Graduate Engineer

Omexom New Zealand; Hibiscus Coast; On-site; NZD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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

Job summary

Omexom New Zealand is seeking a Graduate Engineer to join our Silverdale/Auckland team. This full-time, permanent role offers a structured path to develop technically robust drawings, specifications and reports that meet practical construction and tendering needs.

You will work under senior engineers to deliver designs, support project teams, and contribute to continuous improvement through digital engineering tools, AI initiatives and collaborative knowledge sharing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma in Electrical Engineering with studies in power systems.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare technical documentation in line with engineering standards, best practices, and company requirements.
• Deliver engineering designs and projects in accordance with company procedures, standards, and client requirements.
• Review engineering outputs to ensure quality, safety, compliance, and constructability standards are met.
• Develop conceptual and detailed designs with guidance from senior engineers and design leaders.
• Provide technical support to project teams, estimators, contractors, customers, and stakeholders.
• Assist with equipment specification, material selection, and design-related procurement activities.
• Support technical investigations, site inspections, and the resolution of design issues during project delivery and commissioning.
• Maintain accurate project documentation and records in accordance with quality requirements.
• Drive continuous improvement through process optimisation, standardisation, automation, digital engineering tools, coding solutions, and AI-enabled initiatives.
• Participate in knowledge sharing, lessons learned, and professional development activities.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with customers, contractors, internal stakeholders, and network representatives.
• Ensure compliance with the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 and all relevant regulations, standards, and codes of practice.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma in Electrical Engineering with studies in power systems

Tools

Digital engineering tools

Coding solutions

Job description

• Based in Silverdale, Auckland
• 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, permanent contract with a minimum of 40 hours guaranteed per week
• Monday – Friday

About the Role

Looking for your next big opportunity? We’ve got an exciting, full-time and permanent Graduate Engineer role just for you! In this position, you will provide technically appropriate and cost-effective drawings, specifications, reports and engineering investigations to meet practical construction and/or tendering requirements, making a real impact.

The successful candidate will work on the below Key Responsibilities:

• Prepare technical documentation in line with engineering standards, best practices, and company requirements.
• Deliver engineering designs and projects in accordance with company procedures, standards, and client requirements.
• Review engineering outputs to ensure quality, safety, compliance, and constructability standards are met.
• Develop conceptual and detailed designs with guidance from senior engineers and design leaders.
• Provide technical support to project teams, estimators, contractors, customers, and stakeholders.
• Assist with equipment specification, material selection, and design-related procurement activities.
• Support technical investigations, site inspections, and the resolution of design issues during project delivery and commissioning.
• Maintain accurate project documentation and records in accordance with quality requirements.
• Drive continuous improvement through process optimisation, standardisation, automation, digital engineering tools, coding solutions, and AI-enabled initiatives.
• Participate in knowledge sharing, lessons learned, and professional development activities.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with customers, contractors, internal stakeholders, and network representatives.
• Ensure compliance with the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 and all relevant regulations, standards, and codes of practice.

Qualifications, Knowledge and Skills Required

• Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma in Electrical Engineering with studies in power systems.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills.

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.

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.