David Murray
Baldivis,WA
Summary
Results-driven Electrician with 7 years of experience in UG mining, construction, industrial, and commercial sectors. Demonstrates strong teamwork and collaboration skills while achieving project goals. Committed to high productivity, quality workmanship, and safety standards.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Construction Electrician
Monadelphous
, Australia
03.2025 - 10.2025
- Installed general lighting systems with integrated emergency backup to enhance safety and reliability.
- Installation of earthing systems including substation earth grid, earth cables, earth bars, earth rods, and earth pits.
- Gland and terminated power and control cables to ensure adherence to safety regulations.
- Installation, testing of temporary power to offices, crib huts and workshop.
- Installation of cable tray and cable ladder.
- Installed electrical and telecommunication cable pits to facilitate efficient infrastructure development.
- Installation of steel conduit.
- Installation of instrumentation including level transmitters, flow transmitters, vibration sensors, temperature elements and transmitters.
- Experience in confined spaces, working at heights and operation of EWP equipment.
- Adhered to BHP permit system.
- Completed Stage 1 and 2 Inspection Test Reports (ITR's) for project compliance.
- Constructed and mounted control panels.
- BHP Nelson Point Car Dumper 3 Construction
Construction Electrician
SRG Global
, Australia
10.2024 - 03.2025
- Installation, testing of temporary power to offices, crib huts and dome workshops.
- Installation of earthing systems including substation earth grids, earth cables, earth bars, earth rods, and earth pits.
- Glanding and termination of power and control cables.
- Installed SWA glands to secure electrical connections.
- Cable ladder and cable containment installation.
- Installation of Underground conduits.
- Installation of electrical and telecommunication cable pits.
- Installation of steel conduit.
- Cable runs using winch and roller set up.
- Constructed small control panels for efficient electrical management.
- Experience in confined spaces, working at heights and operation of EWP equipment.
- Adhered to site regulations and requirements with hazardous substances/materials.
Underground HV Electrician
Sandman Electrical Services
, Australia
10.2023 - 08.2024
- Onsite HV switching at substations and power station.
- Installation and ongoing maintenance of 4 way and 6 way distribution boards.
- Installed, commissioned, and maintained Flygt pump starter boxes and pumps to support efficient underground operations.
- Installation, commissioning and ongoing maintenance of Jumbo starter boxes.
- Construction, wiring and testing of underground mining control panels.
- Conducted monthly maintenance testing for fixed plant, including refuge chambers, mono pumps, tele huts, compressors, power stations, substations, primary and secondary fans to uphold safety and performance standards.
- Conducted weekly servicing and maintenance of Jumbo rig, long hole rig, and box hole rig.
- Installation and termination of SWA cabling.
- Testing, inspection and verification of all electrical installation works.
- Traveled via FIFO from Perth to site for 2 weeks on, 1 week off schedule.
Construction Electrician
Core Contracting Services
Kwinana, Australia
03.2023 - 09.2023
- Executed electrical installations in Kwinana and Perth, improving operational capabilities and supporting project objectives.
- Assisted HV contractor (Hahn’s) in installing voltage transformers and surge arrestors for 33KV switchboard, contributing to system reliability.
- Gland and terminate power and control cables to ensure secure connections.
- Installation of earthing systems including substation earth grids, earth cables, earth bars, earth rods, and earth pits.
- Installation, testing of temporary power to offices, crib huts and dome workshops.
- Installation of Underground conduits.
- Installation of electrical and telecommunication cable pits.
- Installation of steel conduit.
- Cable ladder and cable containment installation.
- Experience in confined spaces, working at heights and operation of EWP equipment.
- Adhered to site regulations and requirements with hazardous substances/materials.
- Completed Stage 1 and 2 ITRs.
Construction Electrician
Tec Services
Port Hedland, Australia
03.2022 - 03.2023
- Performed diverse electrical tasks at Tec Services, gaining extensive knowledge across various projects.
- Performed shift coverage as a breakdown/shift Electrician at Rio Tinto Dampier Salt, conducting fault finding on control systems and interpreting electrical drawings and PLC programs.
- Conducted fault finding, installation, commissioning, and testing of domestic systems on mine sites.
- Completed earth grid works for new CHF pad at FMG Anderson Point, including cad welding, earth grid and earth stake testing, and cable runs.
- Assisted with local operations at Port Hedland for FMG Iron Bridge.
Construction Electrician
Goodline
Port Hedland, Australia
07.2021 - 03.2022
- Have worked on multiple major shutdowns on all mine sites including, Qube Port, FMG Anderson Point, ROY HILL Rail and Port, and BHP Nelson Point and Finucane Island.
- Conducted fixed plant maintenance, installations, and breakdowns at mining processing plants and local facilities.
- Executed electrical projects and maintenance while on-site in Port Hedland.
- Executed diverse electrical tasks across construction and mining sectors at Goodline.
Construction Electrician
ECM
, Australia
01.2021 - 07.2021
- Installation of Austdac monitoring and control systems for conveyor.
- Installation of Austdac pull wire cables and associated support systems.
- Installed small lighting and power distribution boards, ensuring reliable power supply for operations.
- Installed control panels, facilitating efficient management of electrical systems.
