An exciting opportunity is available for a Senior Protection Engineer to join a well‑established electricity business in Wellington, supporting the operation, maintenance, and development of critical power infrastructure.

This role will play a key part in the delivery of protection engineering solutions across distribution assets, supporting network reliability, safety, and future growth initiatives. The position offers exposure to a broad range of projects and operational activities within a collaborative and technically strong engineering environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead protection engineering activities including fault studies, relay coordination and protection settings reviews.
• Develop and maintain protection philosophies, engineering standards and technical specifications.
• Review protection and control system designs to ensure compliance with technical requirements and industry standards.
• Investigate major faults and e...