DER Operations Manager - Solar & Grid Delivery Leader

Meridian Energy Limited; Christchurch; Hybrid; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary package

Three company paid days

Enhanced KiwiSaver contributions

Learning and development opportunities

Wellbeing programme

Employee discounts off Meridian power

One-off $400 payment for work-fromHome

Opportunity to contribute to DER and住宅

Job summary

Meridian Energy Limited is seeking a Distributed Energy Resources (DER) Operations Manager for a 12-month fixed term role based in Christchurch. You will design and operate the delivery processes for residential solar and Smart Hot Water, coordinating with customer-facing teams, internal functions and delivery partners to reduce delays and rework, and to create a seamless customer experience.

You will lead day-to-day delivery, define data requirements, manage approvals, and ensure accurate

Qualifications

• Proven experience building or improving operational delivery processes in residential solar or related technical environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, document and improve the process from sale to handover, then test it in live delivery.
• Define information needed at each stage, who owns it and how it's captured at source.
• Prepare, submit and track distributed generation applications with distribution businesses.
• Keep compliance and job records tight, and build them into the normal workflow.
• Monitor queues and deadlines, manage installer relationships and clear roadblocks early.
• Handle purchase orders, approvals and invoicing, and remove manual work wherever you find it.
• Spot recurring bottlenecks, report on delivery and prioritise what to fix.

Skills

Operational delivery

Process mapping

SOPs & checklists

Cross-functional collaboration

Attention to detail

Stakeholder management

Ownership of outcomes

Workflow prioritisation

Tools

Workflow systems

Job description

Meridian Energy Limited is seeking a Distributed Energy Resources (DER) Operations Manager for a 12-month fixed term role based in Christchurch. You will design and operate the delivery processes for residential solar and Smart Hot Water, coordinating with customer-facing teams, internal functions and delivery partners to reduce delays and rework, and to create a seamless customer experience.

You will lead day-to-day delivery, define data requirements, manage approvals, and ensure accurate