Power Technician

Overview

Lead technical management and delivery of high‑voltage substation projects.

Key Responsibilities

• technical support
• equipment compliance
• substation management
• cost estimating
• safety management
• team mentoring

Tasks

-Scope, plan, and provide technical support for all works as required. -Take responsibility for the safety of yourself, your team, and the public, ensuring compliance with Health, Safety, and Environmental requirements. -Ensure plant and equipment are compliant, in good working order, and fit for purpose. -Mentor and guide team members to uphold high standards of performance, safety, and quality. -Provide support in estimating works, ensuring accurate pricing and resource allocation. -Lead the technical management and execution of high-voltage substation works.

Requirements

• high‑voltage
• health safety
• trade qualification
• word/excel
• practising licence
• teamwork

What You Bring

-Ability to organise and plan workloads to meet project timelines and goals -Strong understanding of Health, Safety, and Environmental standards in the electricity industry -Proven technical experience in high-voltage substation environments -A current practising licence (as required) -A relevant trade qualification (Diploma or NZCE or equivalent) -Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel -Strong communication skills (both verbal and written -A current NZ driver’s licence -Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to work in a team and lead by example

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Benefits

-Access to an in-house well-being program, including Peer Support Network (Kaitiaki) and EAP services -A supportive and dynamic work environment -A range of retail discounts and additional benefits -Opportunities for professional growth and career development -Competitive remuneration

About Northpower

-It blends ownership and contracting—running its own electricity and fibre networks while delivering engineering and construction services nationwide. -Financially robust, it sustains large-scale contracts with major utilities and returns profits to its consumer-owned trust. -Its projects range from substation upgrades and submarine cable installations to managing transmission lines and future-energy installations. -Specialising in transmission, distribution, fibre rollout, inspection solutions and grid‑scale solar, it tackles every layer of utility infrastructure. -Unusually, the company owns and operates one of the region’s oldest hydro stations and recently launched a portable data centre prototype.

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Security Clearance

-criminal history check -drug and alcohol testing -medical assessment