Project Coordinator

Meridian Energy; Twizel; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary package

Health care benefits

Enhanced leave provisions

Life, trauma and income protection

KiwiSaver contributions

Employee share scheme

Learning and development opportunities

Wellbeing programme

Power discounts

Work from home setup grant

Job summary

Meridian Energy is hiring a Project Coordinator to support the Waitaki Power Station upgrade. You will organize project meetings, take minutes, and assist the Project Manager with reporting, governance and planning. Travel to site is required, with a pool car available.

Key skills include 3-5 years’ experience in project coordination, costing, and scheduling, plus excellent communication and teamwork.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3-5 years’ experience as a Project Coordinator on medium to large projects.
• Strong costing, reporting and scheduling experience.
• Experience liaising with third party contractors and suppliers.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Team player with initiative and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate project meetings, ensuring correct attendees and minutes across the project lifecycle.
• Support the Project Manager with status reporting, governance and planning.
• Travel to site for Waitaki Power Station upgrades; pool car provided.

Job description

From the tail of the fish to the tail of the waka, shines the sun

Thiswhakataukīspeaks to our journey across Aotearoa, one waka, one purpose, powered by the natural forces that sustain us. Meridian is Aotearoa’s largest renewable electricity producer, generating energy from the winds ofTāwhirimātea, the waters of Tangaroa, and the warmth of Tama-nui-te-rā.

Together, our two brands,MeridianandPowershopretail electricity to more than 400,000 homes, businesses and farms across New Zealand.Nowthat’sapretty impressivecombo!

Mō te tūranga | About the role

Meridian is hiring a Project Coordinator to support the upgrade of our iconic Waitaki Power Station.

The role as Project Coordinator supports the Project Manager of the Waitaki upgrade. The Project Coordinator will ensure all project meetings are organised with the correct participants and take the project meeting minutes through the life cycle of the project. They will ensure the day-to-day administration tasks are completed including supporting the project manager in the project status reporting, project governance and planning.

This role will require increasingly regular travel to the Waitaki Power Station so ability and willingness to travel to site is essential. There will be a pool car available for travel.

• At least 3-5 years’ experience as a Project Coordinator with experience across medium to large project implementations.
• Strong experience with costing, project reporting and scheduling.
• Ability to act as liaison with third party contractors and suppliers, managing onboarding, scheduling inductions.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Works cooperatively in a team environment.
• A good listener and good contributor to the team.
• A self-starter with an abundance of initiative who gets things done.
• Attention to detail and accuracy.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office tools, specifically Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project. Miro.

We value work/life balance, so our flexible work options (where possible) make things easier for you and your whānau. We also offer:

• An attractive and competitive salary packagethat’sreviewed annually, performance-incentive plus discounts fromseveralpartnerships
• Southern Cross Healthcare - Wellbeing one insurance, funded scheme for eligible employees to give you that extra peace of mind
• Enhanced leave provisions: three company paid days (over the holiday period), enhanced parentalleaveand options to buy up to 12 daysadditionalleave
• Life,traumaand income protection insurance (which we hope youwon’tneed!)
• Enhanced KiwiSaver contributions
• Access to the Meridian employee share scheme
• Excellent learning and development opportunities, we want you to be the best version of yourself and will help you get there!
• Award winning wellbeing programme that provides support whenever and wherever you need it
• Employee discounts off your power with Meridian, every bit counts
• Aone-off $400 payment to support your work from home set-up (if needed)

We’re a great place to work with plenty of opportunities and career development for those that want it. We value and live by three ‘How to Be’s’: ‘be gutsy’, working together by ‘being in the waka’ and doing the right thing by ‘being a good human’.

We embrace diversity and inclusion and ensure that everyone feels like they belong, are welcomed, feel valued, and feel comfortable to bring their whole selves to work. We want all our people to be the best that they can be, so we make sure that there’s room for everyone to be exactly who they are, andwelcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences, including individuals with disabilities, diverse health needs, and those who identify as neurodiverse, because we believe our differences make us stronger. We believe that fun is good for you, and we make sure that our office vibe reflects that. We support each other and celebrate our successes.

Sustainability sits firmly in our DNA – both socially and environmentally – and we’re doing what we can to help Aotearoa reduce their carbon emissions and we’re helping support others in our generation communities to do the same.

All in all, we’re a genuinely great place to work, with meaningful work, supportive teams, and a clear purpose.

If you’ve got any questions, please email [e-mail]. We’re committed to becoming more accessible and providing support if needed. Please get in touch if there are parts of our process you would like assistance with (process found here: meridianenergy.co.nz/careers).

Additional Information

Location –Twizel / commutable to Waitaki