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Programme Lead - North Island

Programme Lead - North Island

Meridian Energy LimitedWellington, Wellington, New Zealand
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Meridian is Aotearoa's largest producer of renewable electricity, generating power from 100% renewable resources – wind, water, and sun, because we believe that’s the best for our planet and our communities. We strive to deliver clean energy for a fairer and healthier world, helping reduce carbon emissions and supporting our communities. We also retail electricity to more than 400,000 homes, businesses and farms across New Zealand through our Meridian and Powershop brands.

Location

Wellington, however other North Island locations may be considered.

What you’ll be doing

The Programme Lead is responsible for leading and delivering a coordinated programme of work across our North Island assets, ensuring alignment with Generation’s strategic objectives, regional priorities, and operational readiness. This role provides governance, oversight, and leadership to ensure work is delivered on time, within budget, and with maximum value to the community, business and our stakeholders.

Benefits & What we offer

  • An attractive and competitive salary package that’s reviewed annually, performance incentives, plus discounts from several partnerships
  • South Cross Healthcare - Wellbeing One insurance, a funded scheme for eligible employees to give you that extra peace of mind
  • Enhanced leave provisions : three company‑paid days (over the holiday period), enhanced parental leave and options to buy up to 12 days of additional leave
  • Life, trauma and income protection insurance (which we hope you won’t need!)
  • Enhanced KiwiSaver contributions
  • Access to the Meridian employee share scheme
  • Excellent learning and development opportunities, we want you to be the best version of yourself, and we'll help you get there!
  • Award‑winning wellbeing programme that provides support whenever and wherever you need it
  • Employee discounts off your power with Meridian, every bit counts
  • A one‑off $400 payment to support your work‑from‑home set‑up (if needed)

What you’ll bring

  • Strong experience as a Project / Programme Manager leading complex, multi‑stream projects.
  • Strong business strategy execution orientation and commercial nous.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
  • Excellent planning and work prioritisation abilities.
  • Adaptability and problem‑solving skills in dynamic environments.
  • Has adaptive leadership skills and believes in a non‑hierarchical culture of collaboration, transparency, safety & trust.
  • Empowers others to fail, learn and grow.
  • Challenges the status quo and has experience in finding new solutions and driving out of the box ideas.
  • Apply now

    All in all, we’re an awesome place to work. If this sounds like you and you want to bring your energy and use your power to make a difference (pun intended), then apply today and tell us why! We encourage you to apply for this role — even if you don’t meet every requirement. At Meridian, we value diverse perspectives and believe that potential, passion, and a willingness to grow are really important. If you’re excited about this opportunity, we’d love to hear from you! To view the full position description please click here (link to PDF). Advertising closes 12 October 2025 (please note this is subject to change).

    We help reduce carbon emissions and support communities in doing the same, supplying electricity to over 400,000 homes, businesses, and farms through Meridian and Powershop. At Meridian, we embrace diversity and inclusion, knowing that different perspectives make us stronger. We encourage everyone to bring their whole selves to work, creating a welcoming and empowering environment for all. Sustainability is in our DNA. We proudly support KidsCan and Kākāpō Recovery and work side‑by‑side with our generation communities.

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