Join a proudly New Zealand-owned organisation that champions diversity, mentorship, and employee development. We’re known for our fantastic company culture and our commitment to self-development initiatives that empower our people to grow and thrive.
About the role:
A new and exciting opportunity has arisen for a People & Capability Partner to support our operations our Southwest region, based out of our Palmerston North depot.
In this role, you’ll play a key part in delivering the Northpower People Plan within our Energy Services division, working closely with people leaders to ensure our people processes, programs, and systems are aligned with business objectives.
This is a fantastic opportunity for an HR professional looking to broaden their experience in a generalist role with a semi sole-charge focus. You’ll gain exposure across the full HR spectrum—from recruitment and employee relations to learning and development and HR systems—while being supported to grow and thrive.
- A dynamic and supportive team environment
- Opportunities for professional development and career progression
- A chance to make a meaningful impact across our operational teams
- A culture that values collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement
- Contribute to the delivery of P&C continuous improvement initiatives
- Increase & enhance P&C's contribution & presence to the wider business
- Support P&C Delivery team and managers on solving ER issues
- Aid Recruitment partner regarding the end-to-end recruitment process
- Coordinating and producing HR reports and metrics on behalf of HR team
- Assisting in the delivery of communications to the Central Distribution team and wider business
- Have a passion for people
- Great written and verbal communications skills
- Thrive in a fast-paced environment with the ability to prioritise and demonstrate resilience
- Comfortable communicating with people at all levels of the business, including a blue-collar workforce
- Proactive, flexible, and a team player
- Proficient in using Microsoft Suite, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
- Align with our values of care, passion, integrity and achieving together
- Experience in a generalist HR or Recruitment role is essential
- Tertiary qualification within HR is desirable
About us:
Northpower is an electricity and fibre network provider for Whangārei and Kaipara, with more than 60,000 connected customers.
Northpower is one of the largest multi-utility contractors in New Zealand, servicing the needs of clients in transmission, distribution, generation, fibre, renewables, and commercial sectors. We have a reputation for excellence and innovation, providing commercially viable solutions for electrical and telecommunication design, construction, and maintenance requirements.
We have over 1,400 staff working together across 14 locations to keep the power on and the lights going for our customers.
Get in touch!
If you’re looking to take the next step in your career, feel inspired to join a value-based, culture of care and an employer who fosters an innovative environment where professional development is supported direct your profile into our career’s website and search for #Req 1683.
Suitable applicants will be interviewed whilst the advertisement is open. Send in your interest early! Unfortunately, applications from those without the right to work in New Zealand cannot be considered.
Northpower has an in-house recruitment team who manage recruitment for all our vacancies. If you're interested in a role with us, we would encourage you to apply directly online to us, as we don't accept candidates via agency (unless the role is advertised by the agency at our request).
