Job Description

Learning & Development Lead

📍 New Plymouth, Tauranga or Wellington

🕐 Permanent - Full-time

Are you passionate about building workforce and leadership capability that makes a real difference? We’re looking for a Learning & Development Lead to shape and strengthen enterprise learning across Powerco. In this role, you’ll design and govern practical, role-based learning systems that build capability aligned to strategic priorities, regulatory obligations and operational needs. You’ll help embed learning into day-to-day work so it delivers measurable improvements in performance, safety and leadership effectiveness.

About the role

• Build and maintain a role-based learning and capability framework aligned to Powerco’s strategic priorities and safety-critical roles.
• Create practical learning pathways for frontline, technical, leadership and critical roles.
• Partner with business units to align enterprise learning standards with technical training delivered in the business.
• Own learning systems, quality assurance, evaluation and reporting to ensure consistency and measurable impact.
• Support leadership development initiatives that strengthen people leadership, safety leadership and change capability.

What we’re looking for

• Experience developing and implementing enterprise learning strategies, frameworks and programmes.
• A strong track record of designing learning that lifts capability, performance and engagement.
• Confidence working with digital learning systems, tools and reporting.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to partner across a broad organisation.
• Experience evaluating learning effectiveness and using insights to improve outcomes.
• A practical, collaborative approach and a passion for enabling others to grow and succeed.

Why join Powerco?

At Powerco, we connect communities to energy that’s safe, reliable and resilient, while helping shape a sustainable energy future for Aotearoa. We’re guided by Ngā Tikanga – Our Way, and by values including Proud to be here, Better together, Working smarter and Future focused

If you’re excited by the opportunity to shape enterprise capability, influence leadership effectiveness and help build an organisation ready for the future, we’d love to hear from you.

📅 Applications close: Friday 26 June 2026

Our ability to get the best out of people is what sets Powerco apart. We realise that candidates – especially from underrepresented and neurodiverse backgrounds – often won’t apply for roles unless they meet ALL the criteria. We encourage anyone who shares our passion for connecting communities to apply for any role that aligns to your strengths and interests. We will provide a safe space where you can bring your whole self to work and thrive.

If you would benefit from support or adjustments in order to participate equitably in the recruitment process, please phone 0800 769372 or email kiaora@powerco.co.nz