Asset Manager

Company Description
**Te Tākinatanga - Our Story**

Ko tō mātou kaupapa nui ko te tuku atu i tō mātou pūngao ki te wāhi e tika ana, kia whakahaukino kore ai i te rāngai pūngao o Aotearoa me te whakatairanga atu i te #changematters. E kaingākau ana mātou mō tō mātou whāinga matua, ā, e whakahīhī ana anō mātou i te iwi tangata kei muri i a mātou e whaiwhai ana i te whāinga kotahi. Nā runga i tēnei whāinga teitei, tērā pea ka ui ake koe ki a koe anō-ka pēhea tēnei āheinga e tautoko ana i tētehi Aotearoa pai ake, Aotearoa mā ake?

Our purpose is to put our energy where it matters, to decarbonise the New Zealand energy sector and promote #changematters. We are passionate about our mission and proud to have a tribe of people behind us working towards a common purpose. With such an ambitious goal, you might ask yourself - how does this opportunity help support a better, cleaner NZ?

At the Stratford Power Station we pride ourselves on keeping our plant available for when it is required to run.

**Job Description**:
**Te Whiwhinga mahi | The opportunity**

We are on the hunt for an Asset Manager to deliver all of Contact’s projects, engineering and maintenance management activities and services to the Stratford site (specifically the Taranaki Combined Cycle (TCC) power station and Stratford Peaker Plant (SPP)).

This manager will be responsible for ensuring their team delivers safe, reliable plant operations and maintenance activities in line with our Contact strategy and site asset management plan.

Activities need to be planned, scheduled and executed in a timely manner to ensure we optimise the cost and utilisation of staff and contractors performing project, engineering, maintenance and outage activities at the site.

This position is based in the stunning Taranaki region and reports into the Head of Generation.

Some of the key roles and responsibilities are;
- Lead, direct and motivate the team, including managing resources and budget, as well as planning for future succession needs.
- Contributes to Contact’s vision, strategy and overall direction by offering sound commercial advice on business issues.
- Contribute to the development of the Generation and Trading Asset Management Plan (GTAMP) and lead the development of the site Asset Management Plans (AMPs) in line with the GTAMP.
- Ensure business risks are managed through effective monitoring and review of maintenance procedures.
- Maintain and improve performance of all plant and equipment.
- Contribute to the development of HSE management system improvements and perform HSE responsibilities as defined in the relevant policies and systems.
- Ensure all staff and contractors working on the site are trained and competent to undertake the work to which they are assigned safely.

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

We are open to the skills and experience you bring. Prior experience in Asset Management would be great but we don’t expect you have an engineering background. The team you are leading has the technical capability so you can lean on them for support.

What’s most important to us, is that you have a strategic and commercial mindset, and are passionate about leading others and meeting customer needs. You will be a natural influencer and have a track record of leading high performing teams. You lead by example and are considered a pro when it comes to mentoring and motivating your team to achieve success.

You will be famous for your communication style and ability to inspire and take people on a journey - even if it gets rocky from time to time. You’re curious and skilled at identifying issues and offering resolutions. Your teams’ safety is a number one priority for you.

Additional Information

Contact is doing some pretty cool things right now. If you like the sound of what we’re offering and think you are the right person for the job, we’d love to hear from you. Hit ‘Apply’ now

At Contact we are extremely fortunate to actively promote new ways of working, essentially this means that the life/work balance is real.

Contact Energy is committed to being an inclusive employer. We want people to be themselves, after all, they can't be anyone else