Chief Technical Capability & Standards Leader

Transpower New Zealand; Wellington; On-site; NZD 170,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Transpower New Zealand invites a dynamic leader to become Head of Technical Capability, shaping capability systems, standards, tools and practices across Grid Development. You’ll guide four teams—Asset & System Information, Cost Engineering, Digital Engineering, and Engineering Standards—ensuring scalable, high‑quality delivery and sound technical governance.

Based in Auckland, Wellington, or Christchurch, you’ll partner with senior leaders to lift maturity, drive continuous improvement, and

Qualifications

• Evidence of strategic capability development and leadership.
• Proven experience leading specialist technical or centre-of-excellence functions.
• Ability to lead through complexity, ambiguity and competing priorities.
• Ability to build alignment across technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Use of evidence and insights to improve maturity and decision-making.
• Experience leading organisational change or practice transformation.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategy and practice for scalable delivery across teams and functions.
• Govern technical engineering processes with clear review and escalation paths.
• Mature tools and information systems to improve usability and reliability.
• Drive continuous improvement and innovation through insights and industry best practice.

Skills

Strategic capability

Specialist tech leadership

Change leadership

Stakeholder alignment

Evidence-based decisions

Communication

Job description

Transpower New Zealand invites a dynamic leader to become Head of Technical Capability, shaping capability systems, standards, tools and practices across Grid Development. You’ll guide four teams—Asset & System Information, Cost Engineering, Digital Engineering, and Engineering Standards—ensuring scalable, high‑quality delivery and sound technical governance.

Based in Auckland, Wellington, or Christchurch, you’ll partner with senior leaders to lift maturity, drive continuous improvement, and