Electrician
Visa sponsorship
Trade · Queenstown, New Zealand · Full-Time · $25/hr · Visa: Employer sponsored
A New Zealand electrical services business in Queenstown is offering a permanent, full-time Electrician role covering commercial installations, infrastructure and development projects, streetlighting and essential electrical services. You will be trusted to plan and manage your own tasks and to keep a high standard on every job.
Day to day that means reading drawings and specs, installing and maintaining systems, finding and fixing faults and keeping supervisors and project stakeholders informed, all within electrical regulations and safety rules. Overseas electricians are invited to have their experience assessed for a career in New Zealand, so registration, qualifications and work history all matter. UK sparkies with commercial experience should find the project mix familiar.
On your CV, lead with your registration and licence status, then the commercial and streetlighting jobs you have completed. Wire up a Queenstown commercial electrician CV with Build AI CV and apply.
Key Responsibilities
- Install and maintain electrical systems in commercial buildings
- Work on infrastructure and development projects, and install, service and maintain streetlighting
- Read electrical drawings, plans and technical specifications before starting work
- Find, diagnose and fix electrical faults and complete installations to project requirements
- Manage your own workload with minimal supervision and keep workmanship high on every project
- Comply with electrical regulations, workplace procedures and safety rules, using and maintaining tools and equipment safely
- Keep supervisors, colleagues and project stakeholders updated
- Adapt to changing project needs and settings and help the team stay dependable and professional
Requirements & Eligibility
- Current EWRB Electrical Registration
- A current New Zealand Practising Licence, or eligibility to obtain one
- 3–5+ years of commercial electrical experience
- Solid practical knowledge of installing and maintaining electrical systems
- A verifiable employment history as an electrician, with practical skills you can genuinely demonstrate
- Confident working independently and making sound technical decisions
- Close attention to detail and a commitment to quality, with good written and spoken communication
- Proactive, reliable and professional, with a strong commitment to health and safety
- Works well in a small team
- Legal eligibility to work in New Zealand or suitability for employer-supported sponsorship
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