Transmission Stations Electrical Fitter

Overview

Construct and maintain high/low voltage electrical equipment in substations.

Key Responsibilities

• repair maintenance
• electrical work
• job planning
• fault finding
• defect elimination
• issue identification

Tasks

-Assist with repair and maintenance activities and identify potential problems and solutions to recover from any setbacks -Carry out prescribed electrical work according to regulations -Conduct job scoping and planning with accuracy -Inspecting, fault finding, and defect elimination on HV and LV electrical equipment. -Identify potential issues and provide effective solutions to recover from setbacks

Requirements

• driver's licence
• registered electrician
• hv lv
• schematics
• substation
• health safety

What You Bring

-New Zealand driver’s licence -Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics & diagrams -Accurate record-keeping and reporting of the works undertaken -Experience with isolating and switching HV & LV network systems -Be a registered electrician with a current practicing licence -Preferably working at height competencies and experience heavy industry & construction type skill set -Able to cope with the physical demands of the job and has a strong commitment to health and safety -Experience in 11KV to 220KV Substation Construction or Maintenance is desirable

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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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