About the role
Ventia is seeking an experienced Senior Switching/Outage Coordinator to provide technical leadership across switching operations, outage planning, governance, and safety.
Reporting to the Service Delivery Manager , you will work closely with Transpower, planners, outage coordinators, field operators, and maintenance switchers to ensure outages are planned and delivered safely, efficiently, and compliantly.
Key Responsibilities
- Review and approve operating sequences and switching documentation.
- Coordinate outage planning and OHMS activities.
- Provide switching governance and technical support.
- Mentor Maintenance Switchers, Field Operators, and trainee switchers.
- Represent Ventia at Transpower POSP meetings.
- Participate in audits, investigations, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Liaise with Transpower, connected parties, and internal stakeholders.
- Maintain active switching competency through operational field activities.
- Support fault response and permit management activities.
About You
- HV substation experience.
- Strong knowledge of switching operations, outage planning, and safety requirements.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Proven ability to coach and mentor others.
- Full NZ Driver Licence.
- Commitment to safety, quality, and continuous improvement.
Why Ventia? Join a team that values Integrity, Ingenuity, Collaboration, and Challenge , where you'll have the opportunity to influence national switching practices, develop others, and contribute to the safe delivery of New Zealand's electricity network.
Apply now and help drive operational excellence across our Energy Networks & Renewables team. About Ventia As a leading services provider, we maintain, operate, and manage the essential infrastructure that makes modern life possible across Australia and New Zealand. With more than 35,000 employees and subcontractors across 400 sites, joining Ventia means becoming part of a team that values its people, supports career growth, and helps everyone go further towards their full potential.
Our commitment to Fairness, Inclusion and Respect shapes how we lead, collaborate, hire and support one another. We welcome applications from people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds, including Māori and Pasifika peoples and people of all genders, identities, sexual orientations, beliefs and caring responsibilities. We are dedicated to providing an accessible recruitment process and encourage you to request adjustments at any stage.
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Position Reference Number: 168131
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