Power Technician

5 days ago

Auckland City, New Zealand North Power NZ Full time

**The role**
Reporting to the Technician Team Lead, you will be responsible for providing technical management and delivery of high voltage substation works safely, positively, effectively and efficiently. You will also:
- Work with management to plan and agree on work/job objectives
- Scope a job effectively and identify environmental and other influencing factors
- Ensure plant and equipment is compliant, in test, in good working order and fit for purpose.
- Provide support for the estimating of works to ensure they are priced correctly
- Guide with interpreting technical drawings and specifications when required
- Perform competent audits and quality checks
- Articulate job methodologies and approach clearly and clarify to team on site
- Seek and explore alternative ideas/approaches to make cost savings and improvements
- Complete necessary reports

**What’s in it for you?**
No two days will be the same as you will experience variety working in a range of challenging environments, which will extend your knowledge and capabilities. Some other benefits include:
- Competitive remuneration based on experience + full time employment of 40 hours per week + allowances + full PPE gear and equipment provided
- Tool of trade company vehicle, in-house wellbeing programme and discounted medical insurance
- Working for a diverse range of customers which means variety and job security
- Plenty of training and development opportunities and the opportunity to gain new skills within the industry
- The opportunity to work for a purposeful, essential organisation in a critical safety

**About you**
To secure this role, you’ll hold a current practising licence along with strong knowledge of relevant Codes of Practice, Policies, Standards, Work Procedures, Legislative requirements and the relevant Parts of the Safe Manual - Electricity Industry (SE-MI)
- Must have:
- Proven technical experience in high voltage zone substations environment SCADA, protection relay configuration and testing
- Demonstrated experience in underground cable testing and cable IDs
- Proven experience carrying out Pre & Post Commissioning tests including testing and commissioning of Siemens and SEL relays
- Ability to read and interpret construction drawings and carrying out As-Builts on drawings

You will also have:
- Relevant trade qualification(s) as required (Diploma or NZCE (or equivalent) or
- Minimum 5+ years of experience of testing and commissioning in MV/HV industry
- Ability to work on battery banks, charger systems, multiple input protection systems, HV cables, secondary cables, HV circuit breakers, power transformers, single input protection relays and test instruments[RB4] (preferable but not essential)
- Ability to display initiative and willingness to be part of a team
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, with basic technology knowledge

**About us**
Northpower is an electricity and fibre network provider for Whangarei and Kaipara, with more than 60,000 connected customers. We also provide contracting services to our partners - other network owners and operators across the North Island.
- We have over 1,300 staff working together across 14 locations to keep the power on and the lights going for our customers.**Get in touch

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