Designer/estimator Power

5 days ago

Matamata, New Zealand Downer Group Full time

**THE ROLE**

Ready to power more innovative infrastructure across New Zealand? Join Downer’s Engineering Solutions Division in our **Matamata office,**and bring your electrical design expertise to life. Whether you're a seasoned designer/estimator or transitioning from a trade background, this role offers a dynamic path into electricity distribution projects that genuinely make a difference.

You will be a key team member responsible for designing and estimating asset renewal projects, customer-initiated projects, major tenders, and defect resolutions. Expect to provide high-quality engineering design, estimation, and quotation services. You will also manage projects to ensure they meet specifications, stay within budget, and are completed within agreed timeframes.

_Some of the key responsibilities include: _

- Offer high-quality engineering design and estimation services, including providing quotations.
- Perform quality audits of onsite work to ensure compliance with contract documents, design and construction standards, legislation, regulations, and network operating standards.
- Provide detailed scopes of work, proposals, reports, handover packages and commissioning documents.
- Oversee projects according to specifications, budget, and deadlines. Ensure resources are efficiently coordinated with the project plan.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

**ABOUT YOU**

You possess technical skills and practical experience in the power distribution field, whether as a qualified engineer or a trades professional transitioning into design. What is most important is your ability to communicate effectively, solve problems, and deliver work that meets client expectations and safety standards.

- Familiarity with electricity distribution networks is preferred.
- Experience in designing and pricing for infrastructure or utilities is preferred.
- Trade or engineering background (e.g., Line Mechanic, Electrician, Cable Jointer).
- Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.

**OUR OFFER**

- A **generous salary package**and all the necessary tools to perform your job well are on offer.
- Become part of one of the leading service lines in the Energy & Utilities sector, celebrated for its strong community and passionate, high-achieving teams.
- A suite of health and wellness benefits and initiatives, including EAP, Beyond Blue and health insurance discounts.
- Energy & Utilities has a dedicated internal mobility team that focuses on internal progression, succession identification, and thorough redeployment opportunities where appropriate. We invest in our people and are industry leaders in this regard.We are a Tier 1 ASX-listed company with in-house capabilities far exceeding traditional contractors.

**ABOUT US (E&U)**

Downer Group’s Energy & Utilities (E&U) business unit is an integrated trans-Tasman team, providing services and solutions that connect communities to essential networks and infrastructure. We design, build, operate and maintain today’s critical assets and networks, delivering complete services across the water, electricity, telecommunications, industrial and power generation sectors. Our expertise spans in-house technical smarts, specialist engineering, integrated OEM partners, and dedicated crews of qualified tradespeople.

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