Join our team
We are committed to developing a strong workplace culture where people are supported, empowered, and provided the tools required to deliver in their roles.
Our people are critical in making sure we deliver on our vision.
Our vision is simple: Create a smarter future to deliver local value. Our values reflect how we interact with each other, our community, and our customers: to do what’s right, make it happen, work together, and make it better.
We offer a range of office and field-based career opportunities whether you’re experienced, looking for a career change, or a graduate.
What can we offer you?
MainPower is a great place to work. We’re passionate about growing our people and finding new ways to make MainPower the best employer in the region.
From health and wellbeing benefits to personal growth opportunities, every year we’re adding new and exciting programmes to our employee benefits to support our people.
Nine-Day Fortnight Option
We offer a nine-day fortnight working arrangement to full-time employees. Those who opt in work nine hours a day, for nine days a fortnight, with the tenth day as a rostered day off on either a Monday or a Friday.
Subsidised Health Insurance
To support the health and wellbeing of our people, MainPower offers a subsidised health insurance plan to all permanent employees. Staff also receive a discount when adding family members to their policy.
Subsidised Gym Membership
MainPower offers all permanent employees the opportunity to join the North Canterbury Sport and Recreation Trust Fitness Centres at a subsidised rate. MainPower also has several social sports teams.
Bright Spark Scholarship
To support MainPower families, we offer a Bright Spark Scholarship to help students who are related to employees with their study costs. Recipients can also do paid summer internships at MainPower.
Professional Development
We support all our employees to reach their full potential by offering ongoing professional development in both leadership and technical skills.
Reward and Recognition
We offer reward and recognition programmes, including the Workplace Safety Innovation Award and acknowledgement of long-serving employees.
Wellness programme
We offer our people an array of health and wellness benefits, including access to health screening (such as melanoma skin checks with MoleMap), free flu vaccinations, first aid training for families, subsidised gym memberships, and health insurance. We also offer a nine-day fortnight work option, which won a 2021 Energy Excellence Award in the Wellbeing Initiatives category.
MPowered future
MPowered Future is our strategy to tackle the changing nature of the electricity sector. Part of this is making sure we have the right resources and skills to undertake new opportunities. In addition to maintaining our core electricity network focus, MPowered Future lays out how MainPower will assess and engage in new business opportunities and deliver value to our region.
Apprenticeships
The trainees in our Field Services team get to work alongside fully qualified and experienced electrical workers, where they get the help to become fully qualified and gain Electrical Workers Registration Board (EWRB) registration. This is achieved through a structured programme with incentives along the way as key milestones are achieved.
Graduate and internship programme
Our internships help you to develop life skills in the workforce that will give you a great start in your chosen career and allow you to earn as you learn.
MainPower’s graduate recruitment programme is a two-year course providing you with opportunities to identify your chosen career. While you learn the business, you will be developed in your role to support your career progression.
Our community
MainPower is located in the beautiful North Canterbury region of the South Island. It is just a short 30-minute drive north from the city of Christchurch. Our network area spans from north of the Waimakariri River, through the Waimakariri and Hurunui districts to Kaikōura.
To find out more about our region please visit northcanterbury.co.nz.
We’re here to help
If you need some assistance or advice, please get in touch with our team.