Technology and Innovation Engineer
New Plymouth or Tauranga
Here at Powerco, we're busy keeping the lights on and gas flowing to more than 430,000 homes, businesses and organisations across the North Island. If you have a keen interest in how energy will be supplied and used in the future, the role of distribution utilities in this, are excited about the opportunities that emerging technology holds to improve electricity delivery, and are looking for your next big role, it's time to join the fast-paced, exciting company that powers NZ's largest electricity distribution network.
The energy and technology landscapes are changing. Our customers are embarking on a journey to use smarter, cost-efficient and digitally connected equipment. Think electric vehicles, battery storage, or solar panels. We call these Distributed Energy Resources (DERs). To continue to offer them a cost-efficient, valuable service, our networks need to evolve too. They need to become smarter, more flexible and more intelligent. That’s also a big change for our wider organization, and our team supports them in this transition.
So we’re looking for someone who is curious and technically astute with a collaborative attitude to provide support and network planning expertise to the team. If you know about how network stability and power quality work and understand the basics of protection, you’ll be a great asset to the team. We will call upon you to help model some scenarios and take part in our pilot projects, so we can have a good idea of what to expect when these become mainstream on our network.
Now for the formal bit: we think that if you are an engineer with a formal qualification (like a BE or NZCE) and a minimum of about 5 years of experience working for an electricity utility, you’ll hit the ground running.
Life is good here at Powerco. You'll join a fun, tight-knit group of dedicated, passionate people and become a thought-leader in a company that's a major contributor to the community. In addition to competitive salary offerings, generous leave allocations and health and wellness packages, you’ll also get the satisfaction of playing an important part in helping us deliver an essential service to our communities.
If you're after an exciting role within the New Zealand electrical industry, get in touch, and let's talk about how you can join us at Powerco
Please see the position description for full details, roles and responsibilities of this role
Applications close: Friday 14 August 2020
At Powerco, we are strong supporters of inclusion and diversity and believe that a diverse workplace adds to our ideas, solutions and overall strength. We foster a flexible working environment that is collaborative and trusted and is representative of the community which we serve. We believe that individuals thrive and the business prospers when people have a rewarding work experience and can be themselves.
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