Site Owner - Te Uku (2 year appointment)

Mai te hiku ki te taurapa, whitikina e te rā

From the tail of the fish to the tail of the waka, shines the sun

Meridian is Aotearoa’s largest renewable electricity producer, generating power from 100% renewable sources—wind, water, and sun! 

Mō te tūranga | What you’ll be doing    

You’ll oversee all works required to ensure the wind farm assets are available and reliability operating at our iconic Te Uku wind farm in the stunning surroundings of the North Island's upper west coast. You’ll be responsible for ensuring work is planned and completed safely for our people and all other stakeholders. Your leadership and organisational skills will be in a manner that ensures we meet our electricity generation output targets. You will be our ‘point person’ on site and will serve as the key link to the various other disciplines that support, guide, and advise on wind farm operations.  

The focus of the role will encompass Site Owner responsibilities, as well as site growth, readiness, and initiative duties.   

Key responsibilities include:  

• Leading and influencing a workplace culture that celebrates safe work practices, thereby creating an environment where it is safe to challenge  

• Ensuring that we’re responding to the highest-priority needs of our customers and stakeholders across the Generation team in a timely and transparent manner  

• Building strong relationships to manage tension between site production demands and asset health effectively  

• Responding to and managing unplanned plant outages, taking into account risk and loss of generation in doing so.   

• Collaborating with our customer, Maintenance, Planning and Engineering teams to prioritise our response where needed  

• Site Owner representation at a selection from the following North Island new site/s, including  Te Rere Hau Wind Farm, Manawatu BESS, Mt Munro Wind Farm, and Hau Nui   

• Involvement in site operational readiness at our Harapaki wind farm, Ruakaka BESS/Solar and future sites  

• Project managing initiatives such as 'working at height', drop zones, site water treatment and technical maintenance plans  

*Please note, we're looking for someone based in the upper North Island.

Ngā painga ki a mātou | What we can offer! 

We value work/life balance, so our flexible work options (where possible) make things easier for you and your whānau. We also offer: 

• An attractive and competitive salary 

• Enhanced leave provisions: three company-paid days (over the holiday period) and enhanced parental leave 

• Enhanced KiwiSaver contributions 

• Access to fleet vehicles for work purposes

• Excellent learning and development opportunities, we want you to be the best version of yourself and we will 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 count

Ngā pukenga kei a koe mō tenei tūranga | What you’ll bring 

• A solid understanding of asset management principles supported by a track record of effective risk management decision-making  

• Disciplined and structured project management skillset, managing cost, quality, schedule and risk  

• You will have a deep understanding of the Generation business and how it drives and delivers value to our customers  

• Experience in managing health and safety requirements, as well as workplace behaviour culture initiatives to improve safety performance and cross-team collaboration  

• Open and regular communication skills to engage a wide and diverse team in achieving a shared goal  

• High levels of self-awareness, an active listener, a known thought leader with an ability to influence change  

• Exceptional listening skills, empathy and a growth mindset are an absolute must  

Tono mai ināianei tonu | 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!  

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). If you are applying through Seek, please email [email protected] for the Position Description. 

He aha koe i hono mai ai ki a mātou? | Why join us?     

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. 

• Be gutsy, be in the waka, and be a good human – our three principles. We work hard and celebrate connections through quizzes, morning teas, and cultural events, both in-person and virtually.  

• Sustainability is in our DNA. We proudly support KidsCan and Kākāpō Recovery, working side by side with our local communities.  

If you’ve got any questions, please email [email protected]. We're committed to becoming more accessible and providing support if needed. Please get in touch if there are parts of our process you would like assistance with (process found here: meridianenergy.co.nz/careers). We’re more than happy to help.   

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