POSITION: Graduate Engineer (Transmission Lines – Mechanical/Civil)

REPORTING TO: Talent and Development Specialist

LOCATION: Wellington (with various placements around the country)

OUR PURPOSE:
We connect New Zealanders to their power system, through safe, smart solutions for today and
tomorrow. Find out more about what we do here.

CONTRIBUTION TO TRANSPOWER:
The Graduate Engineer (Transmission Lines - Civil/Mechanical) is a member of the Transpower Graduate
Development Programme, which is responsible for producing Graduate Engineers who have potential to
become leaders in our business. Graduates are expected to develop their technical knowledge, and
display the Transpower Behaviours (Clarity, Collaboration, Accountability, and Delivery) while rotating
through Graduate Placements throughout our business.

This position will develop a trained Graduate Engineer with a good understanding of transmission line
planning, design, construction, operation and maintenance; the behaviour of transmission line
components in service; and the changing of the condition of these assets over time. The graduate will
have a good introductory level understanding of the New Zealand electricity supply industry now, as well
as where it is going to in the future. The Graduate will have established networks throughout
Transpower.

WHO YOU WILL BE PARTNERING & WORKING WITH:

Internal: External:
• Talent and Development Specialist • Managers and employees on contracting and
• Graduate/L&D Coordinator consulting placements
• Technical champion
• Placement Supervisors
• Divisional coordinators

WHAT YOU ARE EXPECTED TO DELIVER:

Complete Graduate Development • Complete all required activities on the graduate learning
Activities framework, and all tasks set for you on your placements so that
you develop a broad knowledge of Transpower’s business, as well
as the necessary technical and behavioural competencies that will
prepare you to succeed in a variety of roles after the graduate
programme.
Effective Relationship • Proactively build and maintain positive, constructive relationships
Management within Transpower and with relevant external stakeholders so that
you are well placed to succeed in a variety of roles after the
graduate programme.

Last Reviewed March 2018

 Positive Team Contribution
Maintain Transpower’s Safety &
Health culture
• Promote and contribute to a positive team environment -
encourage and support the immediate and wider team to work
collaboratively to deliver on team priorities and Transpower’s
strategic goals.
• Identify and implement continuous business improvement
opportunities.
• Carry out related duties, as required.
• Knowledgeable about Transpower’s Health and Safety policies
and procedures.
• Know how to apply Health and Safety principles to achieve a
safe and positive working environment.
• Take personal responsibility for one’s own health and safety and
that of other employees and relevant stakeholders.
• Take appropriate action to deal with workplace hazards and
incidents in ways that comply with Health and Safety policies,
procedures, systems and best practice.
• Strive for continual improvement in Health and Safety
performance.
• Positively contribute to delivering a safe, zero harm workplace.

WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU - KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS:

Essential:
• Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) with specialisation in Mechanical or Civil engineering or other
relevant discipline
• Proficient in the use of relevant computer applications
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills
• Good written and verbal communication skills
Desirable:
• A basic knowledge of the New Zealand electricity supply industry, and an interest in the future of this
dynamic industry
• A basic understanding of transmission line design, construction, operation and maintenance
• A full drivers licence

BEHAVIOURS YOU ARE EXPECTED TO CONSISTENTLY DEMONSTRATE:

Provide CLARITY by:
• Understanding how our roles relate to our wider goals
• Understanding the problem we are trying to solve
• Knowing what great outcomes look like
• Finding a way to explain matters in a way our audience understands
• Being upfront and clear about progress against commitments

COLLABORATE effectively by:

• Actively listening to each other and respecting others’ perspectives
• Assuming good will and keeping a positive intent to work things out
• Working as one Transpower team – the whole is more important than any one of the parts
• Seeing our work and our performance through the eyes of our customer
• Embracing difference as a way of driving higher performance

Last Reviewed March 2018

Take personal ACCOUNTABILITY for:
• Getting yourself and your workmates home safe every day
• Finding a way forward when it gets hard
• Owning our successes and our mistakes – learning not blaming
• Behaving well and challenging when others are not
• Committing to our own development and engagement

Make DELIVERY happen by:

• Knowing our decision rights and understanding with whom and when we need to collaborate
• Doing what we say we will and doing it well
• Knowing that what we deliver creates value and tracking that value
• Making every dollar count
• Constantly looking for new and better ways to do things

Last Reviewed March 2018