Registered Electrician / Operations Manager

Electrical Tradesperson - Qualified

Aotea Waikato Ltd

Te Kuiti, Waikato

New Zealand‑based applicants only

Aotea Waikato is seeking a motivated and skilled Electrical Tradesperson to join our Team. This is an excellent opportunity to build your career with a respected, established, and supportive organisation.

Why Aotea Waikato?

At Aotea Waikato, succession, personal development, and work–life balance are core values. We offer:

• Competitive remuneration package
• Company vehicle + company phone
• Ongoing training and staff development
• Supportive, friendly team environment
• Great social events and team culture

As a leading provider of electrical and communications services, we support residential, commercial, industrial, education, rural and automation clients across the Waikato.

As part of the Aotea Group of Companies, we’re connected to a nationwide network of 40+ businesses employing over 1,600 staff across New Zealand.

Aotea Waikato is looking for an experienced electrician to join our Te Kūiti team in a newly created Operations Manager role.

This is an opportunity for someone with strong industrial and/or commercial electrical experience who is ready to spend less time on the tools and take on more responsibility across operations, clients, workflow and people.

Working directly with our Branch Manager and alongside our Office Manager, you'll play a key role in keeping the branch running smoothly.

The Role Will Include

• Coordinating workflow and assisting with scheduling
• Monitoring jobs through Simpro from start to completion
• Supporting quoting, job costing and invoicing
• Keeping an eye on job performance and productivity
• Supporting and mentoring our electricians and apprentices
• Building strong relationships with our clients
• Helping maintain high standards across safety, workmanship and service
• Helping build an Aotea Waikato culture within the branch

About You

We're looking for a New Zealand Registered Electrician with strong field experience, ideally across industrial and commercial electrical work.

You don't need to have been an Operations Manager before.

What we're really looking for is someone who knows the electrical industry, can work with people and clients, gets things done and is ready for their next challenge.

Knowledge of Te Kūiti and the wider King Country would be a real advantage.

Why Aotea Waikato?

Our values are simple: Integrity, Safety, Innovation, Sustainability and Good Buggers.

We back our people, take pride in doing things properly and want good people to have opportunities to grow.

If you're an experienced electrician thinking about what's next, let's have a conversation. Apply now

All applications are handled in strict confidence.

Please email or hand‑deliver your CV and cover letter outlining your relevant experience. For more information, or to discuss the role confidentially, please contact Mike Barr - ***email_hidden***.

Aotea Waikato — “We Are More Than Just Electricians.”