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Te Whiwhinga mahi | The opportunity

Are you a passionate Process Engineering student that loves data looking to build a career in an industry and company that is making a positive difference for Aotearoa, New Zealand! Contact needs your energy to help decarbonise Aotearoa and safeguard the planet for future generations.

Our Graduate Development Programme is committed to providing a great foundation where you’ll be trained, supported, and mentored along with providing exciting challenges for you to reach your full potential. You will work with passionate members of the Contact Energy team who are excited to share their knowledge of the energy industry with you, we can guarantee no two days will be the same!

The Graduate Development Programme commences in February 2025 and is an 18-month rotational programme. At the conclusion of the programme, you will transition into a permanent role within our Optimisation Engineering team.

As an Optimisation Engineer graduate based at our Geothermal Generation Site in Taupo you will:

• Design, implement, and optimise processes to improve efficiency and effectiveness across both our Geothermal and Hydro generation assets.
• Extract insights and knowledge from data using various techniques, such as statistical analysis and machine learning.
• Bridge the gap between business needs and solutions, helping to define and document requirements.
• Create mathematical representations of real-world systems to understand and optimise their behaviour.

We can teach you the skills you need to succeed, what’s important for us is diversity of thought, so it is important to just be yourself! So, if these behaviours and values align with yours then perhaps, we are the company for you.

• Interested in the energy sector.
• Passionate about the environment and our strategy to decarbonise Aotearoa.
• Are curious by nature and enjoy solving problems.
• Bring strong communication skills, including written, verbal and listening.
• Enjoy working as part of a team, building relationships, and working collaboratively.

Our purpose is to put our energy where it matters, to decarbonise the New Zealand energy sector.  We are passionate about our mission and proud to have a tribe of people behind us working towards a common purpose. 

Please note, only candidates with the right to live and work in New Zealand will be considered for this role.