Power Technician
If you’re a proactive Power Technician looking to apply your technical skills in a progressive and safety-driven environment, we’d love to hear from you.
Why You’ll Love Working Here
- Join a team committed to powering Aotearoa with safety, reliability and innovation.
- Competitive salary + allowances, plus great benefits (e.g. insurance, training and promotion pathways).
- Work across diverse environments — substations, protection systems, SCADA, and generation assets with opportunities to expand your skills.
- A supportive, safety‑first culture where your contribution matters and growth is encouraged.
About the Role
We are seeking a skilled and motivated Power Technician to join a respected energy and network services provider supporting customers across the Bay of Plenty and across the Motu.
In this hands-on role, you’ll deliver specialist technical services across protection, control, and communication systems supporting the safe, efficient, and reliable operation of network and generation assets. You’ll work on a variety of projects, from substation maintenance and upgrades to fibre and SCADA installations, contributing to the performance of one of New Zealand’s most progressive distribution and contracting operations.
You’ll also play a key part in strengthening long-term customer relationships through quality workmanship, safety leadership, and professional service delivery.
Further, you’ll
- Undertake testing, maintenance, and commissioning of HV/LV protection, control, and communications systems
- Perform inspection, servicing, and fault investigation on network and substation assets
- Carry out LV/MV cable terminations and jointing
- Support integration of SCADA, PLC, load control, and fibre-optic communication systems
- Provide technical input on system design, installation, and upgrade work
- Participate in network operations and standby rosters as required
- Ensure all activities meet regulatory, quality, and health & safety standards
- Contribute to effective planning, documentation, and continuous improvement initiatives
What You’ll Bring
- NZ Registered Electrician or equivalent trade qualification
- Working towards or holding a qualification in Electrical / Electronic / Communications Engineering (or equivalent experience)
- 2–5 years’ experience in power distribution, generation, or related electrical work
- Strong technical knowledge of protection, SCADA, PLC, and communication systems
- Understanding of HV/LV network operations, substation equipment, and fault response
- Familiarity with IP-based technology, VHF/UHF radio, and fibre-optic systems
- Proven safety awareness and adherence to industry best practice
- Excellent communication skills and a commitment to collaborative teamwork
- Current NZ Manual Driver’s Licence
To Apply
If you’re a proactive Power Technician looking to apply your technical skills in a progressive and safety-driven environment, we’d love to hear from you.
- Industry
- Energy, Oil & Gas
- Locations
- Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, Mt Maunganui
Why work with Paragon? 💎
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True Partnerships, we're not about transactional relationships 🤝
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Proven success recruiting in the contact-centre industry 📞
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Solutions built for your business, not others
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Upholding the businesses and your candidates privacy 🔒
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We use technology to back our processes. Therefore full transparency is assured 🖥️📱💻
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We provide guidance to your hiring managers!
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A unique cost-model, we're not just about the big fee at the end 💰
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We have over 70 years of joint expertise to find you the best and hardest to entice talent across the globe
Partnering with Paragon
Finding great people matters. So does creating a culture where they thrive. We support businesses across Recruitment and HR, from hiring and onboarding right through to retention, development and ongoing people support.
Most importantly, we stay close to your business, so the support we provide fits your people, culture and future plans.
About Paragon - The Agency for People
Great people decisions start well before a vacancy exists. We work with your team on headcount forecasting, team design, and the capability you’ll need next, so when a role does open it is already part of a plan we built together. The support continues long after the role is filled.
Partnership: We work closely with your team and get to know the business properly.
Transparency: You always know what’s happening and where things stand.
Fit: We look beyond the role to the culture, values and team around it, making sure the person strengthens the organisation, not just fills the vacancy.
Commercial: We design people solutions that make sense for your business, connecting people plans to business plans.
We don’t play agency games. We focus on good people, good process, and being a partner who truly cares about the people behind your business.