Market Technical Specialist - 12 month fixed term

• Lead technical advice across electricity markets
• Shape market systems, design and operational change
• Wellington-based, 12-month fixed-term in our Market Services group

Transpower owns and operates New Zealand's National Grid - the high voltage transmission network connecting areas of generation with towns and cities across Aotearoa New Zealand.

With a whole-of-industry view of the electricity sector we are at the forefront of enabling the country's energy transformation. Our teams are working hard to enable a sustainable, net-zero carbon future.

Our Market Services group, within Operations, delivers outcomes that are fundamental to the performance of Transpower’s System Operator function.

About The Team

Market Services supports real-time operations, provides industry participants and stakeholders with information to inform market responses, supports new generation to commission and onboard into markets, and procures specialist products that enable secure market operations.

The group also engages with stakeholders, drives ongoing market development, contributes subject matter expertise to market system tools, supports System Operator strategy and performance reporting, and manages System Operator website information, information management services and operational procedure management.

The Opportunity

As Markets Technical Specialist, you’ll provide trusted technical leadership across electricity market systems, market design, market operations and the regulatory and economic drivers that influence system operations. This is a 12-month fixed-term opportunity, well suited to someone who can bring depth, pace and practical judgement to a defined period of important market services work.

You’ll work at the interface of the Electricity Industry Participation Code, the System Operator’s market system tools, and the operational needs of System Operator teams, wholesale electricity market participants and market operations service providers.

Reporting to the Head of Market Services, you’ll lead technical advice, represent System Operator interests in system and market change initiatives, support real-time operations during complex events, and mentor colleagues across the Market Services group.

What will you bring?

You’ll bring deep electricity market expertise, strong analytical judgement and the credibility to influence technical, operational, regulatory and executive audiences. You’ll be comfortable working across market systems, policy, operations and technology delivery environments, with the ability to translate complexity into practical, risk-aware advice and solutions.

• Deep understanding of the New Zealand electricity market, including industry structure, market operations, the Code, market operations service provider roles and the System Operator’s role.
• Proven ability to represent business interests in significant technology investment, system enhancement or capital project environments, including as Product Owner, business lead or subject matter expert.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to investigate complex operational, market and policy issues and develop practical, risk-aware solutions.
• Highly developed written, verbal and stakeholder engagement skills, including the ability to influence technical, operational, regulatory and executive audiences.
• A collaborative leadership style, with the ability to mentor, coach and build capability across teams and less experienced practitioners.

Your CV and cover letter will demonstrate

• A tertiary qualification in Mathematics, Science, Engineering, Economics, Operations Research or a comparable field.
• Deep experience with electricity market systems, market design, market operations and regulatory settings, particularly in relation to the implementation of rules into tools and processes.
• Capability working with technology, market system tools, modelling tools, operational processes and business integration activities.
• Experience developing technical advice, reports, business cases, submissions, consultations or policy recommendations.
• Ideally, advanced understanding of market system architecture, functionality and the interaction between market design, operational processes and supporting technology.

Why Transpower?

In this fixed-term role, you’ll contribute directly to the secure and efficient operation of New Zealand’s electricity market and power system. You’ll work with expert colleagues across Market Services, Grid and System Operations, Operations Planning, OPTI, Power Systems, Compliance and Impartiality, IST, Strategy and Regulation, and with regulators, industry participants and market operations service providers.

A trusted fixed-term technical leadership role supporting New Zealand’s System Operator service.

• Complex, meaningful work across market systems, market design, policy and operations.
• Opportunities to influence market system change, industry engagement and long-term capability.
• A collaborative environment with modern ways of working and a strong focus on safety, inclusion and wellbeing.

Join us at Transpower!

Aotearoa New Zealand is powered by the people who work here. Every home, every marae, every electric vehicle, every hospital relies on the electricity we manage and deliver. This is your opportunity to join us on a mission that affects all New Zealanders, every day and long into the future.

With over 28 ethnicities, our people provide diverse perspectives, knowledge, and deep and varied experience which they love to share.

Our environment is modern, supportive and friendly, and your wellbeing is supported with great employee health and wellness benefits - check them out here Staff benefits | Transpower.

Next steps

Please review the position description and apply without delay for this 12-month fixed-term opportunity.

Role closes

Sunday 2nd August 2026; however, applications will be reviewed as they are received, and you may be contacted for an initial exploratory conversation/interview prior to the close date.

Full existing eligibility to work in New Zealand is required.