• Whakatane Based
• Permanent full time
• Staff benefits - Paid Birthday Leave & Life and Critical Illness Cover.
• Great team environment
• Multi-services company strongly rooted in the Bay of Plenty

Horizon Networks, a trusted division of the multi-disciplined Horizon Energy Group, serves the Eastern Bay of Plenty community with reliable electricity. Based in Whakatane, we are recruiting for a Vegetation Liaison Officer.

Reporting to the Field Services Manager, it will be your responsibility to:

• Patrol and assess vegetation around the Horizon Network Assets, including by drone or helicopter when necessary
• Report any vegetation that requires attention to Vegetation Coordinator and provide accurate data & information to ensure efficient planning of works
• Assess faults or call-outs due to vegetation encroaching on Network Assets
• Undertake vegetation customer liaison communication on behalf of Horizon Networks

To be successful a candidate will require the following qualifications and experience:

• A formal qualification as an Arborist or a Line Mechanic is desirable but not essential - training can be provided to the right candidate
• Current Manual NZ Drivers Licence
• Confident and capable working alone, sometimes in remote locations.
• Technologically literate, including with handheld devices
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build customer relationships
• Excellent attention to detail
• Ability to deliver quality results within defined deadlines
• Quick thinker and able to show initiative
• Ability to manage time effectively and to prioritise workloads effectively

The Horizon Energy Group takes pride in its commitment to the health and safety of all its stakeholders. It has well developed processes and procedures in the principle areas of safety leadership, risk management and worker participation.

To support this, you will have excellent communication and problem solving skills, sound industry and product knowledge, be safety focussed at all times, possess a high degree of initiative, able to think clearly under pressure and most of all be a team player.

Applicants must be legally entitled to work in New Zealand.

We can offer a challenging position with a competitive remuneration and additional employee benefits which include Paid Birthday Leave and Life and Critical Illness cover.

Applications close on Sunday, 22 June 2025