angle-right Job no: 580167
Work type: Full Time - Permanent
Location: Auckland, Wellington, Coromandel, Hamilton, Hastings, Palmerston North, Thames, Blenheim, Greymouth, Nelson
Categories: Telecommunications, Internships

Downer has been designing, building and sustaining New Zealand's infrastructure for over a century and is a leading provider of integrated services in Australia and New Zealand.

With over 12,000 employees in New Zealand, we work alongside some of New Zealand's biggest businesses, councils and government agencies.

Become a Telecommunications Apprentice at Downer

Be part of the fast paced and ever growing NZ Telecommunications industry providing you with a long term sustainable future.

What Downer can offer you?

• An NZQA Certificate in Telecommunications (Level 3) keeping you up to speed with current and emerging technologies.
• Expert coaching and mentoring from highly experienced Field Technicians
• Earn money while learning on the job (no student loan)
• Uniform, safety gear, all tools, and other staff benefits provided
• Stepping stone for future career opportunities in the Telco industry working for a leading provider of integrated services.

Downer is now accepting applications for our 2021 intake.

What you'll do:

This is an opportunity to work and learn as part of a team responsible for building and maintaining New Zealand's telecommunication fibre/copper/cellular networks. You could be installing high tech equipment into new roadside cabinets and spicing fibre, fault finding on cellular towers, setting up and testing new connections, installing and maintaining WiFi access points in commercial buildings and shopping malls, install and maintain complex and critical digital switching equipment, and more……

About you:

With a genuine interest in the telecommunications industry and working with current and new technology you'll also be someone who likes to find out how things work for yourself as well as learning from your mentors and formal training courses. In addition you'll like to be hands on, happy to work both in and outdoors, comfortable working at heights and in confined spaces and have the flexibility to travel when required and willing to work overtime.

To qualify it is essential you have:

• NZ Citizen or Permanent Residency
• A full driver's licence
• Ideally NCEA L2 Maths and English
• Have a safety first mindset

To make the most of this opportunity you'll demonstrate an ability to work on your own with great time keeping skills and be a confident communicator who is comfortable interacting with team members, supervisors, subcontractors and the general public.

What do you need to do?

This is an excellent opportunity to develop a career with Downer and become part of a leading company who have the strongest footprint in the Telecommunications industry. Show us that you have the drive, enthusiasm and great work attitude to kick start your career by applying online at www.downercareers.co.nz quoting reference 580167.

Find out more about Downer, visit www.downergroup.co.nz and follow us on Facebook , Twitter and LinkedIn.

Our workplaces are drug and alcohol free - all successful applicants will be required to undertake a pre-employment drug test & medical.

Advertised: 14 Apr 2021 New Zealand Standard Time
Applications close: 30 Jun 2021 New Zealand Standard Time