Project Manager

Mercury NZ; Rotorua; Hybrid; NZD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

5 days leave per annum (MyDays)

$400 home office setup payment

Discounts on Mercury electricity and T

Diverse workplace recognition

Annual salary reviews and parental-lea

Flexible working from purpose-built or

Discounted health insurance and life &

Job summary

Mercury NZ is seeking a Project Manager to lead the successful delivery of business, operational, and infrastructure projects within Mercury’s Generation business. This role offers the opportunity to shape Mercury's generation fleet, managing multi-year programmes including protection system upgrades, asset renewals, and enabling works for major rehabilitation.

You will collaborate with operational, engineering and specialist delivery teams to enhance safety, reliability and performance of

Qualifications

• Relevant tertiary qualification in engineering, project management or a technical discipline.
• Experience delivering projects in regulated technical or operational environments.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management capability.
• Electrical background with exposure to high-voltage/power is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects from planning through to handover.
• Work with stakeholders, contractors, and delivery partners to achieve safe and successful outcomes.
• Manage project scope, schedule, cost, risk, and reporting.

Skills

Strong communication

Influencing

Relationship management

Education

Relevant tertiary qualification (engineering / PM / technical)

Tools

AS/NZS standards knowledge

Job description

He whakahaere aronga-anamata a Mercury, e tuku ana i te pūngao me ngā whitimamao ki te mahi a tangata o Aotearoa, ā, he nui ake i tā ētahi atu. Waihoki, e para ana i te huarahi mā te pūngao whakahou me te whai i tētahi anamata toitū. Kei te iho ko tō mātou koronga. Tiakina te anamata, mā te tūhono i ngā tāngata me ngā wāhi o te inamata. He āki tēnei i a tātou ki te whakapau kaha kia hua ake ai he anamata pai ake mō ō tātou tāngata, mō ō tātou hapori, me Aotearoa.

Mercury is a bold future-focused organisation, providing energy and telecommunications to more Kiwis than anyone else, leading the way with renewable energy and working toward a sustainable future. At the heart is our purpose. Taking care of tomorrow: connecting people and place today. This pushes us to do all we can to create a better future for our people, our communities, and Aotearoa New Zealand.

Tā mātou arawātea | Our opportunity

We’re looking for a Project Manager to lead the successful delivery of business, operational, and infrastructure projects within Mercury’s Generation business.

This is an opportunity to help shape the future of Mercury's generation fleet. You'll lead and contribute to major multi-year programmes including protection system upgrades, safety instrumentation system upgrades, critical asset renewals, and enabling works for our Major Rehabilitation Programme. Working alongside operational, engineering and specialist delivery teams, you'll be involved in projects that enhance the safety, reliability, and performance of renewable generation assets that power communities across Aotearoa.

Tāu e mahi ai | What you’ll be doing

• Lead projects from planning through to handover.
• Work with stakeholders, contractors, and delivery partners to achieve safe and successful outcomes.
• Manage project scope, schedule, cost, risk, and reporting.

Mōu | About you

You’ll have experience delivering projects and the ability to work effectively across technical, commercial and stakeholder environments.

You’ll bring:

• A relevant tertiary qualification in engineering, project management or a technical discipline, a trade qualification, or equivalent practical experience
• Knowledge of applicable AS/NZS standards and experience working within regulated technical or operational environments
• Strong communication, influencing and relationship management capability.
• Commercial awareness and the ability to balance safety, quality, cost, schedule, and stakeholder requirements

An electrical background is preferred, ideally with exposure to high-voltage, power, energy, utilities, industrial, infrastructure or other asset-intensive environments. Experience with commissioning, testing, operational readiness and handover processes would also be valuable.

Ngā tāpaetanga a Mercury | Mercury offers:

• Additional 5 days leave per annum (MyDays)
• $400 one off tax-free payment towards setting up your home office
• Offers on electricity and telco - if you're a Mercury customer, you can enjoy some great discounts on your electricity and telco bill
• A diverse workplace where your unique abilities and talents will be recognised and encouraged
• Annual salary reviews with excellent parental leave policy, with the option to purchase additional leave
• The opportunities, career paths and facilities associated with working for one of New Zealand's largest multi-utility providers
• Flexible working policy - The autonomy and trust to work flexibly from our purpose-built premises and from home, recognising the value of this flexibility in the modern world
• Discounted health insurance and free life and income insurance
• Excellent well-being programme including up to $100 annual check ups and confidential assistance programme
• Gender affirmation leave and supportive bereavement leave to be taken when you lose anyone close to you, including your pet

Mercury is a learning organisation that is committed to providing you with opportunities to grow and develop that will benefit you now and in the future. Part of your role includes building your skillset and mindset through a variety of ways. We believe this creates an energised, innovative and agile work environment where you will feel valued.

E koekoe te tūī, e ketekete te kākā, e kūkū te kererū

Every voice has its place - and together, we thrive.

At Mercury, we believe that having a team of individuals with different backgrounds, experience and capability working together makes us stronger and better as an organisation. We know that some candidates may only apply for a role if they meet all of the criteria. If you want to join our team, we encourage you to apply for any role that matches your skills, capabilities and interests, even if you aren't sure if you meet all of the criteria.

Applications close Wednesday 2nd September at 5:00pm. Applications can be reviewed as they are received, with interviews beginning before the advertised closing date.