Senior Engineer - Power Systems, Commissioning And Testing

Senior Engineer - Power Systems, Commissioning and Testing

Join to apply for the Senior Engineer - Power Systems, Commissioning and Testing role at Transpower New Zealand.

Overview

Our System Operator supports the wholesale electricity market and power system security in real time.

The Power Systems group provides power system analysis, engineering, risk and assurance management to enable Transpower to meet principal performance obligations.

The Engineering Assurance team focuses on providing commissioning and testing guidance to Asset Owners to confirm asset performance against Code obligations and power system requirements.

Where you will work

Wellington, Auckland, Hamilton or Christchurch.

Join a team that collaborates with electricity industry participants to understand asset performance against obligations and study future power system risks and technologies.

Responsibilities

Support the Engineering Assurance team to guide participants on their compliance with the Electricity Industry Participation Code, particularly generation asset owners, and manage System Operator interactions with commissioning and testing assets; investigate power system events as needed.

Develop and support engineers within the Group by participating in and leading training and coaching to uplift technical and behavioural capabilities.

What you will bring

A bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, Power Electronics or a related field

7+ years of experience in power system operations, commissioning and testing of assets connecting to a power system

Experience conducting power system analysis and simulations, including preparing / validating powerflow cases in PowerFactory (or similar)

Well-developed verbal and written communication skills and experience influencing to ensure mutually beneficial outcomes

Experience providing timely, accurate engineering support and advice to inform operational decisions and compliance

Demonstrated ability to coach and mentor engineers

Desirable

Knowledge / experience in system integration assessments for inverter-based resources using PSCAD / EMT simulations

Experience in professional affiliations or industry groups (e.g., CIGRE, IEEE, CPEng) or progress towards this

Knowledge of compliance assessment against the Electricity Industry Participation Code 2010

Next steps

Review the links in the advert and the position description on our careers site, then apply without delay.

Role closes Monday 13 October 2025; applications will be reviewed as received.

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