Training Solutions Specialist

Orion Group; Christchurch; On-site; NZD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Five extra days of leave (My Days/Orn)

Wellbeing allowance and Hanmer holiday

Hybrid/Satellite office options

Job summary

Orion Group in Canterbury, New Zealand, is seeking a Training Solutions Specialist to design engaging learning experiences that build capability across our electricity network. You will translate complex technical information into practical training and work with SMEs and stakeholders to deliver accessible, safe learning across formats.

This role offers the chance to modernise learning, try new ideas and technologies, and influence capability development in a safety‑critical industry.

Qualifications

• Depth of experience designing training solutions within high‑risk or technical environments is preferred.
• Strong understanding of adult learning principles and how people learn most effectively.
• Ability to simplify technical information into engaging learning experiences.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills and confidence to work with subject matter experts.
• Continuous improvement mindset and curiosity for new learning approaches and technologies.
• Strong planning, organisation and attention to detail.
• Passion for helping people build capability in a safe, high‑performing workplace.

Responsibilities

• Design engaging training and assessment programmes for safe, competent performance.
• Turn complex technical information into practical, easy‑to‑understand learning experiences.
• Collaborate with SMEs to identify learning needs and develop fit‑for‑purpose solutions.
• Develop training across multiple formats: classroom, practical, on‑the‑job and digital learning.
• Develop training frameworks, systems and tools, including Learning Management Systems.
• Introduce new approaches and technologies to improve learner engagement and outcomes.
• Continuously review and enhance training content based on feedback and best practice.

Skills

Adult learning principles

Stakeholder engagement

Curriculum design

Learning technologies

Verbal and written communication

Tools

Learning Management Systems

Job description

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The best training doesn't just tick a compliance box. It gives people the confidence, skills and knowledge to do their jobs safely and well and that's exactly what this role is about.

As our Training Solutions Specialist, you'll design engaging learning experiences that help build capability across Orion. Working alongside technical experts and stakeholders from across the business, you'll transform complex operational knowledge into practical, accessible training that people enjoy learning from.

This is much more than creating training materials, you'll have the opportunity to modernise learning, introduce new ideas and technologies, improve systems and influence how we develop capability across a safety-critical industry. If you enjoy combining creativity with problem solving and want your work to have a genuine impact on people and our community, we'd love to hear from you.

About us

Passionate, curious, and innovative are a few words that describe our people. We are powering the future, connecting communities, and igniting innovation. Orion owns and operates the electricity distribution network that provides power to central Canterbury. As the third largest electricity distribution network in New Zealand, we cover remote rural areas, regional towns, and the city of Christchurch.

We are an essential service and take our responsibilities seriously. We are community owned and working here means a career with meaning and purpose that makes a difference in your very own neighbourhood.

The role

• Design engaging training and assessment programmes that support safe, competent performance
• Turn complex technical information into practical, easy-to-understand learning experiences
• Work closely with SME's to identify learning needs and develop fit-for-purpose solutions
• Develop training across multiple formats, including classroom, practical, on-the-job and digital learning
• Develop training frameworks, systems and tools, including Learning Management Systems
• Introduce new approaches and technologies that improve learner engagement and outcomes
• Continuously review and enhance training content based on feedback and industry best practice

About you

• Depth of experience designing training solutions within a high-risk or technical environment within the electricity industry or other safety-critical environment will be an advantage
• A strong understanding of adult learning principles and how people learn most effectively
• The ability to simplify technical or operational information into engaging learning experiences
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills and the confidence to work with subject matter experts
• A continuous improvement mindset and genuine curiosity for new learning approaches and technologies
• Strong planning, organisation and attention to detail
• A passion for helping people build capability while supporting a safe, high-performing workplace

We offer

You'll find at Orion, you can come as you are and just be you. You will be joining a workplace that values who you are, the work you do, and the way you think. Importantly, we offer:

• Flexible working arrangements, and flexible locations with our head office in Burnside and satellite offices in Rolleston and Ferrymead
• Five extra days of leave a year - three days of "My Days" leave and two "Orion Days" between Christmas and New Year
• A broad range of workplace benefits from a wellbeing allowance to access to our holiday house in Hanmer!

You might be surprised to find out that the company that brings the power to your home is innovative, inclusive, progressive, and quite good fun.

You must have the right to live and work in New Zealand to apply for this job. Pre-employment checks are part of our recruitment process.