Intermediate Electrical Engineer (Building Services)

GHD Group; Christchurch; Hybrid; NZD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

GHD is seeking an Intermediate Electrical Engineer to join our Building Services team in Auckland, Christchurch or Wellington. You will design and deliver building services electrical systems, including power distribution, lighting and low-voltage systems, and contribute to ICT and fire systems.

You will prepare design documentation, reports and specifications, support project planning and construction phases, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across NZ and APAC.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering.
• Minimum 3 years’ electrical engineering experience, with 3–5 years preferred.
• Building services electrical design experience.
• Experience with power, lighting and low-voltage distribution systems.
• Experience with ICT systems.
• Multidisciplinary project delivery experience.
• Experience preparing design documentation, reports and specifications.
• Experience using AGI-32 and PowerCAD.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver building services electrical systems, including power distribution, lighting and low-voltage systems.
• Contribute to communications, ICT, fire systems and associated building infrastructure.
• Prepare design documentation, technical reports and specifications in line with GHD and client requirements.
• Support project planning, design development, construction-phase activities and site-based services where required.
• Engage with clients and stakeholders and collaborate with multidisciplinary project teams.
• Support the preparation of proposals and bids and respond to project opportunities.
• Work across New Zealand and Australian projects, with opportunities to support wider APAC delivery.

Skills

Building services design

Power distribution

Lighting design

Low-voltage systems

ICT systems

AGI-32

PowerCAD

Client engagement

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering

Tools

AGI-32

PowerCAD

Job description

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Intermediate Electrical Engineer (Building Services)

Help us build the future and we’ll help you build a rewarding and purposeful career.

Our global network is made up of architects, designers, planners, engineers, and environmental scientists all working towards the same goal.

GHD is actively seeking a highly motivated and skilled

Intermediate Electrical Engineer to join our team in Auckland, Christchurch or Wellington.

In this role, you will contribute electrical design and technical input to multidisciplinary property, buildings and infrastructure projects, supporting delivery through project planning, design and construction phases.

The role

• Design and deliver building services electrical systems, including power distribution, lighting and low-voltage systems.
• Contribute to communications, ICT, fire systems and associated building infrastructure.
• Prepare design documentation, technical reports and specifications in line with GHD and client requirements.
• Support project planning, design development, construction-phase activities and site-based services where required.
• Engage with clients and stakeholders and collaborate with multidisciplinary project teams.
• Support the preparation of proposals and bids and respond to project opportunities.
• Work across New Zealand and Australian projects, with opportunities to support wider APAC delivery.

About you

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering.
• Minimum 3 years’ electrical engineering experience, with 3 to 5 years preferred.
• Building services electrical design experience.
• Experience with power, lighting and low-voltage distribution systems.
• Experience with ICT systems.
• Multidisciplinary project delivery experience.
• Experience preparing design documentation, reports and specifications.
• Experience using AGI-32 and PowerCAD software packages.
• Well-developed communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Client engagement and stakeholder management capability.
• Ability to work independently and deliver high-quality outcomes.
• Security system design experience would be advantageous.
• Construction-phase support or site-based services experience would be advantageous.
• CPEng or actively working towards professional registration is preferred.
• Promote our values of teamwork, knowledge-sharing, integrity and respect.

Our Hybrid Work Model

Be part of the dynamic culture! Our workplace thrives on a hybrid model, combining in-office collaboration and flexibility. Join us in office, three days a week to contribute, connect and excel in our vibrant environment.

Ki GHD, ka ākina te kaimahi e mātou kia tutuki ōna ake moemoeā. Nā te mea, ko te kaha o te tangata te tuarā o te pakihi. Nā reira, he hiahia nō mātou ki te whiwhi kaimahi nō ngā ahurea tuakiri maha, nō whenua rerekē, tane mai, wahine mai.

At GHD we encourage individual achievement and recognize the strength of a diverse workforce. GHD is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunities and invites applications from people of all nationalities, genders, and cultural backgrounds.

We respectfully ask that no agency resumes be presented at this stage.

Come together and make a meaningful impact.

We bring our people together to create something bigger and solve some of the world's most complex problems. Come and experience the power of commitment and see strategy and ideas come to life when you join GHD.

Let’s drive real change.

Our Pledge to You

At GHD, we don’t just believe in the power of commitment, we live and breathe it every day.

That’s why we pledge to empower our people to make a positive impact. Combining our deep technical expertise with the capabilities of our clients and partners, we respond to some of the most complex challenges facing our planet today.

See where your commitment could take you.

That’s the #PowerOfCommitment

Who We Are

GHD is a global professional services company that leads through engineering, architecture, and construction expertise. We are an employee-owned company with over 11,000 diverse and skilled individuals, across more than 200 offices spanning five continents.

The Power of Commitment is our brand promise. It’s what makes us different. We are bound to our stated vision and determination to address humanity’s most urgent needs: to make water, energy and urbanisation sustainable for generations to come.