Business Process Modeller

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

• Create and maintain detailed maps of business processes to visualise workflow
• Stimulating environment, with people who care deeply about their mahi
• Be part of enabling the energy future for Aotearoa!

Bring your expertise to an operational environment critical to running our country's electricity system and market, optimising pace and efficiency.

Transpower's purpose is to empower the energy future for New Zealand - a future that delivers a net-zero carbon economy and a reliable and secure electricity system.

About the team

Our Operations Process and Technology Improvement (OPTI) group supports the Operations division to deliver solutions required to manage the real time power system and prepare for an increasingly electrified future https://www.transpower.co.nz/system-operator/our-system-operator-role

The group plays an essential role in proactively identifying the critical capabilities, skills, resources, and support needed to meet current and future operational needs. The group is working to optimise planning and investment decisions across key tools and processes (including SCADA applications, market systems, real time systems, and real time asset management technologies) utilised by our control rooms and other areas of Transpower.

The OPTI Process Modelling and Continuous Improvement team will provide process modelling and continuous improvement (CI) expertise to our Operations division, monitoring the efficiency of our processes and implementing incremental improvements. By establishing and maintaining an up-to-date process repository and CI capability, the team will lead in process modelling, foster a continuous improvement culture, and deliver improvement to Operation's capability continuously.

About the opportunity - a new role

Supported by the Process Modelling and Continuous Improvement Manager, you'll lead business modelling activities, and develop and maintain a management plan for Operations business modelling.

You will model current Operations processes into a designated tool (currently Signavio) according to the agreed process standard, maintain process currency, and ensure alignment with governance processes.

You'll enhance Transpower's efficiency and effectiveness by accurately capturing process steps and related metrics, and collaborate with relevant project teams to provide SME process knowledge as required.

What will you bring?

You'll be passionate about the business benefits of effective process modelling, and skilled in analysing process performance using data-driven methods.

Naturally curious and eager to learn, you'll thrive on optimising pace and efficiency through your work!

To be considered, your CV and cover letter will demonstrate:

• A tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline, such as Engineering, Science, Computer Science and/or equivalent experience.
• Expertise in modelling complex systems and problems, and well as undertaking information analysis and data manipulation.
• Experience using Process Modelling tools - Signavio would be a preference.
• Demonstrated ability to manage process improvement projects utilising Agile and Scrum.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to convey complex information and foster stakeholder collaboration and influence.
• Proven ability to identify inefficiencies and optimise processes.

Join us at Transpower

Aotearoa is powered by the people who work here. Every home, every marae, every electric vehicle, every hospital relies on the electricity we manage and deliver. This is your opportunity to join us on a mission that affects all New Zealanders - every day and long into the future. 

With over 28 nationalities, our people provide diverse perspectives, knowledge, and deep and varied experience which they love to share.

We work in the office or on-site for a minimum of three days each week, which helps us build and maintain relationships, support learning, deliver outcomes, and sustain our culture.  This approach also offers staff the flexibility they need for both work and personal commitments, with adaptable daily start and finish times.  

Health and wellbeing is prioritised with a great range of employee benefits including health and income protection insurance!

Next steps

To take on an exciting new role, ideally based in Wellington (though our Otara Auckland, Hamilton, or Christchurch offices will be considered for exceptional candidates), please review the position description on our careers site and apply with your cover letter and CV without delay. 

Role closes Wednesday 30^th April; however applications will be reviewed as they are received, and you may be contacted before the close date to arrange an initial informal conversation to facilitate shortlisting.

Existing eligibility to work in New Zealand is required.