Portfolio Performance Analyst

Work at the centre of the electricity sector, enabling the energy future
- Define, monitor, and analyse work programme metrics for IT & Business projects
- Collaborate broadly, ensure data quality and support resource planning

**Facilitate project financial and KPI dashboard reporting in PowerBI to generate actionable insights to optimise portfolio performance**.**

Transpower's purpose is to empower the energy future for New Zealand - a future that delivers a net-zero carbon economy and a reliable and secure electricity system.

**Our Context and Group Purpose**

Operations Process & Technology Improvement (OPTI) is a key function within the Operations Division, responsible for identifying capability requirements to support future needs and providing a clear roadmap and investment plan to deliver the necessary capability uplift. OPTI manages, delivers, and governs this investment plan, ensuring value for money while achieving strategic outcomes.

OPTI also drives efficiencies by proactively identifying and implementing technology and process improvements to meet evolving service expectations, and by supporting the key technology toolset used within Operations.

**The team**

The OPTI Investment (Projects) Delivery team manages the formal joint programme relationship with the Electricity Authority and works closely with our Information Services & Technology (IST) division to ensure the successful delivery of the Operations work programme.

**The opportunity - ideally an ASAP start for 12-months fixed term**

In this newly created role, you'll support the Investment Delivery Manager by generating actionable insights to optimise portfolio performance and drive strategic decision-making.

You'll enjoy a wide variety of work, from defining, monitoring and analysing investment portfolio metrics to ensuring the Operations portfolio is delivered at an optimal level to meet business objectives and goals.

You'll collaborate with the Investment Delivery Manager and IST Portfolio Delivery Managers to define portfolio performance KPIs. From there, you'll partner with the Data & Analytics team to assess data availability in Transpower's cloud data warehouse, identify gaps and develop a remediation plan at pace. In parallel, you'll design, build and progressively roll out PowerBI dashboards to report on portfolio performance.

This is a great opportunity for someone looking to build strong relationships and gain experience at the heart of the electricity sector.

**What will you bring?**

You'll bring exceptional people skills, and the ability to dive into detail while maintaining a systemic view. You understand the importance of portfolio management and analysis, and the value of visualising data to support decision-making and strategic planning.

**To be considered, your CV and cover letter will demonstrate**:

- Experience creating dashboards utilising PowerBI from multiple data sources
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to clearly convey findings and recommendations to a wide audience
- Exposure to or understanding of a project-centric environment and/or MS Project
- Strong problem-solving and analysis skills, with the ability to identify and resolve issues affecting portfolio performance
- Commercial and financial acumen, with a delivery-focused mindset
- A tertiary qualification or equivalent experience

**Join us at Transpower**

Aotearoa is powered by the people who work here. Every home, every marae, every electric vehicle, every hospital relies on the electricity we manage and deliver. This is your opportunity to join us on a mission that affects all New Zealanders - every day and long into the future.

With over 28 nationalities, our people provide diverse perspectives, knowledge, and deep and varied experience which they love to share.

We work in the office or on-site for a minimum of three days each week, which helps us build and maintain relationships, support learning, deliver outcomes, and sustain our culture. This approach also offers staff the flexibility they need for both work and personal commitments, with adaptable daily start and finish times.

**Next steps**

**Existing eligibility to work in New Zealand is essential.