Intermediate Electrical Engineer (Power & Energy)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

GHD is seeking an Intermediate Electrical Engineer to join our team in Auckland, Christchurch or Wellington. You will design across feasibility to commissioning and support industrial and renewable energy projects in wind, solar, BESS and hydroelectric schemes.

You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, manage multiple projects, contribute to business development, and prepare technical reports and specifications to meet client requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering.
• Minimum 5 years’ electrical engineering experience (5–8 years preferred).
• Industrial electrical design experience.
• Experience in water, energy or renewable energy projects.
• Good knowledge of industrial electrical supply and distribution, instrumentation, control and automation.
• Experience with PowerCAD, PTW, AutoCAD Electrical and PowerFactory preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver all aspects of projects from feasibility to post‑construction.
• Manage several projects concurrently and set priorities.
• Assist senior engineers with business development and client engagement.
• Contribute to projects across energy, renewable energy, water and industrial sectors in NZ and the Pacific.
• Work with multidisciplinary teams and potential APAC delivery.
• Prepare proposals and bids for projects and draft technical reports and specs.

Skills

Industrial electrical design

PowerCAD

PTW

AutoCAD Electrical

PowerFactory

Client engagement

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering

Tools

PowerCAD

PTW

AutoCAD Electrical

PowerFactory

Job description

Job Description

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 to project delivery, including design from concept through to detailed design, and provide technical advisory support to industrial and renewable power clients across wind, solar, large‑scale battery energy storage systems (BESS) and hydroelectricity.

The role:

• Design and deliver all aspects of projects across feasibility, concept, reference, detailed design, construction, commissioning and post‑construction phases.
• Manage several projects or assignments concurrently and determine priorities.
• Assist senior engineers with business development, client engagement, and building and maintaining relationships with industrial and renewable power clients.
• Contribute to projects across energy, renewable energy, water and industrial sectors, with a primary focus on New Zealand and the Pacific region.
• Work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams, with opportunities to support Australian and wider APAC delivery.
• Support the preparation of proposals and bids for projects.
• Prepare technical reports, design documentation and specifications in line with GHD and client requirements.

About you:

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering.
• Minimum 5 years’ electrical engineering experience, with 5 to 8 years preferred.
• Industrial electrical design experience.
• Experience in water, energy or renewable energy projects.
• Good working knowledge of industrial electrical supply and distribution, instrumentation, control and automation.
• Experience with PowerCAD, PTW, AutoCAD electrical and Powerfactory is preferred.
• Experience preparing design documentation, reports and specifications.
• Well-developed communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Client engagement and stakeholder management capability.
• Ability to work independently and deliver high-quality outcomes.
• Project management experience would be advantageous.
• Earthing and bonding, substation or transmission line design experience would be advantageous.
• Owner’s Engineer 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.

About Us

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.