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Engineers of the future
Undergraduate and Graduate Training
Transpower has made a long-term commitment to developing engineering capability for New Zealand’s electricity industry. Under the training programme, selected students at Auckland and Canterbury Schools of Engineering are supported for three professional years of undergraduate study. On completion of their studies and vacation work, undergraduates enter a two-year graduate training programme with Transpower.
The Graduate Engineer Development programme was established in 2001 and is a proven gateway to a rewarding career as a professional engineer in New Zealand's electricity supply industry.
Each year, Transpower recruits electrical, mechanical and civil engineers to help meet future needs for power systems and transmission line engineers.
We have a large number of major grid development projects underway and planned for the next 10 years that will provide many exciting opportunities for engineers. More details can be found on our Grid New Zealand website.
When undergraduates finish their studies and vacation work, they start a two-year graduate training programme with Transpower. Graduates are rotated through a number of areas with Transpower and the wider industry on a programme designed to provide them with a wide range of experience, such as:
- general orientation to Transpower and the electricity market
- exposure to policies, codes, standards etc which underpin system operation/security
- wholesale energy market and System Operator tools (SPD, EMS, SCADA)
- transmission system modelling, planning and investment processes
- network operation
- trading and market operations
- customer relationship management.
Apply
Applications close on 1 June each year. For more information and to apply, visit our Graduate Development Programmes page.
Neighbourhood Engineers
A partnership with IPENZ (Institute of Professional Engineers) funds the Neighbourhood Engineers Awards in primary and secondary schools. The competition matches an engineer with a group of students who have to come up with a project of significant value to their school or community.
