Mō te tūranga | What you’ll be doing      

We have an exciting opportunity for a Site Support role, supporting the people who work at our Generation assets and live in the communities surrounding them.

In this role, you’ll create value from Meridian’s engagement with local communities, schools, iwi, councils, government and environmental bodies, to identify and implement reputation and brand enhancing activities, including our community funds initiatives and sponsorship programmes.

You’ll be responsible for providing coordination and administrative support to those working at our Generation assets by assisting with site induction processes, site visits and other site-based support as required across our Generation sites. This role will predominantly  focus on supporting our North Island generation assets.

This includes accountabilities such as:

• Meeting engagement demands from our communities and landowners (organise site visits, support with public relations and community events)
• Providing site support, inductions, location control, phone, site access/system set up
• Managing site related requests from internal and external stakeholders
• Working closely with the Site Owners to support projects and maintenance administration on site
• Assisting and supporting where required across Generation sites with general administrative work
• Coordinate celebrations and work-related events
• Supporting with activities related to administration and distribution of Meridian’s Community Funds, including coordination of funding meetings, meeting records, funding outcomes and payments

Ngā pukenga kei a koe mō tenei tūranga | What you’ll bring 

We’re looking for a real people-person! You’ll be friendly, engaging, and really enjoy what you do. Our ideal candidate will have proven relevant event management/coordination experience, and/or recent and relevant experience in a coordination/administration role in a complex environment

You will ideally have experience supporting a Senior Manager and be a highly proficient user of Microsoft office administration packages

Other key requirements include:

• Experience contributing to a positive, productive, and professional culture
• Experience using IT systems and tools such as the Microsoft Suite
• Constructive and collaborative working style
• Team focussed, with a passion for helping people
• Enthusiasm & contribute positively to team culture
• Approachable and friendly
• Good attention to detail
• Ability to regularly travel and work from generation sites as required

What we can offer you!  

We value work/life balance so our flexible work options (where possible) make things easier for you and your whānau. We also offer:

• an attractive and competitive salary package that’s reviewed annually, plus discounts from a number of partnerships
• enhanced leave provisions: three company paid days (over the holiday period), enhanced parental leave and options to buy up to 12 days additional leave
• enhanced KiwiSaver contributions
• excellent learning and development opportunities, we want you to be the best version of yourself and will help you get there!
• award winning wellbeing programme that provides support whenever and wherever you need it
• employee discounts off your power with Meridian, every bit counts

All in all, we’re an awesome place to work. If this sounds like you and you want to bring your energy and use your power to make a difference (pun intended), then apply today and tell us why!

To view the full Position Description click here. We’re not necessarily looking for someone who ticks all the boxes (an elusive unicorn), so if you think you have what it takes but don’t meet every requirement in the PD, we strongly encourage you to apply!

If you have any general enquiries please contact [email protected] and one of our team will get back to you. We’re committed to becoming more accessible and providing support if needed, please get in touch via email or phone if there are any parts of our process you would like assistance with (process found here meridianenergy.co.nz/careers), we’re more than happy to help.

Please note, we would prefer a Wellington based candidate, however various lower north island locations may be considered.