Technical Manager - Transmission Lines

Omexom New Zealand; Maungakiekie-Tāmaki; On-site; NZD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life & Disability Cover

Generous KiwiSaver Contributions

Enhanced Parental Leave

Long Service Rewards

Job summary

Omexom New Zealand is seeking a Technical Manager - Transmission Lines to lead technical excellence across maintenance, refurbishment and construction projects. You will provide governance, drive best practices, and support project teams in complex technical challenges while collaborating with clients and network owners.

Based in New Zealand, you will influence design reviews, tender inputs, and project execution, while developing engineers and specialists.

Qualifications

• National certificate in Electrical Engineering or equivalent recognised qualification.
• Strong theoretical knowledge of transmission line systems.
• Practical experience in construction, maintenance and inspection of transmission line assets.
• Sound understanding of structural engineering principles for transmission line assets.
• Live line, de-energised, and helicopter-assisted transmission line work practices.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership across transmission line maintenance, refurbishment, and construction projects from concept through to commissioning and handover.
• Lead technical governance and oversight to ensure safety, quality, and best practice across projects and field activities.
• Support tendering, estimating, planning, design reviews, and project execution with expert input.
• Develop engineers and technical specialists, including mentoring, coaching, and succession planning.
• Drive continuous improvement, innovation, and maintenance of technical standards and documentation across the Perimeter.

Skills

Transmission line knowledge

Coaching & mentoring

Strategic thinking

Live line work practices

Education

Electrical engineering certificate

Job description

Job Category: Construction & Project Management,Engineering, Estimating, Planning & Surveying

Job Description

• Based in either Mt. Wellington, Takanini, or Palmerston North.
• Life & Disability Cover.
• Generous KiwiSaver Contributions.
• Enhanced Parental Leave.
• Long Service Rewards.
• Be a part of a Great Team.

About the Role

Are you a passionate technical leader with extensive transmission line expertise and a drive for excellence? We’re looking for a proactive and influential Technical Manager - Transmission Lines to join our Transmission Projects team. In this role, you’ll provide technical leadership, specialist expertise, and governance across transmission line maintenance, construction, refurbishment, and operational activities. Working closely with clients, network owners, and project teams, you’ll drive technical excellence, industry best practice, and continuous improvement while supporting the successful delivery of high-quality transmission projects and the future growth of our business.

• Provide technical leadership across transmission line maintenance, refurbishment, and construction projects from concept through to commissioning and handover.
• Provide technical leadership, support, and specialist guidance to the Line Services Business Units.
• Support project teams in resolving complex technical, operational, construction and asset management challenges.
• Provide technical input during tendering, estimating, planning, design review and project execution phases.
• Lead constructability reviews, technical workshops, and project technical reviews to optimise safety, quality, efficiency and project outcomes.
• Build technical capability across the Line Services Business Units through training, mentoring, coaching, recruitment, succession planning, and workforce development initiatives.
• Develop engineers, line mechanics and technical specialists to support current and future business requirements including undertaking competency assessments and development planning.
• Provide technical guidance and support for quality assurance, field activities, and operational excellence.
• Provide governance and technical oversight to ensure quality systems, operational procedures, technical consistency, and industry best practice are applied across all projects and field activities.
• Develop, maintain, and continuously improve technical processes, standards, procedures, and documentation across the Perimeter.
• Provide network ownership and subject matter expertise to support implementation of operational policies, procedures, and strategies for transmission line inspection, maintenance, construction and asset management activities.
• Represent the business in technical meetings, project reviews, client forums, and industry groups.
• Monitor industry developments and emerging technologies to support strategic business objectives.
• Drive innovation, research, and continuous improvement initiatives relating to work practices, equipment, materials, systems, and procedures.
• Support technical investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective action planning for significant technical, operational, and safety incidents.
• Understand and comply with your obligations under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 and all associated regulations, standards, and approved codes of practice.
• Comply with any reasonable instruction given to you by the company relating to health and safety.

Qualifications and Skills

• National certificate in Electrical Engineering or equivalent industry recognised qualification.
• Strong theoretical knowledge of transmission line systems.
• Practical experience in the construction, maintenance and inspection of transmission line assets.
• Sound understanding of structural engineering principles applicable to transmission line assets.
• Live line, de‑energised, and helicopter‑assisted transmission line work practices.
• Coaching and mentoring skills.
• Strategic thinking and continuous improvement mindset

Who are we?

As the global energy landscape continues to evolve, Omexom is supporting New Zealand's transition toward a cleaner, more sustainable energy future. We work alongside partners across the energy ecosystem to accelerate progress and enable meaningful decarbonisation.

Omexom New Zealand brings the global scale, innovation, and proven expertise of a global leader to every local project. We collaborate with those who produce, transform and transport electricity and energy, including network owners and local authorities, to operate, build and maintain critical infrastructure. Our established processes ensure reliability and safety at scale, while longstanding relationships and on-the-ground experience make us trusted partners to work with.

We're here to help New Zealand build smarter, more efficient and resilient energy networks that will support community and industry for generations to come.

If you like the sound of what we’re offering and think you are the right personfor the job,we’d love to hear from you.

Applications close on Friday, 30 October 2026.

Please note, that only candidates with the right to live and work in New Zealand will be considered for this role.

According to the Harvard Business Review, men typically apply for jobs when they meet only 60% of the qualifications, whereas women and individuals from underrepresented groups usually apply only if they meet all the criteria. We're not just about checking boxes, so if you believe you have the skills but don't meet every requirement listed, please reach out if you would like to find out more, we'd love to talk with you.

Come join our amazing team and be a part of the pioneers in energy transition.