Life at Ergo is enjoying our days spent at work with our workmates – we like to have fun, do interesting work and delight our clients with quality solutions.

We provide an excellent, inspirational working environment, with plenty of opportunities for the right candidate to excel. The diverse range of our projects provides exposure to and responsibilities in different aspects of electrical engineering across multiple industries.

Interesting projects working with a highly expert and motivated team

• Offices based in Wellington, Newmarket or Christchurch with easy links to transport…and great coffee!
• A friendly, professional work environment supported by great culture and staff benefits
• Flexible working.

Our Technical Specialist Engineers are expected to deliver the following:

• Development of protection schemes.
• Relay configuration.
• Protection settings.
• Protection reports.
• Review of protection designs.

• Power system analysis using tools such as Power Factory, PSCAD, and ETAP.
• Well written, analytical reports based on network and /or generation studies

Ergo Consulting Ltd is an independent professional services practice providing electrical engineering consulting services in the fields of power systems and control systems. At Ergo we aspire to be New Zealand’s first choice electrical engineering consultancy. Our clients are predominantly in the industrial and infrastructure area. Ergo undertake the design and project management of new and upgrade projects for clients around NZ and off-shore.

We love engineering and design, and love sharing this passion with others. Doing a great job and getting it right is important to us. We have a reputation for being motivated, transparent and open. Our clients really matter to us, we take pride in our pro-active approach and our ability to deliver the right solution, move quickly and be responsive.

Our aim is to make work enjoyable and fulfilling while supporting professional and personal development.

Our Company culture and aspiration to be one of NZ’s best work places is what sets us apart. If we want good people who give their best, who are part of the team, enjoy their job and speak highly of the company then as a company we need to act in a way which promotes that behaviour. We will:

• Inspire our people to contribute openly in an environment where bureaucracy is minimised and an agile approach to delivering quality solutions to our clients brings a high level of job satisfaction
• Ensure the company is run on a sound basis with a view to providing enjoyable and sustainable work plus ongoing opportunities for professional development
• Resource our people with the best tools for the job, whether it be comfortable chairs or up to date software
• Recognise your family is an important part of who you are. Your family time and caring for your family goes hand in hand with your career. We pay for overtime, including travel to sites.
• Your career is important whether it continues at Ergo or at another company. We provide professional development and rejoice with you if you get a fabulous job
• Laugh out loud every day and genuinely enjoy what each other has to offer

We are searching for a self-motivated, technically capable engineer to join our protection team.

• HV/MV Substation experience.
• 8+ years post graduate engineering experience.
• Be passionate about Engineering.
• Be degree qualified.
• Possess good analytic and report writing skills
• Possess excellent communication skills to effectively interact with clients, suppliers and subcontractors.
• A strong technical knowledge of specifications, standards and codes.
• Lead technical discussions with clients to determine the optimal solution to meet their needs
• Develop and review protection standards for clients and internal use.
• Assist in motivating, mentoring and training team members.

If you have the skills and experience for either of these roles, please apply with a cover letter and your CV to recruitment@ergo.co.nz