Programme Manager

Coordinate the delivery of varied roadmaps and improvement plans
Programme manage our customer site risk review process and small projects
Conduct Readiness Programme Planning to support major hazard event response
Work across Transpower and apply your astute planning and communication skills to a broad programme of deliverables!

Our core purpose is to empower the energy future for New Zealand - a future that delivers a net-zero carbon economy and a reliable and secure electricity system.

As the owner and operator of New Zealand's electricity transmission grid, we provide a critical service, including seeking to understand how the grid can deliver the cost-effective level of service expected of customers, while accommodating the growing demand for renewable electricity through electrification of industry and transport.

About the team

Transpower's Grid Development division works to identify grid needs for the next 30 years. We undertake critical activities to inform future investments that ensure the grid is safe, reliable and resilient, and that these investments are integrated with wider system plans.

Our Strategy Performance and Risk group develops our asset management system, including our grid strategies, risk, and resilience information. The team also reports on grid performance, manages asset and system information, and models asset health and criticality.

The Resilience and Adaptation team is responsible for the risk and resilience information and frameworks to support resilience and adaptation into our Asset Management system and provide risk reporting.

The opportunity - a newly created role

To bring together many interesting initiatives - we have created a new permanent Programme Manager role to support varied cross enterprise projects including

Our Climate Adaptation Plan implementation activities
A decision support tool roadmap to develop and improve asset management tools and insights
Management review and control self-assessment actions to support continuous improvement
Customer site risk review programme to manage risks to the transmission service from customer assets on site
Readiness planning programme to support our response to major hazard events
Regulatory programmes of work for the Grid including improvement areas identified in our RCP4 proposal (pages 33-34)
As the programme manager for these initiatives, you will build relationships across our business and drive value and the outcomes required, whilst managing risk. There will be lots of learning and the knowledge you are directly contributing towards a more sustainable energy future for Aotearoa!

What will you bring?

You'll have project or programme management experience in cross business initiatives (a plus if these are in energy sector or another infrastructure or similarly regulated or complex industry) and exceptional communication and organisational skills. Your superpower will be building relationships and "corralling the cats" to coordinate and engender action from many varied busy humans of all levels, where your programme may not be their immediate or pressing priority!

To be shortlisted your CV, cover letter and career to date will demonstrate:

A tertiary qualification and professional qualification in programme and/or project management
Demonstrated experience with programme or project management including proven ability to coordinate, develop reporting, and drive programme/project delivery
Excellent facilitation and communication skills to prioritise and scope work within a team and wider
Previous experience taking the lead on a programme or initiative and operationalising new practices
Demonstrated ability to analyse and interpret complex problems/processes, identify and understand requirements, and develop alternatives
While not essential - experience of or a qualification in change management would be advantageous.

Join us at Transpower

Aotearoa is powered by the people who work here. Every home, every marae, every electric vehicle, every hospital relies on the electricity we manage and deliver. This is your opportunity to join us on a mission that affects all New Zealanders - every day and long into the future.

With over 28 nationalities, our people provide diverse perspectives, knowledge, and deep and varied experience which they love to share and which we celebrate.

We work in the office or on-site for a minimum of three days each week, which helps us build and maintain relationships, support learning, deliver outcomes, and sustain our culture. This approach also offers staff the flexibility they need for both work and personal commitments, with adaptable daily start and finish times.

We prioritise wellbeing with a range of employee health and wellness benefits - check them out here.

Next steps

Please review the position description below/via our careers website and our RCP4 Main Proposal (transpower.co.nz) and apply without delay.

Role closes Wednesday 13th August 2025 however, applications will be reviewed as they are received, and you may be contacted to explore your application further or to arrange an interview prior to the close date.

Existing eligibility to work in New Zealand is required. Read more