What you’ll enjoy
- Competitive pay + great perks, including Southern Cross Health Essentials plan
- Career development through ongoing training and upskilling pathways
- Full‑time, permanent stability with a leading infrastructure services provider
- A supportive, collaborative team that values safety, wellbeing and growth
About the role
We’re on a hunt for an Electrician to join our team in Wellington.
You’ll work hands-on with a highly skilled crew supporting Transpower’s national grid, one of New Zealand’s most critical infrastructure networks. Your work will take you across stunning outdoor sites while you help maintain and enhance the systems that keep our country powered.
We welcome applications from registered electricians across all sectors. If you have strong electrical experience, a positive attitude, and a commitment to safety, we can provide the specialist training required to build your career in the HV transmission industry.
In this role, you’ll be involved in
- Installing, maintaining, and commissioning high‑voltage equipment (transformers, switchgear, protection relays, VT/CTs, and more).
- Performing LV electrical work within substations
- Supporting nationwide grid enhancement and asset replacement programmes
- Ensuring the safe, reliable operation of essential electricity network sites
If you love hands-on work, problem‑solving, and seeing the impact of what you do every day, this job delivers
About You
- EWRB registration + Current practising licence
- A full, clean NZ Class 1 licence (Class 2 a bonus)
- Solid electrical experience, in the HV industry is a bonus but not essential
- A willingness to learn substation and high-voltage skills and develop a long term career within the electricity transmission industry
- Strong communication skills, practical problem‑solving ability, and a commitment to Health& Safety
What's on Offer
- Competitive remuneration and benefits
- Supportive, experienced team with a strong safety culture
- Ongoing training and career development opportunities
- The opportunity to work with a respected industry leader and a valued long-term client
- Flexibility to be based in Wellington, Manawatū, or Hawke's Bay
If you're a qualified Electrician looking to join a business that values its people, invests in their development, and delivers meaningful work every day, we'd love to hear from you.
We are only processing candidates that are currently in New Zealand.
About Ventia
As a leading services provider, we maintain, operate, and manage the essential infrastructure that makes modern life possible across Australia and New Zealand. With more than 35,000 employees and subcontractors across 400 sites, joining Ventia means becoming part of a team that values its people, supports career growth, and helps everyone go further towards their full potential.
Our commitment to Fairness, Inclusion and Respect shapes how we lead, collaborate, hire and support one another. We welcome applications from people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds, including Māori and Pasifika peoples and people of all genders, identities, sexual orientations, beliefs and caring responsibilities. We are dedicated to providing an accessible recruitment process and encourage you to request adjustments at any stage.
How to apply
Click the Apply Now button to start the journey to find your further with Ventia.
Position Reference Number:167954