• Permanent Full-Time opportunity in the sunny Bay of Plenty
• Join a 100% locally owned Company
• Great working environment
• Competitive Remuneration
• Staff Benefits

Horizon Networks is recruiting for an Asset Information Technician to join its GIS team. Reporting to the GIS/Draughting Manager, you will be responsible for:

• Improving, updating and maintaining GIS, CAD, GPS and Ellipse Asset Management systems and data for Horizon Networks.
• Providing meaningful geospatial analysis and CAD support to the Asset Management, Operations and Contracting teams to assist with managing the Network.

To be successful a candidate will require the following qualifications and experience:

• Relevant tertiary qualifications
• Minimum 1 year GIS experience, Hexagon/Intergraph preferred
• Minimum 1 year CAD experience, AutoCAD preferred
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and teamwork skills
• Drive to provide accurate and efficient support to the Company
• Good computer and application skills
• Ability to construct SQL queries to analyse data preferred
• Knowledge of Asset Management software, Ellipse preferred
• Knowledge of GPS and asset inspection technologies preferred
• Understanding of an Electricity Network and its operations preferred
• Current NZ Drivers Licence

Horizon Energy Distribution Limited trading as Horizon Networks (a member of the Horizon Energy Group) is a community trust owned electricity distributor operating in the Eastern Bay of Plenty, headquartered in Whakatane.

The Horizon Energy Group takes pride on its commitment to the health and safety of all its stakeholders and bases all its activities on safety leadership, risk management and worker participation.

To support this, you will have excellent problem solving skills, sound industry and product knowledge, be safety focussed at all times, possess a high degree of initiative, able to think clearly under pressure and most of all be a team player.

Applicants must be legally entitled to work in New Zealand.

We offer a supportive and collaborative working environment, competitive remuneration and additional employee benefits including Paid Birthday Leave and Life and Critical Illness cover.