Change Manager – Business Projects

Transpower New Zealand; Wellington; Hybrid; NZD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellness benefits

On-site three days a week

Job summary

Transpower New Zealand in Wellington is seeking a seasoned Change Manager to lead business change for large-scale transmission projects in OPTI. You will develop change strategies, assess readiness, identify impacts, and drive adoption across processes, people and technology.

Working with project managers and sponsors, you’ll influence stakeholders, manage risks, and ensure change activities are integrated into project plans while delivering tangible benefits for the electricity system and

Qualifications

• Relevant tertiary and change management qualifications.
• Experience delivering and embedding business change across process, people, and technology.
• Experience applying change principles, methodologies, and tools to assess readiness, manage risks, and support adoption.
• Ability to influence and move projects at pace toward common goals.
• Strong analytical and decision-making skills.
• Experience aligning change initiatives to strategy and measurable benefits.

Responsibilities

• Lead change for projects and initiatives to support successful implementation and adoption.
• Develop change strategies and plans assessing readiness and impacts.
• Integrate change activities into project plans and manage stakeholder communication.
• Collaborate with project managers and sponsors to drive change across business areas.
• Build relationships with teams across Transpower to keep energy flowing.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Change management

Communication

Analytical thinking

Influence & negotiation

Education

Tertiary qualification in Change Management or related field

Tools

Change management methodologies

Risk assessment tools

Job description

Future-focused 24/7 operational environment critical to the nation

• Join our Operations, Process, and Technology Improvement group
• Lead impactful change management in Transmission System Operations projects

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.

About The Team

Our Operations, Process, and Technology Improvement (OPTI) group supports the Operations division to deliver the solutions needed to manage the real-time power system and prepare for an increasingly electrified future.https://www.transpower.co.nz/system-operator/our-system-operator-role

The group proactively identifies the capabilities, skills, resources, and support needed to meet current and future operational needs. It also optimises planning and investment decisions across key tools and processes, including SCADA applications, market systems, real-time systems, and real-time asset management technologies used by our control rooms and other areas of Transpower.

The Investment Delivery team within OPTI manages the formal joint programme relationship with the Electricity Authority and works collaboratively with our Information Services Technology (IST) division to deliver the Operations work programme.

Investment Delivery provides governance to ensure outcomes are delivered, resources and funding are used effectively, technology dependencies are understood, and change impacts are minimised. Check out projects here https://www.transpower.co.nz/system-operator/planning-future/system-operator-projects

The Opportunity – in Wellington

As one of two permanent OPTI Change Managers, and part of our broader Change Community of Practice, you’ll play a key role in developing change strategies and plans that assess readiness, identify impacts, integrate change activities into project plans, and support effective stakeholder communication.

Working alongside project managers and sponsors, you’ll lead change for projects and initiatives to support successful implementation and adoption. You’ll build relationships with people passionate about keeping the energy flowing for Aotearoa, while developing practical mitigation strategies for business impacts.

With nationally significant programmes of work to deliver, this is an ideal opportunity for a qualified and experienced change professional seeking intellectually stimulating, varied project work and the opportunity to contribute to a unique organisation for the long term.

What will you bring?

You’ll bring proven experience as a business change manager or practitioner in a complex, large-scale organisation. You’ll be known for clear, concise communication, strong stakeholder engagement, and keeping change activity focused on business outcomes.

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

• Relevant tertiary and change management qualifications.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver and embed business change across process, people, and technology.
• Previous experience applying change principles, methodologies, and tools to assess readiness, manage risks, and support successful adoption in varied contexts.
• Proven ability to influence, constructively challenge and move people and projects at pace toward a common vision or goal.
• Strong analytical and decision-making skills.
• Previous experience aligning change initiatives to strategy, business outcomes, and measurable benefits.

Join us at Transpower

Our people care deeply about each other and New Zealand. With more than thirty-one ethnicities represented across Transpower, our diverse perspectives, knowledge and experience are willingly shared.

We work in the office or on site for at least three days each week to support collaboration, learning and delivery, and prioritise wellbeing through a broad range of health and wellness benefits. Check out our benefits here www.transpower.co.nz/about-us/careers-transpower/staff-benefits

Next steps

To join us in our Waikoukou Wellington head office and work at the heart of the electricity sector, please review the position description on our careers site and apply with your cover letter and CV without delay.

Role closes Monday 12 October; however, applications will be reviewed as they are received, and you may be contacted before the close date to arrange an initial informal conversation to facilitate shortlisting.