Electrical Project Supervisor – High Voltage
Step up as a leader while keeping your hands on the work. Experienced High Voltage Electrician/Power Technician required to lead projects!
Electrical Project Supervisor – High Voltage
Locations: Waikato | Taupo | Napier | Wellington | Christchurch
Step up as a leader while keeping your hands on the work. PBA Ltd is looking for an experienced High Voltage Electrician/Power Technician ready to lead projects and people across New Zealand.
Why you’ll love working here
- Competitive hourly rate plus free Southern Cross health insurance with family discounts
 - Travel across New Zealand to exciting client sites
 - Paid birthday off, long-service rewards, and career development
 - Supportive, tight-knit team that works hard, laughs often, and takes pride in doing things right
 
The role
As an Electrical Project Supervisor (Senior Technical Specialist), you will lead projects from start to finish, guide your team through installations, maintenance, and commissioning, and still roll up your sleeves on the ground. You will share knowledge, solve problems, and ensure your team leaves every job proud.
You bring
- Proven HV experience and current or eligible EWRB registration
 - Strong leadership and communication skills
 - Customer-first mindset with problem-solving abilities
 - Proficiency with Microsoft Office and other systems
 - Full NZ driver’s licence or ability to obtain one
 - The ability to travel regularly for work
 
Perks and benefits
- Regular pay reviews plus 4% KiwiSaver contribution
 - Ongoing training and clear career pathways
 - Travel allowances and variety in work locations
 - Be part of a company big enough for major projects but small enough for your voice to matter
 
About PBA Ltd
Part of the Unison Group, PBA is a trusted team of over 30 high voltage experts. We tackle the complex energy challenges of tomorrow from decarbonisation to distributed energy and cybersecurity while keeping safety, collaboration, and real-world results at our core. 
PBA delivers specialist high-voltage solutions - from transformer and circuit breaker expertise to advanced secondary systems and precision transformer oil and SF₆ gas management services.
We welcome candidates from overseas with relevant HV experience who are familiar with NZ visa processes, EWRB registration, and NZQA qualification assessments.
- Locations
 - Wellington, Christchurch, Napier, Waikato
 
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.