Engineering Lead
Approved
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About the role
Spark helps all of New Zealand win big in a digital world. As New Zealand's leading telecommunications company, we connect millions of New Zealanders and support thousands of businesses through our mobile, broadband, IT and cloud solutions.
At the heart of our strategy, SPK-30, is our ambition: It’s better with Spark. Whether it’s our network performance, customer experiences, or the workplace culture we create with our people, we want it to be better with Spark.
Our industry moves at pace, and so do we. Technology, customer expectations and business needs are constantly evolving. We embrace change, work together to solve problems that matter and focus on creating better outcomes for our customers, communities and Aotearoa. Our people are empowered to take ownership, keep learning and make a real impact.
About the Role:
The Engineer Lead is the technical authority for engineering planning, assurance and technical decision-making for Aotea Campus. The role ensures maintenance, changes and projects are technically sound, risks and contingencies are understood, designs meet required standards, and completed work is properly reviewed before final acceptance or return to normal operations.
Day to day you will be involved in:
Providing technical oversight and advice for your engineering discipline, and maintaining approved baselines, settings and operating limits.
Planning and reviewing maintenance, engineering and project work before it starts, including work plans, isolations, risks and contingencies.
Setting acceptance criteria and testing requirements, and arranging peer review for high-risk or non-standard work.
Reviewing designs, engineering briefs, deviations and asset substitutions for compliance, operability and maintainability.
Checking completed work after hand back, verifying test results and defects, and signing off technical close-out.
Leading investigations into incidents and equipment failures, applying root-cause analysis and capturing lessons learned.
What experience you'll bring?
You will have a relevant tertiary engineering qualification and substantial experience in critical infrastructure or a comparable high-availability environment, with strong technical knowledge across electrical, mechanical, controls, fire and/or operational systems. You are experienced in reviewing designs, work plans and acceptance evidence, skilled in risk assessment, incident investigation and root-cause analysis, and familiar with New Zealand legislation, standards and safe systems of work. You make clear, defensible decisions, document carefully, and provide calm technical leadership during high-risk work and incidents.
WHY CHOOSE US:
Diversity and Inclusion: Te Kanorau me te Whakawhāiti mai
At Spark, diversity and inclusion are simply part of how we work here, built into our everyday decisions, behaviours and ways of working. We want everyone to feel totally comfortable bringing their whole self to work, no matter your gender, ethnicity, orientation, age or ability.
Sustainability: Toitū
As Spark, how we do business is just as important as what we do. We believe technology has a critical role to play in helping Aotearoa transition to a high-productivity low-carbon future, where all New Zealanders can thrive in a digital world. Equity sits at the heart of how we work, and we're focused on partnering in ways that makes a real difference to digital equity across the country. We support our customers and communities by being sustainable ourselves, investing in our people, minimising our environmental impact, and operating a responsible, ethical business.
Benefits: Awhina
Our people matter and we make sure we look after them. At Spark, we've got our people covered with a great range of benefits, including:
Wellbeing - Medical insurance, life, income and trauma protection, wellbeing support and access to our leading Mahi Tahi Wellness program.
Hybrid ways of working - For most teams at Spark this means being in the office for four days a week, and one day being flexible.
Leave - Four weeks annual leave, plus purchased leave, leading parental leave support and study leave.
Spark Credit - $150 monthly Spark account credit for permanent employees to enjoy our products and services.
Spark Share scheme - Opportunities to share in Spark's success through our employee share scheme.
Sustainable commuting - Salary sacrifice options to make public transport and cycling more affordable.
Grow your career - Access learning, development and internal opportunities to build new skills and grow your career across Spark.
Due to the nature and urgency of this role, we are only considering applicants that are based in New Zealand with permanent residency, or citizenship.
At Spark, we’re committed to living our values, with tūhono (connection) at the heart of our mahi. Welcoming whānau into the recruitment process helps create a real sense of belonging and support for each candidate. We just ask candidates to let us know in advance if whānau will be joining, so we can prepare the space and make sure everyone feels comfortable.
