Power Technician
If you’re a proactive Power Technician looking to apply your technical skills in a progressive and safety-driven environment, we’d love to hear from you.
Why You’ll Love Working Here
- Join a team committed to powering Aotearoa with safety, reliability and innovation.
- Competitive salary + allowances, plus great benefits (e.g. insurance, training and promotion pathways).
- Work across diverse environments — substations, protection systems, SCADA, and generation assets with opportunities to expand your skills.
- A supportive, safety‑first culture where your contribution matters and growth is encouraged.
About the Role
We are seeking a skilled and motivated Power Technician to join a respected energy and network services provider supporting customers across the Bay of Plenty and across the Motu.
In this hands-on role, you’ll deliver specialist technical services across protection, control, and communication systems supporting the safe, efficient, and reliable operation of network and generation assets. You’ll work on a variety of projects, from substation maintenance and upgrades to fibre and SCADA installations, contributing to the performance of one of New Zealand’s most progressive distribution and contracting operations.
You’ll also play a key part in strengthening long-term customer relationships through quality workmanship, safety leadership, and professional service delivery.
Further, you’ll
- Undertake testing, maintenance, and commissioning of HV/LV protection, control, and communications systems
- Perform inspection, servicing, and fault investigation on network and substation assets
- Carry out LV/MV cable terminations and jointing
- Support integration of SCADA, PLC, load control, and fibre-optic communication systems
- Provide technical input on system design, installation, and upgrade work
- Participate in network operations and standby rosters as required
- Ensure all activities meet regulatory, quality, and health & safety standards
- Contribute to effective planning, documentation, and continuous improvement initiatives
What You’ll Bring
- NZ Registered Electrician or equivalent trade qualification
- Working towards or holding a qualification in Electrical / Electronic / Communications Engineering (or equivalent experience)
- 2–5 years’ experience in power distribution, generation, or related electrical work
- Strong technical knowledge of protection, SCADA, PLC, and communication systems
- Understanding of HV/LV network operations, substation equipment, and fault response
- Familiarity with IP-based technology, VHF/UHF radio, and fibre-optic systems
- Proven safety awareness and adherence to industry best practice
- Excellent communication skills and a commitment to collaborative teamwork
- Current NZ Manual Driver’s Licence
To Apply
If you’re a proactive Power Technician looking to apply your technical skills in a progressive and safety-driven environment, we’d love to hear from you.
- Industry
- Energy, Oil & Gas
- Locations
- Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, Mt Maunganui
Why work with Paragon? 💎
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True Partnerships, we're not about transactional relationships 🤝
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Proven success recruiting in the contact-centre industry 📞
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Solutions built for your business, not others
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Upholding the businesses and your candidates privacy 🔒
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We use technology to back our processes. Therefore full transparency is assured 🖥️📱💻
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We provide guidance to your hiring managers!
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A unique cost-model, we're not just about the big fee at the end 💰
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We have over 70 years of joint expertise to find you the best and hardest to entice talent across the globe
Partnering with Paragon
As a small business we’re agile and adaptable to meet the expectations of our clients, and our candidates.
Our ethics, honesty, transparency and hands-on approach means we’re always contactable, in tune with what our candidates and clients require and provide updates and advice, along the recruitment journey.
We are inclusive, love having fun and a laugh, we're inquisitive about you as a candidate, and your business as a client, so we ask loads of questions so we can help you as best as we can!
We don’t take ourselves too seriously but take finding your next dream job, as seriously as anything!
At the same time, we are very committed to attracting the best talent for your business, and ensuring your brand speaks volumes for potential employees to join your team.
Check out the candidate journey we take our candidates on, to be their best!
About Paragon Recruitment Ltd
What is a Paragon?
Paragon (n): A person or thing viewed as a model of excellence.
Imagine a 100-carat diamond, Invaluable. Precise. Flawless.
These are the values that drive Paragon. When it comes to recruitment, our mission is to find you that diamond in the rough.
Paragon represents Excellence in Recruitment & HR.
We take the hassle out of recruitment; Using a precise method that focuses on quality to deliver invaluable candidates for our clients.