Team Lead

Company Description
**Te Tākinatanga - Our Story**

At Contact, we believe home is the most important place in the world. It's all part of our vision to leave Aotearoa better than we found it. We’re a power and broadband company, but we’re so much more than that. We are transforming the ways we mahi, and how Aotearoa is powered, leading the charge on renewable energy and digitising customer journeys in ways not yet seen here. A team of 1000+ from all walks of life who love what we do, look out for each other, and learn from one another every day, we’re stoked to be guided by our tikanga: we touch lives to make life better.

**Job Description**:
**Kōrero mō te tūranga | About the role**

We’re in growth mode at Contact, particularly when it comes to our geothermal generation portfolio. Right now, we are building our capability within our Reservoir Operations and Asset team, we’re in search of a Team Lead - Geochemistry. The purpose of this role is to provide technical leadership of the Reservoir Operations and Asset team within their discipline and across the wider business.

As a Section Lead for the Geochemistry team, you will ensure your team of geochemists delivers day-to-day support, oversight and advice for all geochemistry related activities across Contact’s Geothermal fleet. On occasions, you may need to act as the site geochemist to provide temporary cover during periods of leave, illness or secondments.

You’ll take ownership of our software and database systems, and relevant standards/procedures, ensuring we are compliant and operate under best practice. You may also be asked to hold and discharge a Discipline Authority (DA) role to manage our geochemistry risk across the business.

A large part of your success, will be your ability to manage and motivate your team, helping them to develop and grow their career. You will play a strategic role, helping to build Contact’s geochemistry capability and succession plan.

This permanent, full-time role is Taupo based role and reports into the Capability Lead - Reservoir Operations and Assets. It’s a newly created position which is exciting and a great opportunity for you to shape it and make it your own.

**Qualifications**:
**Ko wai koe | About you**

When it comes to leadership, we are looking for someone who is empathetic, encourages diversity of thought and can nurture the team and help them reach their full potential.

This is a collaborative role where you’ll interact with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders across all levels of authority. Building effective working relationships will come naturally to you. You take the lead, can hold your own and are comfortable having those uncomfortable conversations.

You will have strong research and analytical skills and you’re particularly curious when it comes to problem solving and process improvements. When it comes to communication (verbal and written), your skills are impressive. You are known for your story telling and can explain complex information in a way everyone can understand.

At times you’ll need to provide support to development and growth projects so some of knowledge of project management and contract management would be nice to see. Your commercial mindset helps you appreciate the importance of delivery business outcomes and you’re able to connect the dots.

Qualifications wise, you’ll have a tertiary qualification in chemistry, chemical engineering, geoscience or applied science.

Additional Information

There are a bunch of perks to being a permanent Contact kaimahi (employee). Along with great leadership, teammates, development, and growth and progression opportunities, you’ll enjoy flexible working, free health insurance cover, better-than-your-average leave, access to Contact Shares, a ‘Good to be Home’ annual payment toward your home set up & wellbeing, a trail-blazing parental leave policy, discounts on Contact Energy products, and more.