Technical Advisor

This is your chance to join an organisation with a strong focus on innovation, safety, and professional development — and a team that is committed to supporting your growth.

**The Role**:
We are looking for a Technical Advisor to join our Energy Services team. In this role, you’ll play a critical part in ensuring operational safety, risk management, and technical excellence across our teams, while mentoring and guiding Supervisors, Managers, and field staff.

Your work will directly contribute to building safer, more effective practices and ensuring Northpower continues to lead the way in compliance.
- In this role, you will:_
- Set the Standard—conduct 2nd line of defence activities and verify technical competencies, assess trade tools, and refine procedures across the board
- Keep it compliant—stay ahead of industry regulations and ensure our crews are equipped to meet them
- Share your knowledge—help shape training, coach technical skills, and support continuous development across our workforce
- Enhance Performance—identify and implement technical and safety enhancements that make a real difference in daily operation
- Champion learning—foster a culture of ongoing growth by supporting development pathways, guiding technical upskilling, and integrating lessons learned in day-to-day practices

**What’s in it for you?**
This is an exciting chance to step into a role that has real influence over performance, culture, and safety. You’ll work closely with respected leaders and have the opportunity to shape the future of technical practice at Northpower.
- In return, you’ll enjoy:_
- Competitive remuneration
- Opportunities for technical and leadership growth
- A collaborative, supportive team culture
- In-house wellbeing support including Kaitiaki peer network and EAP services
- A company committed to innovation, care, and continuous learning

**About You**:
We’re looking for someone with the confidence and experience to coach others and drive technical improvement in a high-performance field environment.
- To be successful in this role, you’ll need:_
- A strong technical field background, with audit and risk management knowledge
- Practical understanding of regulatory frameworks and industry best practices
- Strong influencing and mentoring skills, with a proactive, safety-first mindset
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to coach field and leadership teams
- A commitment to continuous learning and staying up to date with innovations

**About us**
Northpower is an electricity and fibre network provider for Whangārei and Kaipara, with more than 60,000 connected customers. Northpower is one of the largest multi-utility contractors in New Zealand, servicing the needs of clients in transmission, distribution, generation, fibre, renewables, and commercial sectors.

We have a reputation for excellence and innovation, providing commercially viable solutions for electrical and telecommunication design, construction, and maintenance requirements.
We have over 1,400 staff working together across 17 locations to keep the power on and the lights going for our customers

**Get in touch**
If you’re looking to take the next step in your career, feel inspired to join a value-based, culture of care and an employer who fosters an innovative environment where professional development is supported direct your profile into our career’s website and search for #REQ1675
- Suitable applicants will be interviewed whilst the advertisement is open. Send in your interest early_
- Pre-employment checks may include a criminal history check, drug and alcohol testing, and a medical assessment._