Distributed Energy Resources (DER) Operations Manager (Renewable Energy)

Location: Christchurch, Canterbury Region, New Zealand; hybrid workplace

Company

hirify.global is Aotearoa’s largest renewable electricity producer, with Meridian and Powershop supplying more than 400,000 homes, businesses, and farms across New Zealand.

What you will do

• Design, document, improve, and test the delivery process from sale through handover for residential solar and Smart Hot Water.
• Define required information, ownership, and source capture at each stage.
• Prepare, submit, and track distributed generation applications with distribution businesses.
• Embed compliance and accurate job records into standard workflows.
• Monitor queues and deadlines, manage installer relationships, and remove delivery roadblocks.
• Manage purchase orders, approvals, invoicing, reporting, and continuous-improvement priorities while reducing manual work.

Requirements

• Proven experience building or improving operational delivery processes in residential solar or a closely related technical environment.
• Practical understanding of how sales, design, network approval, installation, compliance, and handover connect.
• Experience mapping workflows and creating SOPs, checklists, templates, or frameworks.
• Background in operational coordination, project support, or service delivery.
• Strong attention to detail, accurate record-keeping, and the ability to improve poor information at source.
• Ability to prioritise across multiple jobs, stakeholders, and deadlines, with ownership of outcomes.
• Root-cause and continuous-improvement mindset, with comfort creating structure where none exists while balancing pace and control.
• Collaborative working style across customer, operational, and technical teams.

Nice to have

• Experience with residential solar installers, distribution businesses, broader DER, field services, or the New Zealand electricity sector.
• Experience with purchase orders, invoicing, workflow systems, or document management.

Culture & Benefits

• 12-month fixed-term, full-time position based in Christchurch with hybrid work options where possible.
• Work/life balance, flexible work options, and a one-off $400 payment for a work-from-home setup if needed.
• Competitive salary package, partnership discounts, and Meridian power discounts.
• Three company-paid days over the holiday period and enhanced KiwiSaver contributions.
• Learning and development opportunities plus an award-winning wellbeing programme.
• Inclusive, collaborative workplace focused on environmental stewardship, integrity, diversity, and belonging.

Hiring process

• Apply by 11:59pm on 15 November 2026; the closing date may change.
• Explain why the role is a fit; applicants are encouraged to apply even if they do not meet every listed requirement.
• Contact Meridian for accessibility support during the application process if needed.