Engineering Manager Generating Assets

Hamilton, Rotorua / /

Engineering Manager Generating Assets

Mercury is a bold future-focused organisation, providing energy and telecommunications to more Kiwis than anyone else, leading the way with renewable energy and working toward a sustainable future.

At the heart is our purpose.

Taking care of tomorrow : connecting people and place today.

This pushes us to do all we can to create a better future for our people, our communities, and Aotearoa New Zealand.

Join Mercury in a pivotal engineering leadership role where your expertise in reliability and asset management will directly shape the performance and longevity of our generation assets.

This is a high-impact opportunity to lead technical disciplines, drive engineering excellence and embed reliability fundamentals across our operations.

This role has the flexibility to be based in Hamilton or Rotorua.

Tau e mahi ai | What you'll be doing :

Lead Engineering Disciplines

: Provide strategic and technical leadership across mechanical, high voltage, generator, condition monitoring, and pressure equipment domains.

Drive Reliability & Performance

: Develop and implement systems to monitor asset health, trend performance, and lead initiatives that improve reliability, extend asset life, and optimise maintenance costs.

Coordinate Engineering Resources

: Deploy cross-functional engineering teams to troubleshoot complex issues and deliver system-level improvements.

Govern Standards & Best Practice

: Maintain engineering standards and lead communities of practice to ensure consistent, high-quality asset management across Mercury.

Support Change & Innovation

: Play a key role in our Management of Change process, ensuring engineering integrity and risk management align with regulatory and industry expectations.

A degree in engineering (or equivalent experience with 15+ years in the field).

Proven leadership in technical and asset management teams (10+ years).

Deep operational knowledge and hands-on experience in generation or heavy industry.

Strong technical acumen in turbines, high voltage systems, transformers, and pressure equipment.

Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, including with senior leadership.

Professional membership (e.g. ENZ) and / or postgraduate qualifications (preferred).

Additional 5 days leave per annum (MyDays)

$400 one-off tax-free payment towards setting up your home office

A diverse workplace where your unique abilities and talents will be recognised and encouraged

Annual salary reviews with excellent parental leave policy, with the option to purchase additional leave

The opportunities, career paths and facilities associated with working for one of New Zealand's largest multi-utility providers

Flexible working policy - The autonomy and trust to work flexibly from our purpose-built premises and from home, recognising the value of this flexibility in the modern world

Discounted health insurance and free life and income insurance

Excellent well-being programme including up to $100 annual check-ups and confidential assistance programme

Gender affirmation leave and supportive bereavement leave to be taken when you lose anyone close to you, including your pet

Mercury is a learning organisation that is committed to providing you with opportunities to grow and develop that will benefit you now and in the future.

Part of your role includes building your skillset and mindset through a variety of ways.

We believe this creates an energised, innovative and agile work environment where you will feel valued.

Every voice has its place - and together, we thrive.

At Mercury, we believe that having a team of individuals with different backgrounds, experience and capability working together makes us stronger and better as an organisation.

We know that some candidates may only apply for a role if they meet all of the criteria.

If you want to join our team, we encourage you to apply for any role that matches your skills, capabilities and interests, even if you aren't sure if you meet all of the criteria.

Please click 'apply' to submit your application.

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A full position description is available below.

Applications close Wednesday, 12th November at 5 : 00pm.

Please note that Mercury retains the right to bring a particularly strong candidate through to interview more quickly.

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