Transpower
Operations Planning Engineer (Start ASAP)
Wellington
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Opportunity details
- Graduate Job or Program
- NZD 85,000 - 90,000 / Year
- Salary + Benefits + KiwiSaver
- 1 vacancy
- Apply by 30 Jul 2023
- Start date ASAP
Operations Planning coordinates and assesses outages and provides engineering advice to enable the safe and secure operation of the power system. The team prepares plans and advice for the real time control room teams on operational engineering to maintain system security.
About the Opportunity
We're seeking an Operations Planning Engineer to join the team in Wellington.
Working in Operations Planning is a great way to gain deep technical knowledge of how we operate the National Grid, how we assess outages, and how we manage the changes and risks that Grid activities have on the New Zealand electricity market. The team works across different time frames - from near real-time to looking at major projects and changes on the Grid over the longer term - so there is the potential to be involved in a variety of work.
We're looking for someone who has both a positive outlook and the energy to learn operations planning quickly. You'll also bring your own expertise to help us drive process, technical and engineering improvements.
This role may suit a Electrical Engineering graduate with 1 - 2 years of work experience under their belt.
What you'll be doing
You'll provide technical assessments and planning advice for outages and changes to the Grid. You'll also develop close relationships with our other operations teams; particularly the real time operators, power system planning and markets and business teams.
Typical operations planning work includes:
- Carrying out power flow analysis to assess the impacts of taking Grid assets out of service and conveying the outcomes to internal and external customers
- Advising our customers on the market impacts of taking assets out of service, of changing their capabilities, and on special protection schemes
- Ensuring the system operator tools and models are updated with changes in asset capability and newly commissioned equipment
- Contributing to or leading event reviews
- Collaborating with and engaging other parts of Operations or Transpower to drive improvements
We have a structured training programme in place to allow you to quickly learn the tools and processes used in this role.
To broaden your skillset, and for job variety, you may work in any of the three Operations Planning teams involved in System Security, Planning and Project Support, and Network Modelling and Commissioning.
To be considered, your CV and covering letter will demonstrate:
- An Engineering qualification and power systems engineering experience OR you may not be an Engineer but have relevant experience e.g. electricity market, analytical or technical experience, works planning, scheduling
- Experience in problem solving, analysing solutions and conveying those outcomes
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Strong time management and attention to detail
- Flexibility i.e. you can make quick decisions based on the best information to hand at the time
Knowledge of Power Systems, Protection systems, Electricity Industry Participation Code, High Voltage plant and equipment and generation plant will be highly regarded.
Next Steps
To be developed and rewarded as part of Transpower's Operations Planning team, please review the position description below or via our website and apply without delay.
Existing eligibility to work in New Zealand is essential.
Hiring criteria
- No experience required
- New Zealand Citizen +more
- Engineering & Mathematics
- Bachelor (Honours) or higher
Reviews
Engineering support for various projects. As a grad, you get great exposure to the variety of work that Transpower undertakes, and you get to add value by being part of different projects and tasks. I'm using a lot of PLS-CADD to ensure that our assets are complying with the safety standards. Also working on several investigation projects to minimise safety risks. Also, working on concept assessments which require collaboration and high level design work.
With the Graduate programme, I am doing a lot of training and learning which I am enjoying. I am able to take my time with my learning which is good for me
Interesting tasks. The work feels relevant and meaningful.
About the employer
Transpower
4.2
500 - 1,000 employees
Energy & Utilities
Transpower is the national grid operator. It takes a whole-of-industry view of the electricity sector and operates the system on behalf of NZers.
Pros and cons of working at Transpower
Pros
The people are really supportive and are always willing to help you out.
Graduates can be given numerous opportunities to see the many different assets that Transpower owns and operates.
Transpower has 7 am-7 pm office hours and is very flexible as long as you communicate and get your work done.
There is a strong community of young professionals and plenty of opportunities to socialise with colleagues after work.
There is a whole sustainability group, with projects like recycling glass insulators and volunteer days to plant trees.
Cons
The workload can fluctuate based on the placement team.
Has the ability to work from home but that's a discussion to have with the manager, highly recommended coming into the office for better engagement and development.
In the graduate programme, graduates are given a taste of doing design work, but this is only offered through a brief 2-month placement at an external engineering consultancy.
Ambiguity of my role within the business.
The graduate programme was a bit disorganised this year as placements were only finalised 3 months after we started.