Customer Project Engineer

1 week ago

Tauranga, New Zealand Downer Group Full time

**Job no**: 596706

**Work type**: Full Time - Permanent

**Categories**: Engineering (All disciplines)

Downer has been designing, building and sustaining New Zealand’s infrastructure for over a century and is a leading provider of integrated services in Australia and New Zealand.

With over 10,000 employees in New Zealand, we work alongside some of New Zealand’s biggest businesses, councils and government agencies.

Downer Energy work with some of New Zealand’s largest asset owners and energy providers to maintain their critical networks and assets across the country and connect every community in cities, rural heartland, and industry. Our whole-of-life approach creates positive outcomes for all New Zealanders as we help to reduce carbon emissions, optimise energy and build a better Aotearoa.

This is a time of growth for us to add more value to our customers and opportunities for our people in the dynamic Energy sector. There are more than 500 of us in the Energy team and we are committed to being kaitiaki - guardians of New Zealand’s future.

**The Role**:
Working to provide solutions for customers, the Customer Project Engineer is an integral part of the team that is responsible for the scoping, development and delivery of projects. The roles of the Customer Project Engineer are:
**Health and Safety**: Support, implement and adhere to H&S policies and procedures. Promote a safe and environmentally sound working environment and a culture of safe and responsible behaviours and attitudes, ensuring

**Initiate & Define**: Complete detailed work scope/outline, budget, and schedules for completion.

**Design and Estimate**: Provide quality engineering design and estimation services, including quotations. Expenditure and revenues are estimated accurately to ensure profitable outcomes on all projects.

**Planning and Scheduling**: Plan, schedule and coordinate all phases of projects.

**Control Costs**: Control project expenditures and schedule performance as necessary to satisfy project requirements and ensure satisfactory budget performance on all projects.

**Maximize Project Profitability**: Through appropriate project budgeting/pricing, utilization of resources and cost controls, maximize the profit margin on individual projects.

**About You**:
As a natural communicator you will enjoy liaising with many different stakeholders to ensure your designs meet specifications, are delivered on time and within budget. We’re a collaborative team and your participation, flexibility and calm manner will fit right in. To ensure we offer quality solutions we look for technical expertise, customer centric solutions and a commitment to delivering deadlines.

A suitably recognised Electrical qualification and relevant experience will be considered.

Strong knowledge of electrical distribution system requirements.

Substantial (5+ years) technical expertise and project execution experience.

Proven estimation and design experience.

Excellent interpersonal, written communications, analytical and quantitative skills.

Evidence of potential or ability to manage consultants, designers and contractors.

Detail-oriented and self-motivated high achiever with ability to multi-task, perform duties in a collaborative working environment.

Able and willing to travel to projects sites and meetings

Strong skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, scheduling software and have working knowledge of corporate accounting practices and business operations.

Strong skills in estimating software and design tools

Ability to work positively and collaboratively as part of a wider team

Able to hold self and others accountable

**What’s On Offer**:
This is an outstanding opportunity to work in our diverse business. The environment is challenging and rewarding. We offer the opportunity to join our diverse and inclusive culture, and be part of a great team working in a collaborative environment. We offer a competitive remuneration package, flexible working arrangements, and our focus for our people is training and development, so this gives excellent opportunities to enhance your skills and advance your career.

Perks & Benefits

Match your loyalty, excitement and passion for high quality service with ours and we will reward you with a competitive remuneration, extensive training and development to help you to enhance your skills, advance your career along with great employee benefits too

Leadership Pathway Development Programs

Dedicated Learning and Development team

We will reward you with a competitive remuneration package, flexible working arrangements

A heavily subsidised membership to our Community Trust Partner that enables you and your family access to healthcare benefits, discounted access to over 150 holiday homes in great locations across New Zealand.

Special rates and discounts through our partners across Healthcare, Gyms, Banking and Insurance

Working for an organisation that not only works on building better stronger com

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