Maintenance Engineer

North Power NZ; Whangarei; On-site; NZD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Flexible leave

KiwiSaver options

Life insurance

Discounted medical cover

Wellbeing support

Fuel and retail discounts

Ongoing learning

Career progression opportunities

Supportive culture

Safety comes first

Job summary

Northpower NZ is seeking an experienced Maintenance Engineer to join our Network team in New Zealand. You will support substation maintenance programmes, analyse asset data, and lead root-cause investigations to improve reliability and safety across the network.

You’ll work with engineers, contractors, and asset specialists to develop standards, oversee maintenance activities, and ensure regulatory and Northpower requirements are met while sustaining performance and resilience of our substations.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
• Experience in substation engineering, asset maintenance, or electrical network operations.
• Knowledge of reliability-centred maintenance, root cause analysis, and asset lifecycle management.
• Experience developing maintenance strategies, standards and work programmes.
• Understanding of substation equipment and maintenance practices.

Responsibilities

• Develop and improve substation maintenance programmes and strategies.
• Analyse asset condition and maintenance data to identify risks and opportunities for improvement.
• Perform root cause investigations and implement reliability improvement initiatives.
• Develop maintenance standards, procedures, and quality assurance processes.
• Conduct technical reviews, audits, and assessments of maintenance activities.
• Provide engineering input into substation projects, refurbishments and asset replacement programmes.
• Support contractors with technical guidance and oversight.
• Ensure maintenance practices align with regulatory and Northpower requirements.
• Contribute to the reliability, safety and performance of Northpower's electrical network.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Asset management

Maintenance strategies

Root cause analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Electrical Engineering

Job description

About the Role

At Northpower, we're committed to delivering safe, reliableelectricity to our communities. We're looking for an experienced MaintenanceEngineer to join our Network team and play a key role in ensuring theongoing performance, reliability, and integrity of our substation assets.

Reporting to the Substation Engineering Manager, you'llprovide technical expertise and engineering support across Northpower'ssubstation maintenance programmes. You'll work closely with engineers,contractors, asset specialists, and operational teams to improve assetperformance, investigate failures, optimise maintenance strategies, and supportcritical network projects.

This is a hands-on engineering role where you'll influencehow we maintain and manage substations across their lifecycle, helping toensure our network remains safe, resilient, and fit for the future.

Some of your key responsibilities will include:

• - Developingand improving substation maintenance programmes and strategies.


• - Analysingasset condition and maintenance data to identify risks and improvementopportunities.


• - Performingroot cause investigations and implementing reliability improvementinitiatives.


• - Developingmaintenance standards, procedures, and quality assurance processes.


• - Conductingtechnical reviews, audits, and assessments of maintenance activities.


• - Providingengineering input into substation projects, refurbishments, and assetreplacement programmes.


• - Supportingcontractors and specialist service providers with technical guidance andoversight.


• - Ensuringmaintenance practices align with regulatory, industry, and Northpowerrequirements.


• - Contributingto the ongoing reliability, safety, and performance of Northpower'selectrical network.

About You

You're an experienced electrical engineer who combinesstrong technical knowledge with a practical approach to asset management andmaintenance. You enjoy solving complex technical problems, workingcollaboratively with stakeholders, and finding ways to improve reliabilitywhile managing risk and cost.

To be successful in this role, you'll bring:

• - Atertiary qualification in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.


• - Experiencein substation engineering, asset maintenance, or electrical networkoperations.


• - Strongknowledge of reliability-centred maintenance principles, root causeanalysis, and asset lifecycle management.


• - Experiencedeveloping maintenance strategies, standards, and work programmes.


• - Asolid understanding of substation equipment, asset performance, andmaintenance practices.


• - Experienceanalysing technical data and translating insights into practicalimprovements.


• - Strongstakeholder engagement skills and the ability to work effectively withcontractors, suppliers, and internal teams.


• - Excellentproblem-solving, communication, and reporting skills.


• - Acommitment to health, safety, quality, and continuous improvement.

What's in it for you?

• - Competitivepay, plus flexible leave and boosted KiwiSaver options


• - Lifeinsurance, discounted medical cover and wellbeing support


• - Fueland retail discounts


• - Ongoinglearning, development and career progression opportunities


• - Asupportive, inclusive and family-friendly culture where safety comes first


• - Theopportunity to work on essential infrastructure projects that help powerNew Zealand's future

About Northpower

Proudly Kiwi-owned, Northpower is one of New Zealand'slargest infrastructure businesses, delivering electricity, fibre, renewables,transmission and energy services across Aotearoa. With over 1,400 peoplenationwide, we're proud to power the communities that rely on us every day.

At Northpower, you'll join a collaborative team doingmeaningful work that keeps communities connected. You'll have the opportunityto influence critical infrastructure, contribute to major projects, and helpshape the future performance of our network assets.