• Work cross enterprise, lead asset health and risk modelling
• Challenging analytical work that will drive significant value
• Lead a small team supporting forecasting Grid renewal investment

Drive critical infrastructure reliability and resilience through optimising asset health and risk models for the National Grid!
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. A critical activity is to ensure the asset health and performance of our grid assets informs future investments, and that these investments are integrated with wider system plans.
Our Strategy Performance and Risk team develop 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 opportunity
You'll lead a team of six, and the evolution of asset health and network risk models whilst maintaining the asset health and criticality frameworks that inform and support investment decisions and funding submissions.
We'll support you to work with the data and analytics group governance to scope analytics to improve our evidence and calibration of asset health models, and to support implementation of a modelling platform for coding processes and data handling for the group.
You'll support and enable risk-based decisions to be made across the Grid business and support the implementation and mentoring of others in making these decisions. You'll improve Transpower's understanding of its vulnerability to Major Hazard events and lead the business to identify resilience projects or programmes of work to mitigate these events.
Ultimately, you'll progress your career and grow as an Asset Management professional through broadening and deepen your understanding of modelling, data systems, and asset health and risk for over $5b of assets that are critical infrastructure for Aotearoa.
What will you bring?
In this hybrid role you'll enjoy utilising your understanding of how data and analytics work as well as your asset management experience! You will have outstanding analytical, communication, and influencing skills underpinned by a relevant tertiary qualification and experience in modelling/risk.
To be shortlisted your CV, cover letter and career to date will demonstrate:

• Team leadership in a technical capacity, balancing multiple priorities and communicating effectively with Senior Managers and the Executive team.
• Demonstrated ability to lead change and build capability through coaching and mentoring.
• Experience in developing and improving asset management processes.
• Skill in using, or supporting, teams that use platforms, such as Power BI, Python, and other analytics and data management software.
• Outstanding ability to collaborate and influence both internally and with special interest groups and a variety of regulatory authorities.

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. Your wellbeing is supported with great employee health and wellness benefits - check them out here https://www.transpower.co.nz/careers/working-transpower
Next steps
Please review the position description via our careers website https://careers.transpower.co.nz/search, our AHNR Development Roadmap 24 Nov 2020.pdf (transpower.co.nz), and our RCP4 Main Proposal (transpower.co.nz) and apply without delay.
Role closes Wednesday 11th September 2024 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.
Reasonable accommodation is available to suit your personal circumstances on request.
Existing eligibility to work in New Zealand is required.