Electrical Engineer Specialist

3 days ago

Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand Aurecon Full time
Company Overview:
Aurecon is a leading engineering advisory firm dedicated to shaping a sustainable and resilient future. Our Energy & Industrial team leverages cutting-edge technology and deep industry expertise to tackle complex challenges in the energy and industrial sectors.

Salary and Benefits:
We offer competitive remuneration, a 4% employer contribution to KiwiSaver, flexible work hours and locations, working holidays, and remote work options. Our benefits also include highly competitive paid parental leave, cultural holiday swaps, one of the best employee (and their family) wellbeing platforms in the country, and more.

Job Description:
This role involves collaborating with our high-performing national Energy & Industrial team to define project scope, prepare deliverables, and provide regular progress updates. As our new Electrical Engineer – Transmission Lines, you'll play a key role in shaping the future of sustainable infrastructure, helping to design and deliver major projects with a focus on carbon neutrality and long-term resilience.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Collaborate with the team to define project scope, prepare deliverables, and provide regular progress updates.
  • Deliver cost-effective designs that align with industry, company, and client standards.
  • Generate design criteria, reports, design verifications, and clearance tables using PLS-CADD.
  • Build and refine pole and tower models for PLS-CADD designs.
  • Develop construction assembly drawings, select materials, and create structure loading packages for vendor submissions.
  • Participate in internal and external meetings to support project processes and decision-making.

Required Skills and Qualifications:
The ideal candidate will have 3-5 years' experience designing and engineering transmission lines, ideally from an engineering consultancy environment. Alongside this, you will have the following:
  • A bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, Civil Engineering, or related field.
  • Proficiency in PLS-CADD, PLS-Pole and PLS-Tower.
  • Knowledge and understanding of engineering standards that apply to transmission design such as ASNZS7000.
  • The ability to perform transmission line engineering work independently.

Becoming Part of Our Team:
We are an equitable-opportunity employer that values diverse perspectives and the contribution that every one of our people makes to our culture. We know that people from historically or currently marginalised backgrounds are less likely to apply for roles where they don't match all the advertisement criteria exactly - if this advert has piqued your interest and your experience may not align fully then we still want to hear from you and encourage you to apply. Your background, unique needs, and individuality are valued here. We are committed to ensuring that you are well supported so that our recruitment process is fair, equitable, inclusive, and available to everyone.

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