Investment Strategy Lead

2 weeks ago


Christchurch, New Zealand Orion Full time

Due to continued growth and opportunity, we are looking for an Investment Strategy Lead reporting to our Head of Network Transformation & Investment. Your key focus will be to lead the design and implementation of a structured asset management approach around strategy and planning. It will be critical to establish an investment evaluation framework that will maximise the value of our network investments in the future.

This role will play a key part in driving the current and future success of Orion looking to the next 10-20 years, and what role we play in that. We need to think strategically; how do we measure, how do we prioritise our investment to deliver the best value and outcome to our customers.

**About us**:
Passionate, curious, and innovative are a few words that describe our people. We are powering the future, connecting communities, and igniting innovation. Orion owns and operates the electricity distribution network that provides power to central Canterbury. As the third largest electricity distribution network in New Zealand, we cover remote rural areas, regional towns, and the city of Christchurch.

We are an essential service and take our responsibilities seriously. We are community owned and working here means a career with meaning and purpose that makes a difference in your very own neighbourhood.

**The role**:

- Create a positive, customer-focused work environment through effective leadership, with a growth and development mindset
- Ensure we are robust with Orion’s Group strategy and Orion’s investment strategy with a Strategic Asset Management Plan
- Design, implement and maintain asset management frameworks with relevant strategy documents
- Improve the development of flexibility solution assessment methodology and commercial value models

**About you**:

- Strong leadership skills with a natural way to empower others
- Relevant Engineering degree within an electrical or power field
- Extensive experience within an asset management role in the electricity and/or related infrastructure industry
- Strong financial and commercial acumen
- Ability to lead, develop and create at a strategic level including planning and assessment

**We offer**:
You’ll find at Orion, you can come as you are and just be you. You will be joining a workplace that values who you are, the work you do, and the way you think. Importantly, we offer:

- Flexible working arrangements, and flexible locations with our Head office in Burnside and satellite offices in Rolleston and Ferrymead.
- Three days of “My Days” leave, additional leave after five years, and supportive parental leave provisions.
- A broad range of workplace benefits from a wellbeing allowance to access to our holiday house in Hanmer
- You might be surprised to find out that the company that brings the power to your home is innovative, inclusive, progressive, and quite good fun.

**How to apply**:
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