Hydro Mechanical Engineer – Onsite, Asset Health (Twizel)

Meridian Energy; Twizel; On-site; NZD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary package

Healthcare

Enhanced leave

Life & income protection

KiwiSaver

Share scheme

Learning & development

Wellbeing programme

Employee discounts

Work-from-home allowance

Job summary

Meridian Energy in Twizel seeks a Mechanical Engineer to deliver mechanical work packages, support site delivery and asset health for hydro assets, with occasional work on other assets. The role emphasizes hands-on project engineering and coordination with external consultants.

The team values work/life balance and offers a competitive salary package, flexible 9‑day fortnights, health cover, enhanced leave, KiwiSaver, employee discounts, and a home-office allowance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering (or equivalent) required.
• 5+ years in generation consulting or engineering industry preferred.
• Onsite project engineering experience required.
• Experience in fault finding and root cause analysis.
• Experience in quality management and maintaining deliverables.
• Understanding of maintenance and project practices.
• Experience working with external consultants to deliver projects.

Responsibilities

• Deliver mechanical engineering work packages and prepare quality management documents.
• Support site delivery and asset health.
• Provide mechanical engineering site support for hydro assets.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

Project engineering

Fault finding

Root cause analysis

Quality management

Deliverables management

Maintenance

Project practices

External consultants coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering

Job description

Meridian Energy in Twizel seeks a Mechanical Engineer to deliver mechanical work packages, support site delivery and asset health for hydro assets, with occasional work on other assets. The role emphasizes hands-on project engineering and coordination with external consultants.

The team values work/life balance and offers a competitive salary package, flexible 9‑day fortnights, health cover, enhanced leave, KiwiSaver, employee discounts, and a home-office allowance.