Project Manager - 12 Months Fixed Term

About the opportunity 12 months fixed term due to workload Based at our head office, Waikoukou, in Wellington, you'll play a hands-on role delivering projects and supporting business change across Transpower. You’ll work with and learn from our experienced delivery team including SMEs who bring deep expertise and institutional knowledge and build enduring relationships organisation wide. What will you bring? Experience in complex environments, strong project management practice, and curiosity which helps facilitate knowledge sharing and deliver great outcomes. We’d love to hear from you if you bring excellent verbal and written communication, critical thinking, pragmatism, and a delivery focus. To be shortlisted your work history, cover letter, and CV will demonstrate: Experience in the energy sector, networked operational businesses, or critical utilities (understanding of regulated business is advantageous) Project management experience across the full project lifecycle in business change environments (please share with us key metrics, size/scale and complexity) Experience delivering multiple projects concurrently while balancing diverse stakeholder needs Delivering with a “no surprises” approach in large, complex, commercially oriented environments Competence in Microsoft Office tools, including Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint, and MS Project, and workflow tools such as Jira Understanding of the System Operator role or Electricity Market is advantageous. Join us at Transpower! Check out our System Operator Strategy 2026 for this primarily office-based fixed term role, with flexible daily start and finish times. Bring your energy and experience to an environment with great people, complex challenges, and meaningful work. Role closes Monday 10th August ; however, applications will be reviewed as they are received, and exploratory chats may be scheduled before the close date. #J-18808-Ljbffr