Underground Electrical Field Lead

Northpower; Manawatū-Whanganui; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private use vehicle

EAP program

KiwiSaver contributions

Life insurance

Health initiatives

Fitness Passport

Group medical cover discounts

Job summary

Northpower is seeking an Underground Supervisor to own the day-to-day delivery of underground electricity distribution work across construction, maintenance, fault response and customer projects. This hands-on leadership role requires strong technical knowledge, planning ability and people leadership in the field.

You will lead toolbox meetings, safety observations, site audits and incident investigations, coordinate crews and subcontractors, manage materials and permits, and ensure safe,

Qualifications

• Extensive electricity distribution experience, underground construction and maintenance.
• Experience supervising electrical, cable jointing and/or civil crews.
• Strong HV/LV network knowledge, including cable installation, jointing and fault response.
• Proven leadership and people management skills.
• Strong planning, organisation and communication skills under pressure.
• Good understanding of safety, industry regulations and network requirements.
• Experience working with Project Managers, customers, contractors and stakeholders.
• EWRB registration or working towards.
• Electrical Inspector certification or working towards.
• HV switching competencies.
• Current NZ Class 1 driver’s licence.
• Relevant Level 4 or above technical qualification.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate crews, resources and subcontractors to plan underground construction safely.
• Provide coaching, mentoring and technical guidance to field crews and coordinate labour, materials, plant and equipment.
• Work with Project Managers and other teams to coordinate work programmes.
• Coordinate outage planning and switching requirements, site preparation and handovers.
• Monitor productivity, quality, programme delivery and cost performance.
• Support emergency restoration and storm response activities.
• Identify opportunities to improve safety and field operations.

Skills

Electricity distribution

Supervising crews

HV/LV knowledge

Leadership

Planning & organisation

Safety awareness

Stakeholder collaboration

EWRB registration in progress

Education

Relevant Level 4 or above technical qualification

Job description

Northpower is seeking an Underground Supervisor to own the day-to-day delivery of underground electricity distribution work across construction, maintenance, fault response and customer projects. This hands-on leadership role requires strong technical knowledge, planning ability and people leadership in the field.

You will lead toolbox meetings, safety observations, site audits and incident investigations, coordinate crews and subcontractors, manage materials and permits, and ensure safe,