Outage and Network Planner
We are seeking two experienced Area Grid Planners to support the establishment of a new Area Grid Planning capability within a major national transmission infrastructure environment.
These roles will help integrate and coordinate planned work across projects, maintenance, and capital programmes, ensuring safe, efficient, and well-sequenced delivery across a complex and critical network.
About the Role
You will work across:
- Grid Delivery – project delivery and maintenance execution
- Grid Development – future network planning and investment direction
The focus is to create a single, integrated view of outages, sequencing, dependencies, constraints, and risks across multiple portfolios.
Key Responsibilities
- Plan and coordinate outages and network work across multiple programmes
- Identify and manage dependencies, constraints, sequencing conflicts, and risks
- Optimise timing, access, and scheduling across delivery teams
- Support integrated planning across maintenance, capital works, and customer connections
- Facilitate planning discussions and governance forums
- Provide planning insights, reporting, and recommendations to stakeholders
- Contribute to continuous improvement of planning processes and data quality
About You
You will have strong experience in outage planning, network operations, or large-scale infrastructure delivery environments.
We are particularly interested in candidates with experience in:
- Electricity transmission or distribution networks
- Rail, transport, or other complex infrastructure environments
- Utilities such as water, gas, or telecommunications
- Project controls, scheduling, or integrated planning roles
You will ideally bring:
- Strong outage planning and sequencing capability
- Experience managing complex dependencies across multiple stakeholders
- Ability to work in operational and delivery-focused environments
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to influence and coordinate without direct authority
- Exposure to governance or planning forums (advantageous)
What’s on Offer
- 2 x key contract roles shaping a new national planning capability
- High-impact work across a complex infrastructure network
- Strong collaboration with engineering, delivery, and planning teams
- Exposure to large-scale, critical infrastructure programmes
- Flexible location options (Wellington, Auckland, Christchurch)
Location
- Wellington
- Auckland
- Christchurch
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Exceptional candidates in Hamilton or Palmerston North may also be considered.
If you are an experienced Outage or Network Planner looking to step into a high-impact infrastructure planning environment, we would love to hear from you.Apply now !!!!
Note:Applicants must be based in New Zealand and hold a valid work visa to be considered for this role. Due to the high volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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