Downer
Leading provider of integrated services across Australia and New Zealand, delivering infrastructure solutions.
Electrical Designer Estimator/Engineer
Design & estimate electricity distribution projects, managing specs, budgets and timelines.
Job Highlights
About the Role
The successful candidate will design and estimate asset renewal, customer‑initiated, major tender and defect‑resolution projects, delivering high‑quality engineering designs, estimations and quotations. They will also manage projects to ensure they meet specifications, remain within budget and are completed on schedule. • Offer high-quality engineering design and estimation services, including providing quotations. • Perform quality audits of onsite work to ensure compliance with contract documents, design and construction standards, legislation, regulations, and network operating standards. • Provide detailed scopes of work, proposals, reports, handover packages and commissioning documents. • Oversee projects according to specifications, budget, and deadlines, ensuring resources are efficiently coordinated with the project plan. • Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
- ▸design estimation
- ▸quotations
- ▸quality audits
- ▸project management
- ▸stakeholder relations
- ▸handover docs
What You Bring
Multiple roles are available across Auckland, Hamilton, Paeroa, Matamata, Coromandel Town and Tauranga. Downer’s Engineering Solutions Division is seeking electrical design professionals to help power smarter infrastructure throughout New Zealand. The position welcomes both seasoned engineers and trade‑qualified candidates looking to transition into electricity distribution projects. Downer values technical expertise in power distribution combined with strong communication, problem‑solving and client‑focused delivery. The role requires knowledge of electricity networks, design and pricing experience in infrastructure or utilities, and a trade or engineering background such as line mechanic, electrician or cable jointer. • Knowledge of electricity distribution networks. • Design and pricing experience in infrastructure or utilities. • Trade or engineering background (e.g., Line Mechanic, Electrician, Cable Jointer). • Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
Requirements
- ▸power networks
- ▸design pricing
- ▸line mechanic
- ▸stakeholder engagement
- ▸communication skills
- ▸trade background
Benefits
• Competitive salary package and all necessary tools to perform the job. • Access to health and wellness benefits including EAP, Beyond Blue, and health insurance discounts. • Perks@Downer discounts on retail, travel, and entertainment products. • Dedicated internal mobility team focusing on progression, succession, and redeployment opportunities. • Work for a Tier 1 ASX‑listed company with extensive in‑house capabilities.
Work Environment
Hybrid