- Installation of lighting poles up to 25m.
- Installation, testing of temporary power to offices, crib huts and workshop.
- Assisted HV contractor in installing voltage transformers and surge arrestors for 33KV switchboard, enhancing system protection and reliability.
- Executed glanding and termination of power and control cables in compliance with safety standards.
- Demonstrated experience working in confined spaces, at heights, and operating EWP equipment safely.
- Installation of earthing systems including substation earth grid, earth cables, earth bars, earth rods, and earth pits.
- Installed electrical and telecommunication cable pits.
- Installation of steel conduit.
- Installation of instrumentation including level transmitters, flow transmitters, vibration sensors, temperature elements and transmitters.
- Adhered to the Roy Hill Permit to work system.
- Completed Stage 1 and 2 ITR’S.
- Roy Hill – Mining ROM 3 Crusher Construction FIFO from Perth 3n1
Underground HV Electrician
Southern Mining Electrical Contractors
Meekatharra, Australia
06.2019 - 01.2021
- Onsite HV switching at substations and power station.
- Installation and termination of SWA cabling.
- Testing, inspection and verification of all electrical installation works.
- Construction, wiring and testing of underground mining control panels.
- Installed, commissioned, and maintained flygt pump starter boxes and pumps to ensure reliable operation.
- Installation, commissioning and ongoing maintenance of Jumbo starter boxes.
- Installation and ongoing maintenance of 4 way and 6 way distribution boards.
- Weekly servicing and ongoing maintenance of Jumbo rig, long hole rig, box hole rig.
- Conducted monthly maintenance testing for fixed plant, including refuge chambers, mono pumps, tele huts, compressors, power stations, and substations, to uphold safety and operational standards.
- Design, Installation and maintenance of leaky feeder radio communication systems.
- Design, Installation & maintenance of tele remote communication system (Control Master).
- Facilitated FIFO travel from Perth to ensure timely project support and staffing.
Electrician
Kamtek Electrical
Coolbellup, Australia
05.2018 - 04.2019
- Executed new installations in residential, domestic, and commercial properties.
- Identified and rectified faults in residential, domestic, and commercial properties.
- Testing and Commissioning of PV Solar systems and Testing and Commissioning of Residential/Domestic/Commercial properties.
- Installations in Residential/Domestic of properties of PV Solar systems.
- Installation and Maintenance of Telecommunications and TV Points.
- Re-wire Switchboards in Residential/Domestic/Commercial Properties.
- Terminating Cables in Residential/Domestic/Commercial properties.
- Installed smart cabling (C-Bus) in residential and domestic properties.
- Excavated trenches for underground cable installation in residential and commercial areas.
- Read and interpret drawings.
Apprentice Electrician / Electrician
Dreamteam Electrics
South Lake, Australia
11.2016 - 05.2018
Apprentice Electrician
Rainey Electrical Services / Rainey Energy Solutions
Cockburn, Australia
12.2013 - 11.2016
Education
Certificate III - Electrotechnology
NECA College of Electrical Training
Jandakot, WA03-2018
Certificate III - Telecommunications
NECA College of Electrical Training
Jandakot, WA12-2015
Year 12 -
Aquinas College
Salter Point, WA01-2013
Skills
- Electrical installations
- Cable terminations
- Electrical equipment testing
- Safety compliance
- Problem solving
- Time management
- Task adaptation
- Team coordination
- Team collaboration
- Active Listening
- Cable terminations
References
- Danny Owen, Tec Services, Electrical Manager, 0407569717
- Ryan Dodds, Goodline, Supervisor, 0408319449
- Craig Harkness, Core Contracting Services, Electrical Manager, 0483168613
Personal Information
Date of Birth: 08/09/96
Certificates And Licenses
- WA Drivers Licence, C Class, 6732749
- White Card
- Electrical A Grade Licence, 184429
- Working Safely at Heights
- Elevated Work Platform, 11M
- Confined Space and Gas Testing
- CPR & Low Voltage Rescue
- Provide First Aid, HLTAID003
- Basic Fire Training
- High Voltage Switching Operations, 2020
- Rio Tinto Inducted
- BHP Inducted
- FMG Inducted
- Roy Hill Inducted
- SAP Experience
- PLC Experience
Timeline
Construction Electrician
Monadelphous
03.2025 - 10.2025
Construction Electrician
SRG Global
10.2024 - 03.2025
Underground HV Electrician
Sandman Electrical Services
10.2023 - 08.2024
Construction Electrician
Core Contracting Services
03.2023 - 09.2023
Construction Electrician
Tec Services
03.2022 - 03.2023
Construction Electrician
Goodline
07.2021 - 03.2022
Construction Electrician
ECM
01.2021 - 07.2021
Underground HV Electrician
Southern Mining Electrical Contractors
06.2019 - 01.2021
Electrician
Kamtek Electrical
05.2018 - 04.2019
Apprentice Electrician / Electrician
Dreamteam Electrics
11.2016 - 05.2018
Apprentice Electrician
Rainey Electrical Services / Rainey Energy Solutions
12.2013 - 11.2016
Certificate III - Electrotechnology
NECA College of Electrical Training
Certificate III - Telecommunications
NECA College of Electrical Training
Year 12 -
Aquinas College