Generation Controller

Reference #
- 31028
- Posted on
- 30 Jun 2025
- Closes on
- 14 Jul 2025 09:00
- Location(s)
- Huntly
- Expertise
- Operations
- Job level(s)
- Experienced
- Work type(s)
- Permanent full-time

**About us**

Genesis Energy is one of New Zealand's largest energy retailers, supplying electricity, natural gas and LPG to more than half a million customers across the country and providing almost 20% of New Zealand's electricity. By capacity, Huntly is Aotearoa's largest power station (1200MW). The iconic, orange-tipped power station has been producing energy for New Zealand for more than 40 years. Huntly is critical to the country's energy security and will play an interesting role in the future as we move to a low carbon future.

**About the role**

As a Generation Controller, you'll operate the thermal generation assets, ensuring optimised operations while meeting trading/market requirements, compliance with resource consents, and generation occurs in a safe and efficient manner, ensuring all legislative compliance. This is a shift-based role. Key responsibilities include:

- Safely and efficiently operate thermal assets (panel and plant), meeting market/trading requirements and complying with regulations and resource consents.
- Follow safety, electricity regulations, and policies while maximizing generation within plant constraints.
- Operate generation plants via HMI, optimising plant performance and coordinate with Fuels, Trading, and Wholesale teams to optimise generation through daily communication.
- Log, report, and prioritise plant defects for improved reliability and efficiency within the Asset Management framework.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date operational documentation, including procedures, job plans, and technical specs.
- Lead incident control, responding to emergencies to protect people, the environment, and equipment.

**About you**

You're a clear, confident communicator who builds strong working relationships, mentors others, and can influence effectively. You process complex data to make sound, real-time technical and commercial decisions.

Key qualifications and experience include:

- National Certificate in Energy and Chemical (Enchem) Level 3 or 4 with a focus on Steam Strand (preferred).
- Relevant operational or market experience aligned with role requirements.
- 4-5 years of hands-on experience in heavy industrial operations.
- Extensive operational experience in managing large-scale industrial processes.
- Expertise in steam-powered plants, chemical processing, water treatment operations, and water cycle chemistry.
- Willingness and ability to work a 24/7 shift schedule.

**About our benefits**

At Genesis, we value your wellbeing and your contribution to our team. That's why we offer you great employee benefits for you and your family. Some of our benefits include:

- Health insurance, trauma and life insurance for you, and best doctors online service for you and your family.
- Electricity and gas discounts and an extra 20 power shout hours per year if you choose us as your provider.
- A flexible working policy to support you to balance personal and professional needs.
- Career development opportunities and a supportive learning culture.

Genesis is proud to be an inclusive workplace; we celebrate difference and diversity and aim to empower our employees. We're a business built on innovation and optimism; a place where we value our people and provide opportunities for them to build outstanding careers and a better New Zealand.