At the heart of our strategy, SPK-30, is our ambition: It’s better with Spark. Whether it’s our network performance, customer experiences, or the workplace culture we create with our people, we want it to be better with Spark.
Our industry moves at pace, and so do we. Technology, customer expectations and business needs are constantly evolving. We embrace change, work together to solve problems that matter and focus on creating better outcomes for our customers, communities and Aotearoa. Our people are empowered to take ownership, keep learning and make a real impact.
About the Role:
The Engineer Lead is the technical authority for engineering planning, assurance and technical decision-making for Aotea Campus. The role ensures maintenance, changes and projects are technically sound, risks and contingencies are understood, designs meet required standards, and completed work is properly reviewed before final acceptance or return to normal operations.
Day to day you will be involved in:
Providing technical oversight and advice for your engineering discipline, and maintaining approved baselines, settings and operating limits.
Planning and reviewing maintenance, engineering and project work before it starts, including work plans, isolations, risks and contingencies.
Setting acceptance criteria and testing requirements, and arranging peer review for high-risk or non-standard work.
Reviewing designs, engineering briefs, deviations and asset substitutions for compliance, operability and maintainability.
Checking completed work after hand back, verifying test results and defects, and signing off technical close-out.
Leading investigations into incidents and equipment failures, applying root-cause analysis and capturing lessons learned.
What experience you'll bring?
You will have a relevant tertiary engineering qualification and substantial experience in critical infrastructure or a comparable high-availability environment, with strong technical knowledge across electrical, mechanical, controls, fire and/or operational systems. You are experienced in reviewing designs, work plans and acceptance evidence, skilled in risk assessment, incident investigation and root-cause analysis, and familiar with New Zealand legislation, standards and safe systems of work. You make clear, defensible decisions, document carefully, and provide calm technical leadership during high-risk work and incidents.
WHY CHOOSE US:
Diversity and Inclusion: Te Kanorau me te Whakawhāiti mai
At Spark, diversity and inclusion are simply part of how we work here, built into our everyday decisions, behaviours and ways of working. We want everyone to feel totally comfortable bringing their whole self to work, no matter your gender, ethnicity, orientation, age or ability.
Sustainability: Toitū
As Spark, how we do business is just as important as what we do. We believe technology has a critical role to play in helping Aotearoa transition to a high-productivity low-carbon future, where all New Zealanders can thrive in a digital world. Equity sits at the heart of how we work, and we're focused on partnering in ways that makes a real difference to digital equity across the country. We support our customers and communities by being sustainable ourselves, investing in our people, minimising our environmental impact, and operating a responsible, ethical business.
Benefits: Awhina
Our people matter and we make sure we look after them. At Spark, we've got our people covered with a great range of benefits, including:
Wellbeing - Medical insurance, life, income and trauma protection, wellbeing support and access to our leading Mahi Tahi Wellness program.
Hybrid ways of working - For most teams at Spark this means being in the office for four days a week, and one day being flexible.
Leave - Four weeks annual leave, plus purchased leave, leading parental leave support and study leave.
Spark Credit - $150 monthly Spark account credit for permanent employees to enjoy our products and services.
Spark Share scheme - Opportunities to share in Spark's success through our employee share scheme.
Sustainable commuting - Salary sacrifice options to make public transport and cycling more affordable.
Grow your career - Access learning, development and internal opportunities to build new skills and grow your career across Spark.
Due to the nature and urgency of this role, we are only considering applicants that are based in New Zealand with permanent residency, or citizenship.
At Spark, we’re committed to living our values, with tūhono (connection) at the heart of our mahi. Welcoming whānau into the recruitment process helps create a real sense of belonging and support for each candidate. We just ask candidates to let us know in advance if whānau will be joining, so we can prepare the space and make sure everyone feels comfortable.