What’s the mahi?
Join Aotearoa’s leading renewables advisory firm and make your mark in our high-performing national Energy & Industrial team. This role offers the opportunity to showcase your expertise while collaborating on major projects across Australia and New Zealand.
As our new Electrical Engineer – Transmission Lines, you’ll play a key role in shaping the future of sustainable infrastructure, helping to design and deliver major projects with a focus on carbon neutrality and long-term resilience.
Key Responsibilities:
Collaborate with the team to define project scope, prepare deliverables, and provide regular progress updates.
Deliver cost-effective designs that align with industry, company, and client standards.
Generate design criteria, reports, design verifications, and clearance tables using PLS-CADD.
Build and refine pole and tower models for PLS-CADD designs.
Develop construction assembly drawings, select materials, and create structure loading packages for vendor submissions.
Participate in internal and external meetings to support project processes and decision-making.
Aurecon's Energy & Industrial team in Aotearoa is dedicated to shaping a sustainable and resilient future by delivering innovative solutions across the energy and industrial sectors. With a focus on renewable energy, decarbonisation, and advanced industrial practices, our multidisciplinary team leverages cutting-edge technology and deep industry expertise to tackle complex challenges. Committed to excellence and sustainability, we partner with clients to design and implement projects that drive efficiency, sustainability, and growth, helping to lead the transition to a low-carbon economy.
What are we looking for from you?
The ideal candidate will have 3-5 years’ experience designing and engineering transmission lines, ideally from an engineering consultancy environment.
Alongside this, you will have the following:
A bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Civil Engineering, or related field
Be Proficient in PLS-CADD, PLS-Pole and PLS-Tower
Knowledge and understanding of engineering standards that apply to transmission design such as ASNZS7000
Able to perform transmission line engineering work independently
What’s in it for me?
You really can bring your whole self to work and be confident that your voice will be heard. We don't just claim that we're inclusive and innovative, it's proven by the independent awards and accreditations we have gained, and we're always seeking new ways to prove (and improve!) our commitment to diversity.
In May 2023 we were the first engineering company in Aotearoa to receive the Gender Tick, led by our people for our people.
Our Māori strategy (He Rautaki Māori) won two Good Design awards in 2022 for its outstanding contribution in bringing Te Āo Māori and digital innovation into operations and decision-making processes.
On top of this, you will have access to competitive remuneration, a 4% employer contribution to KiwiSaver, flexible work hours and locations, working holidays, and remote work options. Outside of work, you will be further supported with benefits such as highly competitive paid parental leave, cultural holiday swaps, one of the best employee (and their family) wellbeing platforms in the country, and more!
Ready to bring ideas to life?
Then please apply now! We are an equitable-opportunity employer that values diverse perspectives and the contribution that every one of our people makes to our culture. Put simply, we want you to bring your whole self!
We know that people from historically or currently marginalised backgrounds are less likely to apply for roles where they don't match all the advertisement criteria exactly - if this advert has piqued your interest and your experience may not align fully then we still want to hear from you and encourage you to apply. Remember, it's your potential and how you bring ideas to life which are important.
Your background, unique needs, and individuality are valued here. We are committed to ensuring that you are well supported so that our recruitment process is fair, equitable, inclusive, and available to everyone. Please let us know what adjustments or support you need to make the recruitment process more accessible to you.
Whakahā ngā whakaaro / Breathing life into our ideas, thoughts, views
Kia māia, kia kaha, mahi tahi / Be bold, be strong, work as one