Electrical Supervisor

Omexom New Zealand; Maungakiekie-Tāmaki; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life & disability cover

KiwiSaver contributions

Parental leave

Birthday leave

Long service rewards

Career advancement opportunities

Great team

Job summary

Omexom New Zealand is seeking an experienced Electrical Supervisor based in Mt. Wellington to lead industrial electrical site teams. The role emphasizes delivering projects safely, on time, and to the highest quality standards while managing resources and stakeholder relations.

You will report to the Service Manager and contribute to a collaborative, solutions-focused culture with ongoing training and opportunities in New Zealand’s growing water sector.

Qualifications

• Current New Zealand Electrical Registration with Supervision Endorsement (essential).
• Proven experience supervising electrical teams within industrial and process plant environments.
• Strong technical knowledge of industrial electrical systems and installations including switchboards, MCCs, motors, VSDs, instrumentation and control systems.
• A demonstrated commitment to health and safety, with the ability to lead safe work practices on site.

Responsibilities

• Supervising and coordinating electrical site teams across industrial and infrastructure projects.
• Ensuring labour, materials, tools, and equipment are available and deployed effectively.
• Maintaining compliance with health, safety, environmental, and quality requirements.
• Providing leadership, coaching, and support to field personnel.
• Managing customer relationships and site communications.
• Monitoring productivity and project performance to achieve delivery objectives.
• End to end ownership of client flow work delivery.

Skills

Electrical supervision

Team leadership

Health & safety leadership

Stakeholder communication

Education

NZ Electrical Registration with Supervision Endorsement

Job description

• Based in Mt. Wellington
• Comprehensive Health Insurance
• Life & Disability Cover
• Generous KiwiSaver Contributions
• Enhanced Parental Leave
• Birthday Leave
• Long Service Rewards
• Career Advancement Opportunities
• Be a part of a Great Team.
• Full-time

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Electrical Supervisor with strong industrial electrical and process plant experience to join our growing team. Reporting into the Service Manager, you will be responsible for the day-to-day supervision and coordination of electrical site teams, ensuring projects are delivered safely, efficiently, on time, and to the highest quality standards. You will play a key role in leading field personnel, managing resources, and maintaining strong relationships with both customers and internal stakeholders.

Success in this role will be measured by your ability to:

• Integrate seamlessly into our team culture and contribute positively to a collaborative work environment.
• Develop a strong understanding of our customers' project delivery requirements and execution methodologies.
• Demonstrate effective people leadership and site-level management to drive project performance and team engagement.

Key responsibilities

• Supervising and coordinating electrical site teams across a range of industrial and infrastructure projects.
• Ensuring labour, materials, tools, and equipment are available and deployed effectively.
• Maintaining compliance with health, safety, environmental, and quality requirements.
• Providing leadership, coaching, and support to field personnel.
• Managing customer relationships and site communications.
• Monitoring productivity and project performance to achieve delivery objectives.
• End to end ownership of client flow work delivery.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a highly experienced team with a strong "solutions focused" attitude and a culture built on collaboration and support. You’ll have access to ongoing training and development, clear opportunities for career progression, and the chance to work within the rapidly growing water sector on projects that make a real difference to communities across New Zealand.

Qualifications

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

• Current New Zealand Electrical Registration with Supervision Endorsement (essential).
• Proven experience supervising electrical teams within industrial and process plant environments.
• Strong technical knowledge of industrial electrical systems and installations, including switchboards, motor control centres, motors, variable speed drives, instrumentation and control systems.
• A demonstrated commitment to health and safety, with the ability to lead safe work practices on site.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build strong relationships with customers, subcontractors, and colleagues.

Who are we?

As the global energy landscape continues to evolve, Omexom is supporting New Zealand’s transition toward a cleaner, more sustainable energy future. We work alongside partners across the energy ecosystem to accelerate progress and enable meaningful decarbonisation.

Omexom New Zealand brings the global scale, innovation, and proven expertise of a global leader to every local project. We collaborate with those who produce, transform and transport electricity and energy, including network owners and local authorities, to operate, build and maintain critical infrastructure. Our established processes ensure reliability and safety at scale, while longstanding relationships and on-the-ground experience make us trusted partners to work with.

We're here to help New Zealand build smarter, more efficient and resilient energy networks that will support community and industry for generations to come.

Applications close on Friday, 9 October 2026.

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

According to the Harvard Business Review, men typically apply for jobs when they meet only 60% of the qualifications, whereas women and individuals from underrepresented groups usually apply only if they meet all the criteria. We're not just about checking boxes, so if you believe you have the skills but don't meet every requirement listed, please reach out if you would like to find out more, we'd love to talk with you.

Come join our amazing team and be a part of the pioneers in energy transition.