Graduate Electrical Engineer

WHAKATANE BASED

• Fulltime, permanent role
• Career Development and long term career opportunities
• Great Team environment

Horizon Networks is growing into a national services provider - and due to this exciting growth we are looking for a Graduate Engineer. At Horizon Networks, we believe our success is driven by our employees and in return offer a wide range of career opportunities.

Horizon Networks is recruiting for a Graduate Electrical Engineer to join our growing team in Whakatane. This position is permanent full-time, 40 hours per week.

If you want to work on exciting, sustainably driven projects such as renewable energy projects with fantastic career and growth opportunities, and be part of our drive to a new renewable energy future, then we are looking for you.

This is a fantastic chance to develop your career and work with a business dedicated to offering outstanding service, where people work hard and are encouraged to excel.

What we can offer you:

• Health & Wellbeing:
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Annual onsite health & wellness check
  • Annual influenza vaccination
  • Prescription safety glasses
• Peace of Mind:
  • Life Insurance
  • Critical Illness Insurance
• Career Development:
  • Study Support
• Benefits:
  • Birthday Leave
  • Corporate Discounts
• Recognition:
  • Health & Safety Awards
  • Kotahi Awards

Reporting to the Design Engineer Team Leader, you will be assisting with:

• Power system studies;
  • Design of capital network and external projects (Overhead and Underground Line design);
  • Managing customer, distrubtion generation connections and approval process; and
  • Regulatory analysis.

To be successful, a candidate must have the following qualifications, experience and skills:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical & Computer Engineering (Honours) recognised by Engineering New Zealand
• Current Unrestricted Manual NZ Drivers Licence
• Up to 2 years' experience in Power Distribution industry an advantage, but not necessary
• Familiar with load flow simulation software e.g. DIgSilent PowerFactory
• Advanced Mathematical skills
• Advanced Excel and Word skills with some exposure to databases e.g. SQL.
• Project management understanding

The Horizon Energy Group takes pride in its commitment to the health and safety of all its stakeholders. It has well developed processes and procedures in the principle areas of safety leadership, risk management and worker participation as a premise. To support this, you will have excellent communication and problem solving skills, sound industry and product knowledge, be safety focussed at all times, possess a high degree of initiative, able to think clearly under pressure and most of all be a team player.

Applicants must be legally entitled to work in New Zealand, and if successful will need to meet pre-employment screening requirements, including drug and alcohol testing, reference checks and a pre-employment medical assessment.