Maintenance and Vegetation Scheduler

Maintenance and Vegetation Scheduler

New Plymouth or Tauranga

Permanent - Full-time

Were looking for a Maintenance and Vegetation Scheduler whos organised steady under pressure and great at bringing people together to get things this role youll schedule and coordinate our preventative maintenance and vegetation programmes making sure they line up with regulations standards and the wider whole-of-works plan. Youll champion good planning practice build strong relationships with service providers and help lift the quality and value of Powercos scheduled maintenance programme.

What youll be doing

• Developing the five-year rolling maintenance and vegetation plan with support from the Reliability Engineering team.
• Coordinating the in-year maintenance and vegetation programmes making sure they align with longer-term capital and operational work.
• Building and managing preventative maintenance schedules in SAP and IVMS optimising efficiency and minimising outages while meeting compliance requirements.
• Working with the Network Operations Centre to prioritise planned work including activities that impact SAIDI and SAIFI.
• Working closely with service providers to manage deliverability monitor risks and keep the programme on track.

Data Quality and Continuous Improvement

• Championing high-quality asset and maintenance data ensuring records are accurate complete and timely.
• Supporting field teams and service providers to capture reliable information including asset data and photos.
• Monitoring SAP workflows and processes to maintain strong asset information for decision-making and regulatory reporting.
• Driving continuous improvement across planning processes data quality reporting and work allocation.

Youll also

• Lead best-practice planning and scheduling within the team and with service providers.
• Contribute to wider programme and organisational goals based on your strengths experience and development aspirations.

Who were looking for

• Experience in maintenance planning and scheduling within a network utilities or asset-intensive environment.
• Strong capability working with maintenance management systems ideally SAP.
• Proven relationship-building skills and the confidence to influence across the business.
• Someone whos health and safety focused data-savvy and comfortable using evidence to drive decisions.
• A proactive mind that naturally looks for better ways of doing things and enjoys championing process and data improvements.

Why Powerco

Powerco is a place where people genuinely collaborate share ideas and back each other to do great work. What you do here directly supports safe reliable electricity for the communities we serve. We invest in our people encourage fresh thinking and create opportunities for growth so you can keep building your capability while making a real impact. Its a values-led environment where your contribution matters and youre supported to thrive

Applications close: Friday 28 November 2025

Our ability to get the best out of people is what sets Powerco apart. We realise that candidates especially from underrepresented and neurodiverse backgrounds often wont apply for roles unless they meet ALL the encourage anyone who shares our passion for connecting communities to apply for any role that aligns to your strengths and interests. We will provide a safe space where you can bring your whole self to work and thrive.

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