Project Administrator

About the role

Following an internal promotion, this role provides support to Safe Power and its customers by coordinating and collating the information needed to schedule jobs for the field team. We would be looking at a start date from January 2027 onwards.

About us

Safe Power has been owned and operated by electrical inspectors for almost 30 years. We have an exceptionally high level of industry knowledge and technical understanding of network connections. With decades of experience on both the Orion and MainPower networks as connection agents and electrical contractors, our team bridges the gap between electrical installation and the electricity distribution business to keep Canterbury connected, from Rakaia to Kaikoura.

Safe Power specialises in a wide range of services, including: Permanent connections, Isolations and reinstatements, High-risk electrical inspections, Revenue metering, Decommissions, Overhead-to-underground conversions, Connection/network alterations, Temporary power supplies, and Service installations.

Key responsibilities

• Project administration and coordination - collating job information and paperwork, managing jobs within internal database, network websites, and scheduling for the field team via Outlook
• Finance administration – interpret job results from the field to ensure all costs are captured, drafting invoices in Xero
• Documentation management, record keeping, data entry
• Inbox and calendar/scheduling management
• Provide detailed responses and estimates to customer queries.
• General administration and office duties - meter/stock orders, internal building/office audits

About you

• A very high level of attention to detail and pride in work output
• Excellent organisation and planning skills, alongside the ability to multitask
• Proactivity and self-direction to resolve challenges
• Effective and strong communication skills – both written and in-person
• Capability to build and maintain relationships internally and externally
• Professional discretion
• A commitment to adding value and contributing within a small team
• New Zealand citizen currently residing in New Zealand
• Minimum of five years of administration experience
• Advanced-expert level within MS Office programmes
• New Zealand full and clean driver's licence.

Please include a cover letter with your CV/application.