# Outage Planner / Switcher

Te kōwhiringa | The Opportunity Downer's Energy & Utilities team is seeking an experienced Outage Planner / Switcher to join our Transmission team in Stratford. Reporting to the Senior Outage Planner, you'll play a key role in planning, scheduling, coordinating and delivering outages across the transmission network while ensuring work is completed safely and in line with client and legislative requirements. This is a varied role that combines outage planning and switching with hands-on electrical work across high-voltage substations, generation sites and distribution environments. Key responsibilities include: Planning and coordinating transmission outages, maintenance and emergency works. Preparing and reviewing operating documentation and outage schedules. Coordinating with clients, contractors and operational stakeholders. Carrying out switching and isolation activities to establish safe working conditions. Supporting fault response activities across the transmission network. Assisting with maintenance, installation and upgrade work when schedules allow. Providing technical support and promoting Downer's Zero Harm culture. Ngā pūkenga matua | What We're Looking For We're loo

- **Id**: 948049
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/downer-group-outage-planner-switcher>
- **Role**: Operations
- **Role family**: Operations
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Stratford, New Zealand
- **Countries**: NZ
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-09-15T21:17:35Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-12
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-14T18:13:27Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 60
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 3537
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Growth opportunities, Professional development
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Transport Infrastructure, Facilities Management, Engineering Services

## Company

- **Id**: 452179
- **Name**: Downer Group
- **Domain**: downergroup.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/downer-group>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Oracle

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 83
- **Open postings**: 81
- **Ghost share**: 0.012
- **Stale share**: 0.654
- **Repost share**: 0.012
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 24
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-14T05:58:10Z

## Salary estimate

- **Min usd**: 40000
- **Max usd**: 106000
- **Period**: year
- **Method**: role_country_seniority_unknown
- **Sample n**: 16

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 60

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-09-15T22:09:25Z
- Event: close; At: 2026-11-12T09:39:26Z
- Event: reopen; At: 2026-11-12T23:35:29Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 8
- **Band**: cold
- **Label**: Long shot
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.297
- **P room**: 0.28
- **Age days**: 59
- **Expected fill days**: 24
- **Reasons**: conf:2, stale_co, velocity, win:tail, crowd:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-14T05:58:10Z

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