Mai te hiku ki te taurapa, whitikina e te rā
From the tail of the fish to the tail of the waka, shines the sun

Meridian is Aotearoa’s largest renewable electricity producer, generating power from 100% renewable sources—wind, water, and sun! 

Mō te tūranga | What you’ll be doing    

As a key player in our reliability team, you’ll help ensure our nation’s lights stay on—sustainably! You’ll use your engineering prowess to keep some of the most important power generation sites in the country performing at their best. 

Bring your initiative and engineering know-how to enhance our maintenance systems, processes, and methodologies. You’ll harness asset data to predict and prevent failures, boost efficiency, and increase the share of renewables on the national grid. 

This role offers the freedom to lead your own initiatives while being backed by a collaborative, high-performing team. You’ll regularly travel to Meridian sites across Aotearoa to connect with stakeholders and understand their needs firsthand. 

Base yourself in Wellington, Christchurch, or Twizel, and we'll consider other locations. Wherever you are, you could be part of a mission that matters. 

Ngā painga ki a mātou | What we can offer! 

We value work/life balance, so our flexible work options make things easier for you and your whānau. We also offer: 

• An attractive and competitive salary package that’s reviewed annually, performance incentives, plus discounts from several partnerships 

• Southern Cross Healthcare - Wellbeing One insurance, a funded scheme for eligible employees to give you that extra peace of mind   

• Enhanced leave provisions: three company-paid days (over the holiday period), enhanced parental leave and options to buy up to 12 days additional leave 

• Life, trauma and income protection insurance (which we hope you won’t need!) 

• Enhanced KiwiSaver contributions 

• Access to the Meridian employee share scheme 

• We offer excellent learning and development opportunities, and we want you to be the best version of yourself and we will help you get there!  

• Award-winning wellbeing programme that provides support whenever and wherever you need it 

• Employee discounts off your power with Meridian, every bit counts 

• A one-off $400 payment to support your work from home set-up (if needed) 

All in all, we’re an awesome place to work. If this sounds like you and you want to bring your energy and use your power to make a difference (pun intended), then apply today and tell us why!  

Ngā pukenga kei a koe mō tenei tūranga | What you’ll bring 

• Engineering Degree, relevant diploma or equivalent qualification. 

• A great attitude and excellent soft skills that enable you to interact effectively and harmoniously with other people. 

• Prior experience in Reliability Engineering, plant maintenance in heavy engineering or production environments, preferably in the power generation industry. 

• You'll enjoy being a problem solver and have experience with fault finding and failure analysis in complex engineering situations. 

• It’s essential that you’re a good communicator and able to simplify technical information and feel comfortable learning new tools and systems. 

Tono mai ināianei tonu | Apply now   

All in all, we’re an awesome place to work. If this sounds like you and you want to bring your energy and use your power to make a difference (pun intended), then apply today and tell us why!  

We encourage you to apply for this role — even if you don’t meet every requirement. At Meridian, we value diverse perspectives and believe that potential, passion, and a willingness to grow are really important. If you’re excited about this opportunity, we’d love to hear from you!  

To view the full position description, please click here (link to PDF). If you are applying through Seek, please email [email protected] for the Position Description. 

He aha koe i hono mai ai ki a mātou? | Why join us?     

We help reduce carbon emissions and support communities in doing the same, supplying electricity to over 400,000 homes, businesses, and farms through Meridian and Powershop.  

• At Meridian, we embrace diversity and inclusion, knowing that different perspectives make us stronger. We encourage everyone to bring their whole selves to work, creating a welcoming and empowering environment for all. 

• Be gutsy, be in the waka, and be a good human – our three principles. We work hard and celebrate connection through quizzes, morning teas, and cultural events, both in person and virtually.  

• Sustainability is in our DNA. We proudly support KidsCan and Kākāpō Recovery, working side-by-side with our generation communities.  

If you’ve got any questions, please email [email protected]. We're committed to becoming more accessible and providing support if needed. Please get in touch if there are parts of our process you would like assistance with (process found here meridianenergy.co.nz/careers), we’re more than happy to help.   

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