Asset Acceptance Advisor

We are seeking an experienced Asset Acceptance Advisor to join our Asset Management team. This role plays a critical part in ensuring the quality, safety, and compliance of network construction by auditing completed works, some in-progress underground works and contributing to continuous improvement across our Delivery Partners.

About the role

This role is largely fieldbased with some office duties, and includes inspecting overhead and underground works, identifying defects, raising rework actions, and working directly with Delivery Partners to ensure construction meets WEL's quality, safety, and design standards. You'll play a key role in identifying issues, improving build quality, and assuring the longterm performance of our assets.

Key responsibilities include the following:

• Quality assurance audit of OPEX and CAPEX projects (faults, overhead, underground, quotable works)
• Identifying nonconformances and raising rework actions
• Analysis of contractor performance to identify trends and training opportunities
• Maintaining accurate audit records and performance data
• Support updates to the Design and Construction Manual through field-based feedback
• Assist Quality Management System audits and continuous improvement initiatives

This is a field-based role with a strong analytical and reporting component.

About you:

• Registered Electrician or an advanced Trade Certificate or equivalent industry experience
• Minimum 10 years' experience in the electrical distribution industry
• Strong overhead and underground network construction experience
• Sound understanding of design, construction quality, compliance and safety standards
• Comfortable working independently in the field and making sound technical judgements
• Be confident in the use of computers - this role will include regular reporting and comprehensive auditing documentation

Best-in-class benefits

At WEL, we look after our people, and you'll benefit from a powerful package of benefits including the following:

• Medical, life and income protection insurance
• Flexible working options - ability to purchase additional annual leave, nine-day fortnight
• Relocation costs
• An excellent salary package, including annual salary reviews

We are committed to ensuring our people go home safe every day, and with a drug and alcohol-free worksite, we will require you to undertake testing as part of your pre-employment health assessment as well as participating in our annual health assessment programme.

About WEL Networks

WEL Networks is unique. We've been serving the Waikato for over 100 years, distributing electricity from the national grid so we can power over 100,000 homes and businesses.

With around 300 employees, we're proudly based in Hamilton and are owned by the community we work for. We play an important role in the region's economic and social development by identifying and investing in new technologies to future-proof our region - and keep our communities flourishing. Our vision is bold, and our ambition even stronger, especially as we diversify from traditional 'poles and lines' to an innovative and sustainable business.

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We actively value diversity, inclusion and want extraordinary people to join us. It is important to us that we get to experience a little bit of the 'real you' in your application. Check out the full position description for more details.

Applications will be screened as they arrive, and we may move quickly to interview.