The company
Passionate, curious, and innovative are a few words that describe our people. We are powering the future, connecting communities, and igniting innovation. Orion owns and operates the electricity distribution network that provides power to central Canterbury. As the third largest electricity distribution network in New Zealand, we cover remote rural areas, regional towns, and the city of Christchurch.
We are an essential service and take our responsibilities seriously. We are community owned and working here means a career with meaning and purpose that makes a difference in your very own neighbourhood.
The role
We are looking for a Cost Engineer to provide advice and support to the business across our major projects. You will design, establish, and operate a financial forecasting framework and tools to assist in determining costs, assessment of monthly payment claims and validating our ‘value for money’ variations.
About you
Graduate Diploma Level 7 or Bachelors Degree in QS, Construction equivalent knowledge obtained through experience
Previous experience in a Quantity Surveying or Senior Pricing Analyst role including financial modelling preferably in the Electrical or Civil industry
Deep understanding of contracts and commercial acumen
Strong analytical and reporting skills with a keen eye for attention to detail
Comfortable working in a dynamic and complex environment across various cross-functional teams
Excellent computer skills across Excel, Power BI and other relevant data analysis tools
What they offer
You’ll find at Orion, you can come as you are and just be you. You will be joining a workplace that values who you are, the work you do, and the way you think. Importantly, we offer:
Flexible working arrangements, and flexible locations with our Head office in Burnside and satellite offices in Rolleston and Ferrymead
Three days of “My Days” leave
A broad range of workplace benefits from a wellbeing allowance to access to our holiday house in Hanmer!