Get the best start to your engineering career by joining our graduate programme. You’ll gain experience across our business, working alongside each of the teams that maintain our electricity and gas networks. 

  • Planning

  • Design

  • Asset management

  • Network operations

  • Project management 

We’ll pair you with a senior engineer and a second-year graduate to mentor you through the programme. Along the way you’ll receive a competitive pay package with increases every six months as your contribution to the success of our business grows. The programme supports you in developing the technical competencies you’ll need to become an Engineering New Zealand chartered engineer.  

Applications for our 2024 graduate programme are now closed. 

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Lilith Hofmann
Graduate electrical engineer

“I studied mechatronics engineering at the University of Canterbury and in my last year I applied for a few different graduate roles. Powerco seemed to be the nicest company to work for. I’m now living in Taranaki. I love the outdoors, so it’s perfect for that.

“Powerco has a good culture and with the graduate programme you get to experience a wide variety of work. I’m interested in renewable energy – coming up with energy solutions for a more sustainable way to live – something I’ll get the opportunity to work on while here.”

 
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Ariki Tamou
Graduate electrical engineer

“My first rotation was in the Power Assets Fleet team. I took responsibility for investment projects, such as switchgear replacements in the Palmerston North area. It made me feel like an important cog helping keep the machine going – not just looking over someone’s shoulder. 

“Powerco has been really accommodating to my needs, both in where I live and with the fact that I’m an amputee with a prosthetic leg. My life is in Palmerston North and Powerco has been flexible enough to allow me to stay and work from the Palmerston North office as a graduate, rather than New Plymouth. They’ve been really supportive and I’m sure if anything came up that I couldn’t do because of my prosthetic, they would be approachable and understanding.”

 
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Vatsal Gajjar
Graduate electrical engineer
“It’s a really good culture here at Powerco. I like how everyone is friendly. The flexible hours help me balance work and life. I play cricket and squash so it helps me manage my own time as well.
 
“I’d definitely recommend the graduate programme. There’s so much to learn and it’s a good way to get introduced to the industry. There isn't a lot of pressure on you from the get-go either. Powerco helps you and wants you to develop into a capable engineer.”