Site Owner - Manapouri

Company Description

Meridian is the largest producer of renewable electricity in Aotearoa and we strive to deliver clean energy for a fairer and healthier world. We only generate electricity from 100% renewable resources – wind, water and sun, because we believe that’s the best way forward for our planet and our communities. And, we’re doing what we can to help Aotearoa reduce their carbon emissions and support others in our generation communities to do the same. We also retail electricity to more than 380,000 homes, businesses and farms across New Zealand through our Meridian and Powershop brands.  

Job Description

Mō te tūranga | What you’ll be doing    

You’ll oversee all project, maintenance, and operational activities at our iconic Manapouri dam in the stunning surrounds of the Fiordland National Park. You’ll be responsible for ensuring work is planned and completed safely and in a manner that meets our generation output targets by being at the forefront of coordinating work happening on our sites, and working alongside our Planning Team. 

Other key responsibilities include: 

• Leading and influencing a workplace culture that celebrates safe work practices and thereby creating an environment where it is safe to challenge 

• Ensuring that we’re responding to the highest-priority needs of our customers and stakeholders across the Generation team in a timely and transparent manner 

• Building strong relationships to effectively manage tension between site production demands and asset health 

• Responding to and managing unplanned plant outages, taking into account risk and loss of generation in doing so.  

• Collaborating with our customer, Maintenance, Planning and Engineering teams to prioritise our response where needed 

Ngā pukenga kei a koe mō tenei tūranga | What you’ll bring 

• A solid understanding of asset management principles supported by track record of effective risk management decision making 

• Disciplined and structured project management skillset, managing cost, quality, schedule and risk 

• You will have a deep understanding of the Generation business and how it drives and delivers value to our customers 

• Experience in managing health and safety requirements, as well as workplace behaviour culture initiatives to improve safety performance and cross-team collaboration 

• Open and regular communication skills to engage a wide and diverse team in achieving a shared goal 

• High levels of self-awareness, an active listener, a known thought leader with an ability to influence change 

• Exceptional listening skills, empathy and a growth mindset are an absolute must 

He aha koe i hono mai ai ki a mātou? | Why join us?     

At Meridian, we value all people. We embrace different ways of thinking, living and working, because we believe diversity benefits us all. It makes our capabilities even stronger. We encourage all our people to feel comfortable bringing their whole selves to work and we’re proud to have a diverse and inclusive workplace. So, no matter who you are, you’ll find it a great place to work. 

We value and live by three ‘How to Be’s’: ‘be gutsy’, working together by ‘being in the waka’ and doing the right thing by ‘being a good human’. We work hard and value the importance of connection and fun, whether this be through daily quizzes, morning teas, birthday and cultural celebrations both in person and virtually! 

Sustainability sits firmly in our DNA both socially and environmentally. We proudly support KidsCan and the Kākāpō Recovery and work side-by-side with our generation communities to empower and support projects where needed. There are many opportunities to volunteer to any of our partnerships throughout the year. 

Ngā painga ki a mātou | What we can offer    

With stunning daily views over the beautiful Southland regions, you’ll get to be part of a diverse, close-knit team. We value your work/life balance, so we offer a nine-day fortnight working arrangement and extra leave between Christmas and New Year!  We also offer: 

• an attractive and competitive salary package that’s reviewed annually, performance incentive plus discounts from a number of partnerships 

• Southern Cross Healthcare - Wellbeing one insurance, funded scheme for eligible employees to give you that extra peace of mind   

• enhanced leave provisions: three company paid days (over the holiday period), enhanced parental leave and options to buy up to 12 days additional leave 

• life, trauma and income protection insurance (which we hope you won’t need!) 

• enhanced KiwiSaver contributions 

• access to the Meridian employee share scheme 

• excellent learning and development opportunities, we want you to be the best version of yourself and will help you get there!  

• award winning wellbeing programme that provides support whenever and wherever you need it 

• employee discounts off your power with Meridian, every bit counts 

• a one-off $400 payment to support your work from home set-up (if needed) 

Tono mai ināianei tonu | Apply now   

All in all, we’re an awesome place to work. If this sounds like you, and you want to bring your energy and use your power to make a difference (pun intended), then apply today and tell us why!  

To view the full Position Description please email [email protected]. We’re not necessarily looking for someone who ticks all the boxes (an elusive unicorn), so if you think you have what it takes but don't meet every requirement in the PD, we strongly encourage you to apply!   

If you’ve any questions, please email [email protected] and one of our team will get back to you. We're committed to becoming more accessible and providing support if needed, please get in touch via email or phone if there are any parts of our process you would like assistance with (process found here meridianenergy.co.nz/careers), we’re more than happy to help.  

Advertising closes on 13 April (please note this is subject to change)   

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