At Northpower, we're looking for an experienced Lines Supervisor to lead our field teams in delivering safe, high-quality electricity network maintenance and construction work. If you're a motivated leader with strong technical expertise and a passion for safety, this is an opportunity to play a key role in ensuring reliable power for our customers.

About the Role:

Reporting to the Delivery Manager, you'll be responsible for overseeing the successful delivery of maintenance and contracting work from planning through to completion. You'll provide day-to-day leadership to field crews, ensuring work is completed safely, on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.
This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll work closely with Project Managers, Design Estimators, Planners, Field Managers, customers, and network owners to coordinate work, solve problems, and continuously improve operational performance.

Key Responsibilities:

As a Lines Supervisor, you will lead, mentor, and supervise line crews, fostering a strong safety-first culture while ensuring work is completed safely, efficiently, and to the highest standard. You will support project planning, job scoping, estimating, and the development of safe work methodologies, while conducting pre-job planning, risk assessments, and daily job briefings to ensure work is thoroughly prepared. You will monitor project progress, quality, productivity, and compliance with work scopes and customer requirements, coordinating labour, plant, materials, contractors, and resources to achieve successful project outcomes. You will ensure all testing, field documentation, reporting, and GIS information is completed accurately and on time, while supporting network switching activities where required. Building and maintaining strong relationships with customers, network owners, contractors, suppliers, and internal stakeholders will be key to your success. You'll also coach, develop, and support your team, promoting accountability, continuous improvement, and high performance. Above all, you will identify opportunities to improve safety, work practices, quality, and operational performance while ensuring full compliance with Health, Safety, Quality and Environmental (HSQE) requirements, industry standards, and legislative obligations.

Experience:

-Proven experience supervising line crews within the electricity distribution industry.
-Strong knowledge of LV and HV distribution networks and Zone Substations.
-National Certificate Electricity Supply (Line Mechanic Distribution Level 4 or Live Work Level 5), National Certificate in Electrical Engineering Level 4, or equivalent.
-Current practising licence relevant to the role.
-Current Workplace Competencies (WTCs).
-A current NZ Class 1 Driver Licence (Class 2 or 4 is advantageous).
-Sound knowledge of industry legislation, codes of practice, standards, and the Safety Manual – Electricity Industry (SM-EI).
-Excellent planning, organisational, and problem-solving skills.
-Strong communication and relationship-building abilities.
-Computer literacy, including Microsoft Word and Excel.
-A commitment to delivering outstanding customer service without compromising safety or quality.

About Northpower:

Northpower is an organisation with deep regional roots and national reach. We own and operate the electricity and fibre networks across Whangārei and Kaipara, delivering essential infrastructure to more than 60,000 connected customers, while also operating one of New Zealand’s largest multi‑utility contracting businesses.
From keeping the lights on today to building the infrastructure that will power tomorrow, our work spans electricity, fibre, renewables, transmission, and energy services. With more than 1,500 people across 16 locations, we act as one to support our communities, customers, clients, and critical national infrastructure across Aotearoa.
What connects all this work is real impact you can see in your community. The work you do at Northpower matters  it is seen, felt, and relied on every day.

What Northpower offers you:

Make real impact across Aotearoa in a stable and future‑focused sector. At Northpower, you’ll do work that matters and powers our communities while growing your career in an organisation that genuinely cares for its people.

You’ll benefit from:

-A people‑first culture built on safety, inclusion, and deep care, where contributions are recognised and wellbeing is supported through EAP and our award‑winning peer support network (Kaitiaki)

-Fair and market competitive pay   Private use vehicle, with the flexibility to tailor through additional leave and increased employer KiwiSaver contributions

-Life insurance and preventative health initiatives (including annual flu immunisations and Mole Maps)

-Discounted group medical cover and health and fitness programmes (including Fitness Passport)

-Discounted fuel rates plus a range of retail discounts (including Boost, PB Tech and Specsavers)

-Ongoing learning and development, with clear career pathways to help you grow, specialise, or progress

-A welcoming, family‑friendly workplace where people are encouraged to be themselves and feel valued

Apply Now:

Our people are our energy source, and we offer meaningful benefits and rewards that work for you. We offer the opportunity for long term career growth as part of our talent development and succession planning process. This is your opportunity to step into a project management role where you can make a real impact. You’ll contribute to a culture that values safety, accountability, and continuous improvement. Apply via #REQ2080 New Zealand work rights are required for the role. Pré-employment checks will include a criminal history check, drug and alcohol testing, and a medical assessment.