High Voltage Transmission Specialist

3 days ago


Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand Transpower New Zealand Limited (TPNZ) Full time
Experienced Project Engineer

We are seeking a highly skilled Project Engineer to join our team at Transpower New Zealand Limited (TPNZ) in Wellington, Auckland or Christchurch.

This is an exceptional opportunity to utilise your expertise in primary assets and contribute to the improvement of standards and designs.

You will lead Engineering of complex substation projects across all customer-funded substations work including preparing the concept assessments, Basis of Design, project scope, and reviewing detailed designs to ensure value-driven engineering outcomes.

The successful candidate will have a bachelor's degree in engineering preferably electrical/Power Engineering or Civil Engineering with Substations experience. Project Engineering experience with generation, transmission, or distribution substations or similar high voltage installations is also essential.

A good understanding of substation primary equipment is required as well as the ability to mentor, coach, and guide junior engineers, graduates, and interns.

Outstanding written and verbal communication skills are also necessary for this role. If you have a passion for feasible engineering solutions and want to make an enduring impact on New Zealand's energy future, we would love to hear from you.

Our Grid Development division is responsible for identifying and conveying our future Grid needs up to 30 plus years ahead and develops transmission asset management strategies to meet our strategic objectives as outlined in Transmission Tomorrow and Whakamana i Te Mauri Hiko.

The Tactical Engineering Substations team in Grid Development provides critical project engineering services to ensure the nation's power needs are met efficiently and cost-effectively. The team manages engineering investigations, design, project support, and cost estimation for high-voltage transmission substations and secondary systems, with projects valued at $300-$400 million annually.



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