• Lead the conversion of goals to delivery
• Design, build and commission the future network by delivering high quality work
• Annual salary reviews and health, life and income protection insurance

Works Programme is a key group within the core operational groups here at WEL. As a group we always aim to deliver work within targeted times, meeting and exceeding customer expectations, with a workforce model which is capable, scalable, and adaptable to shifting demands and requirements. These goals are being challenged through a significant and positive change in the growth of Hamilton City and Waikato.

About the role

As a Team Leader Underground Projects - Design & Planning, you will lead and inspire your multi-disciplinary team to deliver exceptional designs that are safe, to specification and timely. Enable your team to perform well by assigning the multi-disciplinary resources, tools and processes that drive successful delivery.

While demonstrating strong leadership, your technical and regulatory understanding allows you to pitch in where needed for the team to achieve goals. You will need to proactively manage workflows and address problems fast to ensure no bottlenecks or backlog.

Collaboration with your wider team, across the business and other key stakeholders is essential to ensure everyone is on the same page, working towards the same goal of safe and quality designs delivering customer satisfaction.

Skills and experience

• Design/Engineering and/or field supervisor experience 
• Experience in electricity distribution networks
• Decision making and critical thinking
• Strong planning and organisational skills
• Leadership and management at Team Leader level or above - experience leading and managing teams and getting the best out of people through effective communication, influencing, and performance focus
• Trade/tertiary qualification Level 5 or above

Best-in-class benefits

At WEL, we look after our people, and you’ll benefit from a powerful package of benefits:

• Medical, life and income protection insurance
• Flexible working options – work from home up to two days per week, ability to purchase additional annual leave, 9-day fortnight, and much more
• Relocation costs, and
• An excellent salary package, including annual salary reviews

We are committed to making sure our people go home safe every day, and with a drug and alcohol-free worksite we will require you to undertake testing as part of your pre-employment health assessment as well as participating in our annual health assessment programme.

About WEL Networks

WEL Networks is unique. We’ve been serving the Waikato for over 100 years, distributing electricity from the national grid so we can power over 100,000 homes and businesses.

With around 320 employees, we’re proudly based in Hamilton and are owned by the community we work for. We play an important role in the region's economic and social development by identifying and investing in new technologies to future-proof our region – and keep our communities flourishing. Our vision is bold. And our ambition even stronger, especially as we diversify from traditional ‘poles and lines’ to an innovative and sustainable business.

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We actively value diversity, inclusion and want extraordinary people to join us. It is important to us that we get to experience a little bit of the 'real you' in your application. Check out the full position description for more details.

Applications will be screened as they arrive, and we may move quickly to interview.