Planning Coordinator

Are you an experienced coordinator or administrator with a background in the electricity distribution industry? Join our Delivery Planning Team and play a key role in keeping critical projects on track and running smoothly.

You'll support the full delivery lifecycle of planned works by managing workflows, allocating tasks, supporting document creation and reporting, and collaborating across teams to optimise efficiency.

You’ll be across both our Customer Initiated Works (CIW) portfolio and our Annual Works Plan, ensuring work requests are prioritised and scheduled effectively. If you're a natural multitasker who thrives in a fast-paced, people-focused environment, this is the role for you!

About you:

You’ll bring:

• 5+ years’ experience in coordination or administration roles within the electricity distribution industry


• Strong knowledge of workflow planning, administration, and stakeholder engagement


• Confidence using the Microsoft Office suite and GIS technology platforms


• An understanding of engineering standards, regulations, and procedures within the electricity distribution industry


• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills


• A high level of attention to detail, with the ability to juggle competing priorities.

The role:

You’ll play a vital role in keeping our project workflows moving efficiently. You'll manage the end-to-end coordination of planning tasks - from logging jobs and allocating work to Designers and Project Managers, through to tracking progress and supporting project delivery across the CIW and Annual Works Plan portfolios.

You’ll provide essential administrative and systems support, including preparing quotes, raising purchase orders, issuing project correspondence, and maintaining accurate records in platforms like MagiQ and GIS.

This is a collaborative, customer-facing role where you’ll engage with internal teams, contractors, and customers to ensure projects are well-coordinated, timelines are met, and communication remains clear. You’ll also help identify process improvements that boost efficiency, reduce duplication, and support great outcomes for our community and network.

You will:

• Coordinate planning workflows and allocate tasks across the team


• Track job progress and support the delivery of internal and customer-initiated projects


• Manage project documentation, records, and correspondence


• Liaise with stakeholders to coordinate site visits and respond to enquiries


• Support continuous improvement across systems, processes, and planning activities.

Key benefits of the role

• Competitive remuneration


• Flexible working arrangements


• The ability to purchase additional annual leave to support work-life balance


• Fully funded health insurance cover for you and your whānau


• Fully funded life insurance, equivalent to twice your base annual salary


• A tight-knit, skilled team committed to safety, learning and doing the job right.

Why Waipā Networks?

We’re 100% owned by our customers, supplying electricity to more than 60,000 people across Cambridge, Te Awamutu, and surrounding rural, urban, and industrial areas. Since the early 1920s, we’ve grown our region's electricity infrastructure, continually expanding and improving our services to benefit the community.

Today, we’re investing to support our communities and region, enabling the next phase of electrification and evolving to meet future demands. With a growing district and major network upgrades underway, now is the perfect time to join.

Application process

We run a structured recruitment process, including pre-employment vetting. To apply, you must have the right to work permanently without restrictions and be currently residing in Aotearoa. We are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position.