The Lines Company Looking for Manager Customer Projects at Te Kuiti, Waikato, New Zealand Full Time

Ready to make an Impact?

Here at The Lines Company keeping the power on in the King Country is what we do, but it’s who we do the work for, that is most important to us – our customers and our community. We take pride in our ability to keep our whare, our farms and our businesses powered up, 24/7.

We’re searching for a Manager, Customer Projects who can proactively engage with our customers to fully understand their electricity installation needs while providing suitable solutions, and in doing so developing long term relationships.

Working 40 hours per week at our Te Kuiti based office, this is your chance to work for a forward-thinking, community owned company that is at the forefront of achievement and innovation. We may be little in size, but we pack a big punch.

Description:

Kōrero mō te tūranga – About the role

As the Manager, Customer Projects, you will have a real client focus – proactively engaging with our customers large and small to fully understand their electricity installation needs, provide suitable solutions, while developing long term relationships.

You will lead the development of all Customer Initiated Works (load or distributed generation), have a good knowledge of regulatory principals for EDBs, be commercially savvy, build the relationships with our Key Customers and stakeholder ensuring all projects are in line with customer expectation and company priorities around technical, quality, safety, risk and environmental policies and procedures.

Skills and Experiences:

Mōu – About You

You will lead a highly motivated team, who have a desire to provide a high level of customer service and take pride in their work.

As the Manager, Customer Projects you will have:

• A graduate degree or higher diploma in Project Management, Engineering, or related discipline (preferred but not essential)
• 10+ years’ experience an engineering, commercial or project management role in the Electrical Distribution Industry – preferred
• Knowledge and experience in project management methodologies
• Strong leadership style and excellent interpersonal skills
• Experience in dealing with a diverse customer base – rural, commercial, domestic.
• Strong understanding of project management practice, with experience in leading the delivery of major infrastructure projects or complex programmes of work.
• A self-starter with a drive to exceed our customers’ expectations.
• An understanding of commercial and contract law and Conditions of Contract
• Ability to demonstrate a flexible and creative approach to problem solving.
• Strong organisational skills and motivation to meet deadlines.
• An uncompromising approach to Health & Safety and ability to drive H&S excellence.

If you like the idea of working autonomously and in a variety of locations throughout the greater King Country and making a tangible difference in our business and our community, then get your application in quick!

He Aha Te Pai – What you’ll love about us!

We take great pleasure in being an enjoyable place to work and in our passion of giving back to the local community. We’ve worked hard to build great teams of people who love coming to work, and in doing so have created a great work culture. So, on top of competitive salaries, there are several other perks, such as:

• Wellbeing incentives including Medical Insurance, flu vaccinations and Annual Health Screenings
• Lifestyle days and a Volunteer Day.
• Paid Parental Leave for both primary and secondary caregivers.
• Staff Community Fund
• Annual Wellbeing Payment
• Development Opportunities
• Additional Employer Kiwi Saver Contribution after 3 years
• Deals and Discounts

We’ve got a lot of work to do over the next decade so you will never be short of exciting work opportunities!

The fine print

Safety and wellbeing are paramount to us, so our recruitment process involves a Ministry of Justice criminal history check and a pre-employment medical, alcohol and drug test.

Unfortunately, only applications from candidates who hold a valid work visa / permanent residents or NZ citizens, presently based in New Zealand, will be considered.

Hiahia? – Interested?

Come and join the whanau!

Please note, applications will be reviewed during advertising period and advertising may close earlier than the date advertised.