Wind Asset Performance & Maintenance Engineer

Mercury; Hamilton; On-site; NZD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Five extra leave days

Home office stipend

Discount electricity

Discount telco

Well-being programme

Health/insurance discounts

Job summary

Mercury is seeking a Wind Asset Engineer to ensure wind farms perform safely, reliably and efficiently. You will provide technical oversight of wind maintenance, focus on Balance of Plant equipment, environmental issues and asset health.

The role is based in Hamilton, NZ, with some travel to wind farm sites and potential consideration for Palmerston North. You will work with site teams, contractors, OEMs and Mercury specialists to monitor performance, review reports, plan maintenance and lead

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• Experience in asset engineering, maintenance, plant operations or related heavy-industry environment.
• Ability to interpret technical reports and analyse asset performance.
• Experience coordinating contractors and building cross-functional relationships.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.
• Autonomous with a practical approach to work.

Responsibilities

• Monitor asset performance and identify emerging issues to drive resolution.
• Review test & inspection reports for BOP equipment and engage specialists.
• Provide technical oversight of planned and unplanned maintenance activities.
• Support maintenance planning, quality assurance, and cost management.
• Lead root cause failure analysis for significant events.
• Track turbine outages and contribute to expenditure forecasting.
• Report on asset performance and production.
• Coordinate contractors and maintain relationships with site teams and manufacturers.
• Contribute to improvement of maintenance programmes and documentation.
• Ensure work meets health, safety, environmental, quality and compliance requirements.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Asset engineering

Maintenance management systems

Contractor coordination

Technical report interpretation

Communication

Autonomy

Wind energy knowledge

Analytical root-cause analysis

Education

Electrical Engineering degree or equivalent

Tools

Maintenance management systems

Job description

Mercury is seeking a Wind Asset Engineer to ensure wind farms perform safely, reliably and efficiently. You will provide technical oversight of wind maintenance, focus on Balance of Plant equipment, environmental issues and asset health.

The role is based in Hamilton, NZ, with some travel to wind farm sites and potential consideration for Palmerston North. You will work with site teams, contractors, OEMs and Mercury specialists to monitor performance, review reports, plan maintenance and lead