About The Role:

Northpower is seeking a highly experienced Project Director to provide executive oversight, governance, and assurance across major and strategic initiatives within the Energy Services division. This role is central to ensuring that large-scale projects and significant bids are commercially sound, strategically aligned, and delivered with discipline, confidence, and rigour. Reporting to the Strategic Projects Director – Transmission & Growth, the Project Director partners closely with the Energy Services Leadership Team, Commercial, and Executive stakeholders. You will lead governance frameworks, investment approvals, and risk management across the strategic portfolio, ensuring projects progress through appropriate assurance pathways and meet Executive and Board expectations.

Key Responsibilities:

You will provide executive-level governance and oversight for major projects and strategic bids from inception through to delivery, ensuring strong alignment with organisational goals. This includes establishing and maintaining enterprise-level project governance, assurance, and stage-gate frameworks, as well as leading tender and bid governance to ensure commercial viability, delivery confidence, and strategic fit. You will oversee portfolio prioritisation, sequencing, and performance, maintaining clear visibility of risk, cost, and schedule across all initiatives.
A key part of the role involves preparing and presenting high-quality investment papers, Board submissions, and executive updates, while ensuring robust financial, commercial, and risk controls are embedded from the outset. Acting as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, you will provide independent challenge and strategic insight to support decision-making. You will also lead and develop senior project governance capability, role-modelling leadership behaviours and fostering a culture of accountability, excellence, and continuous improvement.

What Northpower Offers You:

Join a company where you’re not just another number you’ll be respected, feel valued and be supported by a team who looks out for each other. We offer:
-A full-time, permanent role with stability and security

-Competitive salary, laptop and phone plus vehicle for full private use

-Comprehensive training and upskilling opportunities

-Access to employee benefits, including discounts to a wide range of retail outlets, employee assistance and recognition programs

-A supportive team environment where safety is a given

About You:

You are a senior leader with extensive experience governing complex infrastructure programmes, major tenders, and high-value investments. You bring strong commercial acumen, deep risk and financial understanding, and credibility at Executive and Board level. Your leadership style is calm, authoritative, and collaborative, with a strong focus on outcomes, accountability, and strategic alignment.

About Us:

Northpower is one of New Zealand’s largest multi-utility contractors, delivering services across the energy and commercial sectors. We are recognised for our excellence and innovation, providing commercially viable solutions in electrical construction, maintenance, and related services. With over 1,400 employees working across 16 locations, we collaborate every day to keep the power on and the lights running for our communities.

Apply Now:

This is an opportunity to influence Northpower’s most significant investments and shape how major projects are governed and delivered across the organisation. You will operate at the highest levels of decision-making, contributing directly to Northpower’s long-term performance, reputation, and growth. If you’re ready to take the next challenge in your career and make a real difference, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now via our career’s website using reference #REQ1839. We’ll be reviewing applications and interviewing suitable candidates throughout the advertising period, so early applications are encouraged.