Generation Optimisation Lead

Mercury NZ Limited; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounted electricity for Mercury cst

Telco and electricity discounts for员工

Health and life insurance packages

Well-being programme and confidential助

MyDays extra leave (5 days)

Home office allowance $400

Job summary

Mercury NZ Limited is seeking a senior leader to head the team responsible for improving the performance and value of Mercury’s generation assets across multiple sites in New Zealand. You will provide direction, support and technical leadership to deliver meaningful improvements while strengthening production forecasting and prioritising value-driven projects.

Reporting to the Head of Strategy - Generation, you’ll connect technical insight with commercial outcomes and collaborate across sites,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field.
• 5+ years leading technical teams in operations, engineering management, or similar.
• Proven track record delivering process improvements or optimisation projects with measurable value.
• Strong commercial judgement, analytical capability and business planning experience.
• Ability to influence change and build consensus across organisational boundaries.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of six engineers delivering day-to-day site process support and value-adding projects.
• Improve accuracy of production capacity forecasts, outage allowances, and performance tracking/reporting.
• Prioritise and develop projects addressing generation performance opportunities to deliver value.
• Advance automated surveillance to detect changes in plant performance and enable timely action.
• Build strong relationships across operational sites and business teams.
• Present technical and business information clearly to senior leaders and stakeholders.
• Provide visible safety leadership in the office and on site.

Skills

Team leadership

Strategic direction

Operations management

Analytical capability

Commercial judgement

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

Mercury NZ Limited is seeking a senior leader to head the team responsible for improving the performance and value of Mercury’s generation assets across multiple sites in New Zealand. You will provide direction, support and technical leadership to deliver meaningful improvements while strengthening production forecasting and prioritising value-driven projects.

Reporting to the Head of Strategy - Generation, you’ll connect technical insight with commercial outcomes and collaborate across sites,