Tiakina te anamata, ma te tuhono i nga tangata me nga wahi o te inamata. Taking care of tomorrow: connecting people and place today.
Mercury is a bold future-focused organisation, providing energy and telecommunications to more Kiwi than anyone else, leading the way with renewable energy and working toward a sustainable future. At the heart is our purpose which pushes us to do all we can to create a better future for our people, our communities, and Aotearoa New Zealand.
Our Opportunity:
Are you passionate about renewable energy and looking to make a real impact?
We are seeking a Geothermal Senior Process Engineer to join our dynamic multidisciplinary team. In this role, you will play a crucial part in ensuring our power stations operate at their full potential, safely and efficiently. You'll be supporting the five geothermal plants located in the Central North Island that power base-load - this means they make power 24/7 ensuring a constant supply of power night and day.
This role is based at our Rotorua office and you will have the flexibility to work from home approximately 2 days per week while collaborating with the team either in the office or onsite.
Key Responsibilities:
Collaborate with Experts: Work alongside a diverse team to maintain optimal performance of geothermal power stations.
Technical Expertise: Provide valuable insights and influence across our geothermal assets to drive process improvements and optimisation.
Site Support: Offer day-to-day process support to tackle operating issues and complex interrelated challenges, while managing process safety hazards effectively.
Optimisation Activities: Conduct optimisation initiatives to push our stations as close to their technical limits as possible. This includes both daily advice and managing site-based projects aimed at enhancing performance.
Bottleneck Removal: Identify and eliminate bottlenecks to minimize lost generation, ensuring our assets operate at peak efficiency.
We are looking for:
Degree in Chemical Engineering or equivalent
Strong experience (e.g. 5-10 years) within the industry or transferrable industry experience
Understanding and experience with data science techniques a benefit
Mercury offers (full benefits are listed on our Career Page):
Additional 5 days leave per annum (MyDays)
$400 one off tax-free payment towards setting up your home office
A diverse workplace where your unique abilities and talents will be recognised and encouraged
Annual salary reviews with excellent parental leave policy, with the option to purchase additional leave
The opportunities, career paths and facilities associated with working for one of New Zealand's largest multi-utility providers
Flexible working policy - The autonomy and trust to work flexibly from our purpose-built premises and from home, recognising the value of this flexibility in the modern world
Discounted health insurance and free life and income insurance
Excellent well-being programme including up to $100 annual check ups and confidential assistance programme
Gender affirmation leave and supportive bereavement leave to be taken when you lose anyone close to you, including your pet
Mercury is a learning organisation that is committed to providing you with opportunities to grow and develop that will benefit you now and in the future. Part of your role includes building your skillset and mindset through a variety of ways. We believe this creates an energised, innovative and agile work environment where you will feel valued.
At Mercury, we believe that having a team of individuals with different backgrounds, experience and capability working together makes us stronger and better as an organisation. We know that some candidates may only apply for a role if they meet all of the criteria. If you want to join our team, we encourage you to apply for any role that matches your skills, capabilities and interests, even if you aren't sure if you meet all of the criteria.
Please click 'apply' to submit your application. If you require accessibility or assistance support from us during the application and selection process, please reach out to ******. Please do not apply via this email address.
A full position description is available on our Career Page. Applications close Wednesday 4th December at 5:00pm. Please note that Mercury retains the right to bring a particularly strong candidate through to interview more quickly.
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