Company benefits: Competitive Remuneration + Private Use Vehicle
Description This role is a perfect blend of field and office work, with plenty of opportunities to lead and support a hardworking crew.
As a Vegetation Supervisor, you'll be the go-to person for planning, scheduling, and managing deliveries with the team. You'll spend 50% of your time in the field, providing hands-on crew management, operational support, and ongoing mentoring. The other half will be focused on office-based responsibilities like coordinating schedules and ensuring everything runs smoothly. You'll report directly to the Delivery Manager - Maintenance and work from our Hamilton Depot.
The key responsibilities for this position include, but are not limited to:
Accurately estimating vegetation work in the Hamilton area.
Prioritising tasks based on data and preparing a detailed 1-month schedule alongside a rolling 4-month plan.
Ensuring all paperwork is completed to standard and that staff and work comply with all relevant regulations.
Building strong relationships by liaising with clients, internal teams, crews, and other stakeholders.
Attending and contributing to internal and external meetings.
Keeping systems updated and maintaining accurate data records.
Preparing reports and ensuring all work meets high Health and Safety (H&S) standards.
What we're looking for: We're seeking an experienced candidate who has strong experience working as a supervisor in the industrial or commercial sectors. To be successful in this role, you will also have some of the following skills:
Relevant trade qualifications with current practising licenses.
At least 5 years of post-qualification experience and proven leadership skills.
Strong expertise in vegetation cutting and resource allocation.
Familiarity with Codes of Practice, Standards, and legislative requirements.
Knowledge of transmission networks and vegetation management.
Proficiency in pricing, scoping, and analysing data.
Advanced skills in MS Office, especially Excel.
Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement abilities.
Field-based experience and knowledge of Northpower/Transpower systems (advantageous).
A detail-oriented, problem-solving mindset.
About us: Northpower is an electricity and fibre network provider for Whangarei and Kaipara, with more than 60,000 connected customers. We are one of the largest multi-utility contractors in New Zealand, servicing the needs of clients in transmission, distribution, generation, fibre, renewables, and commercial sectors. We have a reputation for excellence and innovation, providing commercially viable solutions for electrical and telecommunication design, construction, and maintenance requirements.
We have over 1,400 staff working together across 14 locations to keep the power on and the lights going for our customers.
Get in touch! Your safety and well-being are paramount to us. Don't miss out on the chance to join our team and contribute to our success. Apply now by visiting our careers website and searching for #REQ1443. Suitable applicants will be interviewed whilst the advertisement is open. Send in your interest early! Unfortunately, applications from those without the right to work in New Zealand cannot be considered. Pre-employment checks may include a criminal history check, drug and alcohol testing, and a medical assessment. Northpower has an in-house recruitment team who manage recruitment for all our vacancies. If you're interested in a role with us, we would encourage you to apply directly online to us, as we don't accept candidates via agency (unless the role is advertised by the agency at our request).
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