Traction and Electrical Engineer

Req ID: 11170If life’s a journey, KiwiRail is a great way of keeping your career moving through it. Ours is a fast-paced, inspiring, and truly customer-focused culture - where your career will connect you to real opportunities, while balancing work and whānau life.

**We are looking for a Traction & Electrical Engineer to join and become part of our One Winning Team**
- Full time
- Based in Auckland
- Deliver design and maintenance work for railway infrastructure traction and electrical assets.
- Pay Range - $80,000 - $100,000 per annum

**What you’ll do**

Reporting to the Engineering Design Lead - Traction & Electrical, you’ll be responsible for the delivering design and maintenance work for railway infrastructure traction and electrical assets.

**The primary role responsibilities include**:

- Provide expert technical advice for traction and electrical maintenance and upgrades.
- Produce and peer review design solutions for traction and electrical assets.
- Support the development of asset management strategies for traction and electrical assets.
- Manage and support maintenance and renewal projects, managing contracts and liaising with third parties.
- Support and carry out traction and electrical engineering inspections.
- Support training and supervision of junior engineers, providing technical guidance and mentoring.
- Produce and review technical documentation, specifications, standards and instructions.

**What you’ll need**

You’ll have a Tertiary qualification in a relevant Engineering discipline along with 3+ years’ experience in an Engineering environment, specifically OLE Design work.

**In addition you will have**:

- Working experience with relevant design software and systems is essential (Microstation and AutoCAD).
- Experience with design and asset management.
- Working experience and knowledge of Revizto is desirable.
- Chartered Engineer or working towards becoming chartered is desirable.
- Relevant post-grad qualifications are desirable.

**What you’ll get**
- Competitive remuneration
- 5 weeks annual leave
- Commitment to continued learning and development
- Access to discounted travel, health insurance & holiday houses across NZ as part of our Staff Welfare Trust

**Why KiwiRail?**

KiwiRail is shaping New Zealand for good, delivering significant economic, social, and environmental benefits. Through moving more freight on to rail, we are reducing carbon emissions and road maintenance costs, easing congestion in cities, and making roads safer. Our purpose ‘Stronger Connections, Better New Zealand’ speaks to what our people, our customers, our stakeholders and the Government need. Connected to our customers and the future needs of their businesses. Connected to the communities we serve and operate in. Connected to each other, for the good of the country.

Traction & Electrical Engineer

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