Power Quality Engineer
We're looking for a Power Quality Engineer to help ensure the integrity and performance of our electricity distribution network. This is a dynamic and impactful role where you'll blend technical expertise with customer engagement to resolve network quality issues, support distributed energy integration, and deliver smart solutions that keep our network strong and future-ready.
You'll lead both proactive and reactive investigations into power quality challenges, provide specialist technical advice, and collaborate across internal teams and external partners to maintain high standards of supply for our customers.
About us
Passionate, curious, and innovative are a few words that describe our people. We are powering the future, connecting communities, and igniting innovation. Orion owns and operates the electricity distribution network that provides power to central Canterbury. As the third largest electricity distribution network in New Zealand, we cover remote rural areas, regional towns, and the city of Christchurch.
We are an essential service and take our responsibilities seriously. We are community owned and working here means a career with meaning and purpose that makes a difference in your very own neighbourhood.
The role
- Lead investigations into power quality issues and driving practical, customer-centric solutions
- Prepare power quality assessments, setting harmonic emission limits, and producing technical reports
- Support new customer connections and distributed energy resource (DER) applications
- Act as a technical consultant and trusted advisor for internal teams and external stakeholders
- Collaborate across the business to maintain regulatory compliance and network safety
- Contribute to future-focused initiatives involving renewable and alternative energy integration
About you
- Extensive experience in a similar environment with a Diploma in Electrical Engineering
- In-depth understanding of power quality, harmonic analysis, and electrical distribution networks
- Ability to analyse and interpret complex electrical engineering systems at customer facilities and our distribution system
- Strong personal leadership skills with the ability to motivate and inspire others
- A customer-first mindset with a collaborative and solutions-oriented approach
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills with an analytical mindset
- Knowledge of the NZ regulatory environment, particularly the Electricity Authority Code & Compliance
We offer
You'll find at Orion, you can come as you are and just be you. You will be joining a workplace that values who you are, the work you do, and the way you think. Importantly, we offer:
- Flexible working arrangements, and flexible locations with our Head office in Burnside and satellite offices in Rolleston and Ferrymead
- Three days of “My Days” leave
- A broad range of workplace benefits from a wellbeing allowance to access to our holiday house in Hanmer!
You might be surprised to find out that the company that brings the power to your home is innovative, inclusive, progressive, and quite good fun.
To apply
We encourage you to be you in your application! We are truly committed to diversity, inclusion and lifting our cultural capability. You don't need to be knowledgeable in these areas, but you do need to be on board with learning.
Please reach out to us with any questions at zoe.dalton@oriongroup.co.nz. We will be screening applications as we receive them to move swiftly to interviews. To learn more about us, check out our careers site to find out more about working Orion.
You must have the right to live and work in New Zealand to apply for this job. Pre-employment checks are part of our recruitment process.
