Job Description

Kōrero mō te tūranga | About the role

We’re on a journey to decarbonise Aotearoa. The world is not the same as it was 25 years ago when we started out. We know better now, and we can do better. As a company we are an integral part of daily life in New Zealand and we’re acutely aware that our every action, good and bad, has a marked impact on the wellbeing of our communities — today and in the future. In recent years we’ve invested in building our renewable, flexible and reliable generation portfolio, which has helped us to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions from generation by 33% since 2018, but that’s just the start.

Reporting to our Sustainability & Community Manager, Kim (a powerhouse in this space,and excellent human to boot), as Sustainability Advisor you’ll join a great established team of sustainability, environment, tangata whenua, community relations and resource management professionals to help embed a robust, science-based sustainability programme that makes a huge difference to how we work within Contact.

The Advisor we’re saying ka kite to has done some incredible mahi, but there’s space now for somebody new to join and get stuck into how we approach the big issues. Think climate (Net Zero by 2035), nature positive, circular economy, and freshwater stewardship, along with providing technical guidance to the organisation around best practice.

Projects in flight that you’ll be a part of right away are focused on water stewardship, circular economy, and climate change mitigation. We’re looking for somebody technically competent who can scope, support and lead projects, drawing valuable insights from data to not only understand and present, but turn into programmes of action. This isn’t a job where you’ll paint by numbers. We need a thinker and doer who’s grounded in technical skills, science, and brings those useful skills that help get things done, from creating presentations and reports to running hui, facilitating workshops, and everything in-between.

Qualifications

Ko wai koe | About you

We’re looking for an environmental science or technical background first and foremost , but your attention to detail, communication and content creation skills will be important too. If you’ve been part of project teams or led them , even better. And if you did all of that within the energy sector? We’ll see stars.

Experience with data and handling sustainability-related data is a must; digging in to our data and bringing to light sustainability insights that translate to programmes of action. You’ll spend a lot of time supporting our generation sites, so operational experience might be useful, as would knowledge of greenhouse gas accounting methods and target formulation. Tech-wise, expect a lot of Excel and PowerPoint. Most of our team hui are online and a large percentage of our mahi with other teams is on MS Teams using Miro, Mural etc, so experience working like that is valuable but not essential. (We’d love to evolve from the spreadsheet life, so bonus points if you bring Power BI expertise.)

It goes without saying that you need to be passionate about sustainability. (We sure are.) You’ll bring knowledge of key sustainability and climate related issues, along with an understanding of the Treaty of Waitangi, knowledge of te reo Māori and tikanga, and the ability to develop and implement matauranga Māori solutions to Sustainability problems.

This role will have core cross-functional relationships, so you’ll also need to be a superb communicator; a naturally proactive thought leader, idea generator and confident facilitator with loads of initiative who can build rapport with ease, influence across various levels, and really bring people on the journey.

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Job Description

At Contact Energy, we’re on a mission to reshape our business in an ever-evolving market. With customer expectations and competitive pressures at an all-time high, we need passionate individuals ready to strengthen our technology, customer, and data capabilities. This is your chance to be part of our transformation journey, where innovation and agility are at the forefront of our culture.

As a key player in this exciting transition, you'll lead strategic, enterprise-wide ICT projects that embrace cutting-edge technologies and methodologies. You’ll manage every aspect of project delivery, ensuring our core IT initiatives align with our overarching business strategy. Collaborating with senior stakeholders and technical experts, you’ll thrive in a fast-paced environment, expertly guiding your team through the complexities of change while ensuring that roadblocks are cleared and communication flows seamlessly.

To succeed, you'll bring your proven project management expertise and a knack for collaboration, whether working in agile or waterfall methodologies. You’ll be responsible for steering medium to large-scale projects, managing budgets between $1 million and $3 million, and mentoring your team to foster a culture of continuous improvement. Your meticulous planning skills will shine as you create and manage project plans, identify potential challenges, and ensure that safety and best practices are always prioritised. If you're ready to make a meaningful impact and help shape the future of Contact Energy, we’d love to hear from you!

Qualifications

The type of experience you’ll bring to the role

• 10-15 years' experience in project management, delivering large scale or complex IT projects (>$1m+)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and a proven ability to influence at all levels, including senior stakeholders.  Exceptional leadership acumen and strong customer focus.
• Deep knowledge of project delivery lifecycles, with experience in applying diverse project delivery approaches e.g. Agile, Waterfall, Kanban, Design Thinking etc
• Expert in managing vendors and professional service contracts and arrangements.
• Well-developed critical and analytical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Comfortable working with ambiguity and to find and implement solutions to challenges

Experience working within the technology, architecture, digital software ecosystem and you understand how to drive software change to get the business value

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