Te Tākinatanga - Our Story  

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He pakihi whakarato hiko, ipurangi mātou, engari arā kē atu anō ā mātou taha.

Kei te whakawhanake mātou i ā mātou mahi ake, i ngā ara hoki e whai hiko ai a Aotearoa, kei te kōkiri kia tukua te hiko tukurua, ā, kei te whakaputa i tētahi wheako matihiko mō ā mātou kiritaki kāore anō kia kitea i tēnei whenua.

He tīma kotahi mano mātou nō ngā hau e whā, e ngākau nui ana ki ā mātou mahi, e aroha ana tētahi ki tētahi, e ako ngātahi ana, e whakapono tahi ana ki ā mātou tikanga ārahi: mā te manaaki kia toa, ka mana te katoa.

At Contact, we believe home is the most important place in the world. It's all part of our vision to leave Aotearoa better than we found it. We’re a power, mobile, and broadband company, but we’re so much more than that. We are transforming the ways we mahi, and how Aotearoa is powered, leading the charge on renewable energy and digitising customer journeys in ways not yet seen here. A team of 1000+ from all walks of life who love what we do, look out for each other, and learn from one another every day, we’re stoked to be guided by our tikanga: we touch lives to make life better.

Our Reservoir Operations and Asset team is looking for a new Geothermal Monitoring Technician where you'll support the Geothermal Generation team by collecting and analysing field measurements and chemistry samples to optimise geothermal fields and ensure compliance with consent requirements. 

Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role

As a Geothermal Monitoring Technician, you'll be at the heart of our subsurface team, working alongside a talented group of technical experts. Your days will be spent in the field, collecting vital measurements and chemistry samples, and in the lab, analysing this data to help us optimise our geothermal fields and meet our consent requirements. Reporting to our Geothermal Monitoring Supervisor (a true wahine toa), you'll be part of a world-class multidisciplinary sub-surface team, dedicated to maintaining our license to operate and caring for our sub-surface assets.

In this role, your strong interpersonal and relationship management skills will shine as you interact with various Contact teams, including Reservoir, Steamfield, Operations, Project, and Engineering teams. You'll also engage with external stakeholders such as contractors, neighbours, and landowners. Your responsibilities will range from managing physical well and geothermal field measurements to supporting environmental compliance and maintaining data logging systems. If you're ready to contribute to a sustainable future and be part of a team that values your expertise and dedication, this is the opportunity for you. Join us and help shape the future of geothermal energy in Aotearoa.

Ko wai koe - About you 

A large part of this job is based outside so it’s important you like being in the outdoors and are physically fit.  

This role is multifaceted and interacts with a bunch of different stakeholders, inside and outside the organisation. Internally you’ll work with our Reservoir, Steamfield, Operations, Project and Engineering teams whilst external stakeholders may include contractors, neighbours and landowners. We’re looking for someone who has strong interpersonal and relationship management skills and prides themselves in building successful connections. 

Your strong communications skills, ability to deal with ambiguity and take ownership of your work will ensure you are a good fit for our team environment. We’ll also appreciate the integrity and professional work ethic you will bring to the team.  

Your ability to bring your mix of field, laboratory and commercial skills along with high regard to safe working practices to ensure the safe and reliable operation of Contact’s Geothermal Assets will see you in good stead.  

If you have experience in trades, chemistry, plant maintenance, environmental sampling, data logging and lab work, we want to hear from you. Any energy, electricity or utilities industry knowledge, and we’d be even more impressed.  

This role is permanently based at our Wairakei site.

There are a bunch of perks to being a permanent Contact kaimahi. Along with great leadership, teammates, development, and growth and progression opportunities, you’ll enjoy flexible working, free health insurance cover, better-than-your-average leave, access to Contact Shares, a ‘Good to be Home’ annual payment toward your home set up & wellbeing, a trail-blazing parental leave policy, discounts on Contact Energy products, and more!
 

Please note, only candidates with the right to live and work in New Zealand will be considered for this role.

Research shows that while men apply to jobs where they meet 60% of the criteria, women and those in underrepresented groups tend to only apply if they tick every box. We're not about box ticking, so if you think you have what it takes but don't meet everything stated above, please still get in touch. We'd love to kōrero.

Te Mata Hiko (Contact Energy) does not accept any CVs received from recruitment agencies where a formal engagement has not been confirmed and agreed to with our Talent team. In the event that unsolicited CVs are submitted by recruitment agencies, Te Mata Hiko (Contact Energy) reserves the right to contact these candidates directly and consider them for current/future vacancies without any financial obligation to the recruitment agency in question. This will also apply to any CVs sent directly to line managers.