Technical Lead - Landowner Relations and Property at Transpower New Zealand Limited, WellingtonNewly created role, part of the Landowner Relations & Property leadership team, supporting the identification and implementation of ongoing business change and improvement initiatives nationally. Transpower is a State-Owned Enterprise which owns and operates the National Grid - the transmission network made up of over $5b of assets, which carries electricity around the country.
Assets include ~12,000km of high voltage transmission lines, 60km of underground and submarine cable, over 40,000 supporting towers and poles, and over 175 substations situated across Aotearoa.
About the team The Landowner Relations and Property Team ensures Transpower's physical access to the grid throughout the asset lifecycle.
The team is responsible for acquiring property rights and land access arrangements for Transpower assets, managing Transpower's property and property rights portfolio, and developing and maintaining effective long-term landowner relationships.
By working with internal and external customers, service providers, and other stakeholders, the team ensures that our landholdings, property rights, and landowner relationships enable the effective operation of the grid.
This includes facilitating new customer connections and supporting access to land for projects and the maintenance of our assets.
About the opportunity Based in Wellington, in this newly created Technical Lead role, you'll identify and deliver business and regulatory change and improvement to enable the Landowner Relations and Property team to succeed.
You'll provide specialist landowner relations and property regulatory advice, and develop frameworks, systems, tools, policies, and processes to support effective landowner relations and property services.
It's an exciting, broad, and stimulating new role, working with a great team, paving the way for the future where we will be delivering significant major new builds and upgrades at greater volume, pace, and complexity to deliver accelerated electrification.
You'll help the team build capability and optimise processes, tools, and systems, setting us up to successfully deliver land access that enables critical national infrastructure projects.
What will you bring? You'll be commercially focused, with good working knowledge of property and land-related regulatory frameworks.
Ideally, previous roles have required you to proactively identify and deliver business change and improvement within an operational context.
Known as highly organised, proactive, and an expert networker and communicator, you are someone who is able advocate and influence positive change at pace in a complex environment.
To be considered your CV, cover letter, and experience to date will demonstrate: Experience and working knowledge of land or property-related regulatory frameworks and experience in land or property technical leadership (ideally with a tertiary qualification in a relevant area).Proven ability to deliver effective change, including experience in process improvement and integrating technology to increase automation and efficiency.Outstanding influencing, relationship management, and verbal and written communication skills.Demonstrated ability in coaching, mentoring, and supporting others.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 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.
To join our busy, fun, supportive, and highly experienced team that has a real impact on our business and the community we serve, please review the position description via our careers website here and apply without delay.
Role closes Monday 27 January however applications will be reviewed from 15 January, and you may be contacted for an initial chat via Microsoft Teams to facilitate shortlisting.
Existing eligibility to work in New Zealand is a requirement.
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