Designer

We require a skilled Designer with a great attitude and experience in the Distribution power sector!

Is that you then read on!!

Unison Contracting Services Limited is the contracting arm of Unison, one of New Zealand's largest electricity distribution businesses. Across Hawke's Bay, Taupo and Rotorua, and Dunedin we have a staff of qualified professionals who are skilled in the following areas:

• design work

• project management

• asset recording

• cable location

• power line audits, and power line upgrades

• tree trimming and removal

• directional drilling

• trenching

• traffic management

The role of the Designer is a full time role (40 hours per week) and is to design network and customer related projects (at 400V, 11kV & 33kV voltage levels) to ensure the orderly development of reticulation, optimum system reliability, security and the appropriate standards and statutory/regulatory requirements are met.

The Key Responsibilities of the Designer are:

Perform appropriate planning (including running a pre-site walkover) and design of projects for reliability, security and quality of supply to Unison's current design and technical standards.

Prepare technical specifications for contract works are in line with the network design and legislative requirements, including the Programme of Work model.

Complete Design using Unison provided software including but not limited to Bentley (CAD) MicroStation.

Provide appropriate information required for the technical, regulatory, compliance and financial justification for projects.

Liaise with Supervisors/Project Managers to ensure the design is in line with construction methodology, and that it contains sufficient information to ensure efficient construction.

Progress timely discussions between Unison and all other service and territorial authorities and utilities as necessary.

Progress the negotiation and securing of easements and other property acquisitions within appropriate time frames.

Complete design to handover stage to Project Managers and provide high level technical support during execution of projects.

Participate in post project review.

Ensure the safety in design requirements are taken into account when undertaking all complex design work.

We require you to have the following for this role,

An appropriate qualification from the Electrical industry.

Minimum 5-7 years' experience in the Distribution field.

Not essential but the following would also be desirable for this role.

Knowledge of relevant acts, regulations and codes of practice.

Electrical Registration as either a lineman or Electrician/Inspector.

• Experience using CAD software or similar.

Design experience in the electrical or telecommunication industry.

An understanding around construction standards

Applications close on the 9th September 2026