Security Specialist – Physical Access & Systems Data

at  Transpower

• Nationally critical environments - five offices & 182 substations
• Support projects, technical delivery & contacts management
• Varied operational role across physical access, systems, & administration
  Bring your great communication skills & desire to develop your physical access & security domain knowledge within our unique context & setting!
  Transpower is the commercially focused and regulated State-Owned Enterprise that owns and operates the National Grid. At the very heart of the energy sector, we transport electricity from where it is generated to large electricity users and the distribution companies who deliver it to homes and businesses nationwide.
  Our core purpose is to empower the energy future for New Zealand - a future that delivers a net-zero carbon economy and a reliable and secure electricity system. Convergence of Information Technology (IT) systems used for data centric computing with operational technology (OT) systems used to monitor events, processes, and devices, will continue and accelerate into the future - so maintenance and continuous improvement of our cyber, physical, and personnel security landscape is essential.

Our context and wider environment are unique, and this presents a great opportunity for a Security Specialist looking to further develop in this area. You will be responsible for maintaining the effectiveness of Transpower’s physical access systems and accuracy of systems data. This includes hands-on operational processing of Transpower staff, contractors, and consultants access requests, changes, competency expiry, and the identity assurance activities required in administering our systems and data bases.
You’ll also be responsible for the contract administration and operations of the specialist services contractors associated with physical access and security and utilise your technical capability supporting the Site Security Manager, including with projects.