Network Engineer
New Plymouth
Here at Powerco, we're busy keeping the lights on and gas flowing to more than 430,000 homes, businesses and organisations across the North Island. If you're an experienced IT professional looking for your next challenge, it's time to join the fast-paced, exciting company that powers NZ's largest electricity distribution network.
Our Information Services department works as one team to provide technology-enabled business growth putting our customer’s energy future at the center of everything we do. We are dynamic, skilled and passionate about helping Powerco transform to a digital utility. We are investing across the spectrum of IT services including architecture, data and analytics, cyber-security, networks and Internet of Things, real-time systems, geographic information systems cloud and communications including voice radio across the country and fiber connectivity.
As a member of the Telecommunications team, the Network Engineer provides technical leadership to develop and support Powerco’s critical systems. In this role you will be responsible for configuring, installing, maintaining, and supporting Powerco’s telecommunications networks along with our strategic partners and service providers. Your contribution directly impacts our system availability KPIs. In addition to BAU responsibilities, you will also work on projects and be able to influence the technical direction. Continuous improvement and automation are essential to free up time for more value add. You will also be able to work directly with our key venders and partners to ensure we deliver and maintain mature solutions that add value to Powerco.
To be successful in this role you will have strong knowledge and experience in Juniper and or Cisco technologies, and highly secure MPLS type networks. You will be a problem solver with a solution focused, can do attitude. You focus on quality, bringing a systematic approach to working through the detail, and be cool under pressure. You also will be passionate about upskilling other teams through documentation, knowledge sharing and mentoring. Your strong customer focus will ensure that users (NOC, field and office) adopt and continue to benefit from fit for purpose telecommunications services. You are able to communicate well at all levels and help hold our suppliers and partners accountable for their performance. Of course, you’ll pass the “on the bus” test and work within Powerco’s Values, Code of Business Conduct, policies and standards – found on our intranet - which collectively define the base-line behaviours required of us all.
With great career development, strong leadership and business engagement, now is an exciting time to take your IT career to the next level with Powerco.
Applications close: Wednesday 1 September 2021
At Powerco, we believe that diversity is our superpower. We want our workforce to reflect the communities that we serve – gender, age, ethnicity, disability, working preferences, gender identity, sexuality, education, background, upbringing… we value and celebrate it all. We are committed to providing a safe space where people can bring their whole selves to work and feel like they belong.
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