Design Engineer

Northpower Limited; Auckland; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private use Northpower vehicle

Life insurance

KiwiSaver contributed

Private medical cover discount

Ongoing learning and career devlopment

Job summary

Northpower Limited in Auckland is seeking a Design Engineer to join the CustomerProjects team. You’ll design, plan, price, and tender electrical distribution projects, delivering practical, cost‑effective solutions that meet customer, regulatory, and safety requirements.

Collaborate with project managers, operations, customers, contractors and authorities from concept to construction. This role strengthens essential infrastructure across Aotearoa while you develop technical and commercial

Qualifications

• Minimum BE Electrical or Electrical Diploma or equivalent experience.
• Experience with electricity distribution networks.
• Strong planning and organisational skills.
• Proven ability to prepare estimates, tenders and contract docs.
• CAD experience for construction drawings and as-builts.

Responsibilities

• Design overhead and underground distribution infrastructure.
• Prepare pricing estimates, tenders and documentation.
• Produce CAD construction and as-built drawings.
• Plan project delivery and support handovers.
• Support customer-initiated works and network upgrades.
• Manage stakeholder relationships across customers and teams.
• Ensure compliance with safety, quality and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Problem solving

Stakeholder management

Planning

Communication

Education

BE Electrical

Electrical Diploma

Tools

CAD

Job description

About the Role

We're looking for a Design Engineer to join our CustomerProjects team. In this role, you'll provide design, planning, pricing, andtendering services for a range of electricity distribution projects, helpingdeliver practical, cost-effective solutions that meet customer, regulatory, andsafety requirements.
Working closely with Project Managers, Operational Teams,customers, contractors, consultants, and local authorities, you'll be involvedin projects from concept through to construction, ensuring designs areaccurate, compliant, and ready for successful delivery.

You'll be responsible for:

• Designingoverhead and underground electricity distribution infrastructure
• Preparingpricing estimates, tenders, and contractual documentation
• ProducingCAD construction and as-built drawings
• Planningproject delivery and supporting project handovers
• Supportingcustomer-initiated works, network upgrades, asset relocations, and newsubdivisions
• Managingstakeholder relationships across customers, contractors, consultants, andinternal teams
• Ensuringcompliance with customer, regulatory, quality, and safety requirements
• Identifyingopportunities for continuous improvement and operational excellence
• This is an excellent opportunity to work on essentialinfrastructure projects that help power communities across Aotearoa whiledeveloping your technical and commercial expertise.

About You

You're a proactive and customer-focused engineeringprofessional who enjoys solving problems, building relationships, anddelivering practical outcomes. Whether you're an experienced Design Engineer orbringing relevant industry experience from a related field, you're motivated byseeing projects progress from design through to delivery.

You'll bring:

• A BEElectrical, Electrical Diploma, or equivalent industry experience
• Afull New Zealand Driver Licence
• Experienceor exposure to electricity distribution networks and infrastructure
• Knowledgeof overhead and underground network design principles
• Experiencepreparing estimates, pricing, tenders, and project documentation
• CADexperience and the ability to produce accurate technical drawings
• Strongplanning, organisation, and problem-solving skills
• Excellentcommunication and stakeholder management abilities
• Astrong commitment to health, safety, quality, and environmental standards
• Acustomer-focused approach and the ability to work collaboratively acrossteams
• Experience with substations, transformers, networkreinforcements, asset relocations, subdivisions, or utility infrastructureprojects would be highly advantageous.
• Most importantly, you're a team player who takes pride indelivering high-quality work, building strong relationships, and helping createinfrastructure that keeps communities connected and powered.

What’s in it for you?

Make real impact across Aotearoa in a stable and future-focused sector. At Northpower, you’ll do work that matters and powers our communitieswhile growing your career in an organisation that genuinely cares for its people.

You’ll benefit from:

• A people-first culture built on safety, inclusion, and deep care, where contributions are recognised and wellbeing is supported through EAP and our award-winning peer support network
• Fair and market competitive pay with a full private use Northpower vehicle
• The flexibility to tailor through additional leave and increased employer KiwiSaver contributions
• Life insurance and preventative health initiatives
• Discounted group medical cover and health and fitness programmes
• Discounted fuel rates plus a range of retail discounts
• Ongoing learning and development, with clear career pathways to help you grow, specialise, or progress
• A welcoming, family-friendly workplace where people are encouraged to be themselves and feel valued

About Northpower – Powering communities across Aotearoa

Northpower is an organisation with deep regional roots andnational reach. We own and operate the electricity and fibre networks acrossWhangārei and Kaipara, delivering essential infrastructure to more than 60,000connected customers, while also operating one of New Zealand’s largest multi-utilitycontracting businesses.
From keeping the lights on today to building theinfrastructure that will power tomorrow, our work spans electricity, fibre,renewables, transmission, and energy services. With more than 1,400 peopleacross 16 locations, we act as one to support our communities, customers,clients, and critical national infrastructure across Aotearoa.
What connects all of this work is real impact you can see in yourcommunity.The work you do at Northpower matters – it is seen, felt, and relied on everyday.