systems and machinery

What You’ll Need

Queensland Electrical Licence or equivalent that can be transferred to QLD Electrical Licence

We’ll help motivated electricians convert their licence to QLD if needed

Construction White Card

Australian Driver’s Licence

Own basic hand tools, cordless gear, and test equipment (Specialised tools are supplied)

Bonus (Not Essential):

EWP Ticket

Working at Heights

Forklift

Data/Comms licence

Previous experience working on the tools & running your own small commercial projects

Thinking About the Move?

We know relocating isn’t a small decision — so we would like to make it easier for you:

Relocation assistance

Guidance with settling into Gladstone — a coastal, family-friendly town with affordable housing, great weather, and a strong sense of community

Ready to Make the Jump?

Click APPLY NOW to send through your CV or email us.

Call Jamie on +61 7 4978 5888

Email: [email protected]

Barnes Electrical – Work you’re proud of, a lifestyle you’ll love, and a team that’s got your back.