Technical Officer Electrical Specialist

Do you have significant electricity industry experience?
- Passionate about safety and want to make a difference?
- Permanent role based in Wellington or Auckland (but open to other locations for the right person).
- Use your expertise in a regulatory role for all of New Zealand

If you are passionate about safety and would like to use your expertise in a regulatory role, then this could be the role for you
Mo tatou - About Us
He aha te mea nui o tēnei ao? He tangata, he tangata, he tangata.
What is the most important thing in the world, it is people, it is people, it is people
Ka noho mātāmua te orangatonutanga o te tangata ki a mātou o Mahi Haumaru Aotearoa. Ko te aronga matua kia haere haumaru ngā tāngata katoa ki te mahi, kia hoki haumaru ki te te kāinga. Inā ka ngākaunui koe ki ēnei āhuatanga, tomo mai ki tēnei whare whakaruruhau.
WorkSafe New Zealand, Mahi Haumaru Aotearoa, is the primary workplace health and safety regulator - our vision is that everyone who goes to mahi comes home healthy and safe. Our kaimahi are passionate about our vision and embrace and demonstrate our Mātāpono WorkSafe Values through the mahi they do:

- Whakakotahi - we're united in a strong purpose 
- Kōrero mai - we engage meaningfully
- Tiakina mai - we're entrusted with a duty of care. 

**We offer a range of benefits including**:

- Free life insurance
- Discounts on health insurance and eye care
- Five weeks annual leave
- 15 days sick leave
- $400 contribution towards setting up your home workstation, and
- Learning and professional development opportunities

We operate on a flexible by default basis, allowing you and your manager to create a flexible work experience that supports you and the business to succeed. Flexible by default covers a range of different situations including, but not limited to, condensed working hours and flexibility with location.
There are a growing number of employee led networks to promote the goals and needs of our diverse communities, such as our Te Rōpū Atuapiko Rainbow Network, Pacific Network, Wāhine Network, Tū Rangatira Māori Network
Ko te tīma - About our team
Ō te tūranga - About the role
WorkSafe's Energy Safety team is committed to promoting and ensuring the safe supply and use of gas and electricity. It works with industry and the public to promote high safety and quality standards in networks, installations and products.
Our team of expert technical officers and advisors educate, advise on, investigate, audit, and ensure compliance (enforce) the safety and supply quality frameworks for gas and electricity established by legislation, standards and codes of practice.
We are looking for a Technical Officer (Electrical) to join our team. This is a permanent role based in Auckland or Wellington (preferred). As part of the team, you'll liaise with the best in New Zealand industry, and have a significant impact on electricity safety through interventions which change industry and public behaviour.

**Ko tōu ake mahi - What You'll Do**:

- Investigate accidents
- conduct audits from appliances, and fittings to installations and networks
- Educate and engage with stakeholders
- Write technical reports
- Enforcement of the electricity and gas legislation

**Ko ngā pukenga ōu - What You'll Bring**:

- A tertiary or professional qualification in an Electrical trade or related occupation and extensive relevant industry experience
- Sound technical knowledge and a good understanding of electricity industry issues and the wider stakeholder network
- Experience with emerging uses of electricity or distributed generation and supply (this is advantageous but not essential)
- Ability and initiative to recognise safety regulatory risks, and where safety outcomes could be improved
- Sound knowledge of the administration of regulatory frameworks and standardisation
- Ability to self-manage work portfolios and work well under pressure
- Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to interpret and administer regulatory requirements and write technical reports in plain language
- Investigation and auditing experience would be an advantage
- Practical risk or compliance management experience

Nāu te rourou, nāku te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi.
With your food basket and my food basket the people will thrive
The full position description is available from the advert on our careers centre: WorkSafe New Zealand
Awhe utu - Salary range
As part of our remuneration framework the full salary range for the position is from $99,958 to $131,904 and our expected starting base salary for the right person is from $105,282 to $112,737. Note: KiwiSaver/SSRSS employer contribution is additional to/on top of your base salary.
Me pēhea te tono - How to apply
Mahi Haumaru Aotearoa is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and welcome and encourage applicants from all walks of life. We value the experience your point of difference could bring to us.
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