Data Engineer - Simply Energy

Contact Energy; Wellington; On-site; NZD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free health insurance cover

Boosted KiwiSaver

Contact Shares access

Home setup & wellbeing payment

Job summary

Contact Energy is seeking a data engineer to sit near both business and technology teams, shaping how data is used to solve problems and enable future innovation. In a small team, you will influence decisions, build strong stakeholder relationships and see direct value from your work.

You’ll translate business needs into scalable data solutions, design pipelines, and evolve reporting capabilities to support business outcomes across the energy platform.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in data engineering and delivering end-to-end data solutions.
• Ability to gather, understand and translate business requirements into technical outcomes.
• Experience with data platforms, pipelines, ETL processes and data warehousing concepts.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of translating business needs into scalable, practical data engineering solutions.
• Design, build and evolve data pipelines, platforms and reporting capabilities that support business outcomes.
• Partner closely with stakeholders across technology, customer operations, architecture, engineering and the wider business.
• Help shape how data requirements are understood, prioritised and delivered.
• Contribute to the ongoing evolution and modernisation of Simply Energy’s technology landscape.
• Support high-quality decision-making by enabling trusted, accessible and meaningful data.
• Work autonomously while collaborating with a team of specialists who share knowledge and expertise freely.

Skills

Data engineering

End-to-end data solutions

Stakeholder engagement

Communication skills

Independent / proactive

Tools

Google Cloud Platform

BigQuery

ETL processes

Data warehousing concepts

Job description

TeTākinatanga| Our Story

At Contact, we believe home is the most important place in the world. That belief shapes everything we do, from leading the energy transition to how we power Aotearoa and care for our people and communities.

We’re a power, broadband, and mobile company, but we’re also investing boldly in renewable energy and smarter, more connected ways of working mahi. Our ambition is simple: to leave Aotearoa better than we found it.

Guided by our tikanga, we’re a team who care deeply about the work we do, how we support one another, and the impact we have. Simply put, we touch lives to make life better.

At Contact, good energy starts with great people. We’re on a mission to help build a better Aotearoa by accelerating the transition to a low‑carbon future. Through Simply Energy, we work alongside some of New Zealand’s largest commercial and industrial energy users, helping them make smarter decisions about how they use and manage energy leading the way to a low‑carbon future. Data plays a critical role in the Energy Transition journey.

TeWhiwhingamahi | The Opportunity

This is more than a traditional data engineering role.

You’ll sit close to both the business and technology teams, helping shape how data is used to solve problems, improve outcomes, and support future innovation. In a small team environment you’ll have the opportunity to influence decisions, build strong stakeholder relationships, and see a direct connection between your work and the value it creates.

• Take ownership of translating business needs into scalable, practical data engineering solutions
• Design, build and evolve data pipelines, platforms and reporting capabilities that support business outcomes
• Partner closely with stakeholders across technology, customer operations, architecture, engineering and the wider business
• Help shape how data requirements are understood, prioritised and delivered
• Contribute to the ongoing evolution and modernisation of Simply Energy’s technology landscape
• Support high‑quality decision‑making by enabling trusted, accessible and meaningful data
• Work autonomously while collaborating with a team of specialists who share knowledge and expertise freely

You’ll join a collaborative team, where curiosity, initiative, collaboration and ownership are highly valued.

Kowaikoe| About You

You’ll be someone who enjoys connecting technology to real‑world outcomes.

You’re naturally curious, enjoy understanding how things work, and aren’t afraid to ask questions or challenge assumptions. You like working directly with stakeholders, can confidently navigate ambiguity, and are motivated by solving meaningful problems.

Here’s what we’re ideally looking for:

• Strong experience in data engineering and delivering end‑to‑end data solutions
• The ability to gather, understand and translate business requirements into technical outcomes
• Experience working with data platforms, pipelines, ETL processes and data warehousing concepts
• Confidence engaging with both technical and non‑technical stakeholders
• Strong communication skills and the ability to build trusted relationships
• A proactive approach and comfort operating independently within a small team
• Resilience and persistence when working through complexity and unfamiliar environments

Bonus points if you have:

• Experience with Google Cloud Platform and BigQuery
• Experience working within the energy or utilities sector
• Exposure to reporting, analytics or business intelligence environments
• A passion for using data to support sustainability and decarbonisation outcomes

We support flexible working where it works for the individual, the team and the business. Our main hubs are in Wellington and Auckland, and this role is best suited to someone who can work flexibly from one of these locations.

This ad will close on Tuesday 4th of August but we’re considering applications as they come in, so hop to it if you’re keen!

Contact is not a place you’ll stagnate. We are growing and offer superb learning and development opportunities along with a bunch of other perks like free health insurance cover, boosted KiwiSaver, access to Contact Shares, a ‘Good to be Home’ annual payment toward your home set up & wellbeing, a trail‑blazing parental leave policy, twice yearly payments towards our products if you’re a Contact customer, and more!

Please note, only candidates with the right to live and work in New Zealand will be considered for this role.