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New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
Applications close:
14 Sep 2026
If you enjoy solving problems, working with people and making things happen, join our Customer Electricity Connections (CEC) team and help customers navigate the process of connecting to Powerco’s network.
You’ll play an important role in helping customers navigate their electricity connection journey with Powerco. You’ll work with a diverse range of customers and industry partners, helping them understand what’s needed, resolving issues and keeping their work moving.
This is a varied role where every day is different. We’re looking for someone who is curious, resourceful and genuinely enjoys helping people. If you’re someone who can balance competing priorities, make sound decisions and take ownership of delivering great outcomes for customers, we’re keen to hear from you!
Overview
About the role:
As a Customer Electricity Connections Specialist, you'll be one of the people helping make it easier for customers to do business with Powerco.
You'll support customers through their electricity connection journey, responding to enquiries, progressing applications and working with customers and industry partners to keep things moving. Communication takes place across a range of channels including phone, email and online enquiries.
Investigating issues, ask questions, connect the dots and use your judgement to work out the best way forward. You'll often need to balance different priorities and perspectives, while keeping the customer experience at the centre of what you do.
You'll also build your knowledge of our business, systems and processes, and work collaboratively with teams across Powerco to get the right outcomes for our customers.
This is a role where quality matters - we're looking for someone who takes pride in their work and follows through. There'll be the opportunity to contribute ideas; identify ways we can improve and play an active role in the success of the wider team.
Requirements
To be a success in this role, you will need:
- Experience in a customer-focused role and a genuine commitment to delivering a great customer experience.
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills, with confidence working with a diverse range of people.
- A curious and resourceful approach, with the ability to ask questions, find information and solve problems.
- The ability to manage competing priorities, take ownership and make sound decisions.
- The ability to quickly learn new systems, processes and technical information, and adapt when things change.
- A positive, collaborative mindset and a commitment to continuously improving how we work.
What we can offer you
What we offer you:
- A positive and supportive team culture where collaboration and having a bit of fun are all part of how we work.
- A varied role where you’ll solve problems, work with a diverse range of people and make a tangible difference to the customer experience.
- The opportunity to work with a diverse range of customers, industry partners and teams across Powerco.

Who we are
Our purpose is to connect communities. It's at the heart of everything we do as we serve our customers now and into the future. At Powerco, we're passionate about doing mahi that keeps over 1.1 million customers connected and enables energy choices as we leverage Aotearoa low carbon electricity system and grow our economy towards a net zero 2050 goal.
Join us in shaping the future of energy distribution and making a real difference in our communities. Apply now to become a part of our dynamic team!









