Senior Engineer

3 months ago

Wellington City, New Zealand Transpower Full time

Transpower is New Zealand's National Grid owner and system operator. We take a whole-of-industry view of the electricity sector and operate the system on behalf of New Zealand. Our core purpose is to empower the energy future for New Zealand; a future that delivers a net-zero carbon economy and a reliable and secure electricity system.

**About the team**

Transpower's Grid Development division works to support and identify future grid needs over the next 30 years to ensure the health and performance of our assets supports planned or potential investment in generation and significant expected growth in electricity demand.

The Tactical Engineering Lines team, within Grid Development, provides the engineering support and expertise to the planning, investigations, and project delivery functions within Grid Development. It ensures that Transpower's objectives are met through quality, cost-effective engineering design which is carried out by our contracted external Engineering consultants.

**The opportunity**

In this role, you'll provide the project engineer function to support the planning and delivery of Lines Projects.

This will involve planning projects from inception to delivery, including developing feasible solutions, overseeing designs by our engineering consultants, and ensuring alignment with all Transpower policies and stakeholder requirements.

You'll provide technical support during construction and commissioning of projects ensuring that Transpower's design requirements are met and ensuring that Transpower's technical standards and procedures are up to date and relevant. Your technical expertise will be utilised in technical investigation projects and other business strategic initiatives that enable Transpower to manage its assets.

Engaging across Transpower you'll build relationships and help enable accelerated electrification and a net zero carbon economy. In the next 18 months you will be working on:

- Key grid capital projects and volumetric maintenance works which are crucial for the development and upgrading of New Zealand's electricity grid.
- Continuous development and updating of standards and standard designs, ensuring they meet strategic goals and provide value.

You'll have the opportunity to work across the enterprise, engaging in interesting work and problem-solving. You'll also benefit from extensive learning opportunities and have the chance to share your knowledge by coaching and mentoring junior engineers.

**What will you bring?**

You'll have well-developed communication and influencing skills to be able to communicate complex engineering concepts in a manner that can be understood by a wider audience with differing abilities and skills.

Ideally, you'll have previously provided expert advice to an organisation/s, Executive Leadership Team, and external parties. This will require you to have some understanding of the funding and regulatory implications of decisions.

To be shortlisted, you'll have an understanding of the electricity transmission and distribution industry, a passion for continuous improvement and a desire to deliver at pace.

**Your CV and cover letter will clearly demonstrate**:

- 8 or more years professional engineering experience on design projects.
- Proficiency in PLS-CADD.
- Experience as a project engineer on design projects (as either a consultant or on the client side).
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Proven ability to coach and mentor to build the capability of more junior engineering professionals.

**Join us at Transpower**

Aotearoa is powered by the people who work here. Every home, every marae, every electric vehicle, every hospital relies on the electricity we manage and deliver. This is your opportunity to join us on a mission that affects all New Zealanders, every day and long into the future.

With over 28 nationalities, our people provide diverse perspectives, knowledge, and deep and varied experience which they love to share.

**Next steps**

**Job Details**:

- Position Description
Senior Engineer - Lines_PD_ July 2024.pdf- Reference #
31459- Posted on
07 Aug 2024- Closes on
25 Aug 2024 23:55- Location(s)
Wellington- Expertise
Civil, Electrical, Mechanical- Job level(s)
Experienced- Work type(s)
Permanent Full Time

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