Network Development - Senior Engineer

Overview

A network planning role with real technical depth and genuine ownership. Wellington Electricity is one of New Zealand's most technically distinctive electricity distribution businesses. A $893 million regulated asset base serving the capital region, a network unlike anything else in the country, 11kV and LV ring‑mesh topology, oil and gas cable assets, and a long‑term investment programme that's only getting more complex as energy transition accelerates.

This is a newly created Senior Engineer role inside the Network Development team. Considered a strategic investment in technical depth that will shape how Wellington Electricity plans, prioritises, and executes its network for the decade ahead.

Responsibilities

A genuinely broad planning role with direct influence on capital investment decisions. You'll lead load forecasting, run reinforcement and contingency studies in DIgSILENT Power Factory, develop long‑term network options across ...