Specialist Engineer - Rotating Equipment

He whakahaere aronga-anamata a Mercury, e tuku ana i te pūngao me ngā whitimamao ki te mahi a tangata o Aotearoa, ā, he nui ake i tā ētahi atu. Waihoki, e para ana i te huarahi mā te pūngao whakahou me te whai i tētahi anamata toitū. Kei te iho ko tō mātou koronga. Tiakina te anamata, mā te tūhono i ngā tāngata me ngā wāhi o te inamata. He āki tēnei i a tātou ki te whakapau kaha kia hua ake ai he anamata pai ake mō ō tātou tāngata, mō ō tātou hapori, me Aotearoa.

Mercury is a bold future-focused organisation, providing energy and telecommunications to more Kiwis than anyone else, leading the way with renewable energy and working toward a sustainable future. At the heart is our purpose. Taking care of tomorrow: connecting people and place today. This pushes us to do all we can to create a better future for our people, our communities, and Aotearoa New Zealand.

Tā mātou arawātea | Our Opportunity

Our generation assets are at the heart of a more sustainable future and we’re looking for a Specialist Engineer – Rotating Equipment, to help keep some of New Zealand’s most important renewable energy infrastructure performing at its best.

This is a senior technical role for someone who knows rotating equipment inside out and wants the opportunity to be the subject matter expert across a complex, high value asset portfolio. You’ll be the go-to mechanical engineering authority for Mercury’s wider rotating equipment assets, including compressors, drills, pumps and other dynamic equipment. While our turbines sit outside the direct scope of this role, you’ll work closely with the relevant specialists where equipment and plant performance overlap.

You’ll provide specialist engineering advice, set and govern engineering standards, guide asset performance improvement, support outage planning, and lead or support investigations into complex equipment issues. You’ll also play an important role in building capability across the wider engineering community through coaching, mentoring and communities of practice.

This role is based at our Rotorua office placing you close to our geothermal assets. You’ll have the freedom work across a wide variety of technically interesting equipment and sites, from complex fault finding through to long-term asset strategy. This is a role where you’ll be close to the heart of the problem, trusted for your technical judgement, and supported by a high-performing engineering team.

We support flexible ways of working. Depending on the work required, your week could include time on site, collaboration in the office, working from home and flexibility around start and finish times.

Tāu e mahi ai | What you'll be doing:

• Act as Mercury’s subject matter expert for rotating equipment across our generation assets
• Develop, maintain and govern rotating equipment standards, procedures, quality plans and maintenance plans
• Monitor, trend and evaluate asset performance using specialist tools and techniques such as vibration analysis, motion amplification, NDE, laser measurement and photogrammetry
• Provide technical advice and escalation support to site engineering, maintenance and operations teams
• Lead or facilitate root cause analysis for major or complex equipment failures
• Support risk assessments, FMECA development and technical decision-making for critical assets
• Provide technical input into outage planning, scope development, refurbishment and overhaul activities

Tāu ka kawe mai | What you'll bring:

• Experienced mechanical engineer with strong technical depth in rotating equipment
• Strong knowledge of rotating equipment practices, reliability, lifecycle asset management and risk-based decision-making
• Experience with precision shaft alignment, balancing and vibration analysis
• Working knowledge of mechanical seal systems, seal selection and API flush plans
• Familiarity with industrial rotating equipment codes and standards such as ISO, API, ANSI/ASA and ANSI/HI
• Understanding of NDT methods, lubrication systems and oil analysis interpretation
• CPEng is preferred, but not essential

Tā mātou e tuku nei | We offer:

• Additional 5 days leave per annum (MyDays)
• $400 one off tax-free payment towards setting up your home office
• A diverse workplace where your unique abilities and talents will be recognised and encouraged
• Annual salary reviews with excellent parental leave policy, with the option to purchase additional leave
• The opportunities, career paths and facilities associated with working for one of New Zealand's largest multi-utility providers
• Flexible working policy - The autonomy and trust to work flexibly from our purpose-built premises and from home, recognising the value of this flexibility in the modern world
• Discounted health insurance and free life and income insurance
• Excellent well-being programme including up to $100 annual check ups and confidential assistance programme
• Gender affirmation leave and supportive bereavement leave to be taken when you lose anyone close to you, including your pet

Mercury is a learning organisation that is committed to providing you with opportunities to grow and develop that will benefit you now and in the future. Part of your role includes building your skillset and mindset through a variety of ways. We believe this creates an energised, innovative and agile work environment where you will feel valued.

E koekoe te tūī, e ketekete te kākā, e kūkū te kererū

Every voice has its place – and together, we thrive.

At Mercury, we believe that having a team of individuals with different backgrounds, experience and capability working together makes us stronger and better as an organisation. We know that some candidates may only apply for a role if they meet all of the criteria. If you want to join our team, we encourage you to apply for any role that matches your skills, capabilities and interests, even if you aren't sure if you meet all of the criteria.

Please click 'apply' to submit your application. If you require accessibility or assistance support from us during the application and selection process, please reach out to [email protected]. Please do not apply via this email address.

A full position description is available on our Career Page. Applications close Friday, 19th June at 5:00pm. Please note that Mercury retains the right to bring a particularly strong candidate through to interview more quickly.

Please apply via our Career Page: Specialist Engineer - Rotating Equipment - Careers at Mercury