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JLE offer their team great remuneration, added benefits, allowances, free medical insurance, varied site work & locations; and a paid day off work for your birthday. JLE’s philosophy is health, wellbeing and family comes first!

About Us

CREATING SUCCESS FOR EVERYONE

At JLE we make a positive difference to the lives of those in the communities we work in, our team and their families, our clients, contractors and suppliers. We also make a difference to the environment with a sustainable and innovative focus that gives us pride and passion in our business.

JLE is a multi-discipline contractor and have established themselves as a leading electrical contractor in New Zealand. JLE has the largest geographical coverage for a business of its type and has all the systems to manage this. The diversity of JLE’s capabilities gives us the ability to deliver turnkey projects in both the mechanical and the electrical fields.

JLE delivers a range of products and services through a series of branches distributed throughout the pacific, and with operations and companies established in New Zealand (head office), Australia and Papua New Guinea.

Our Values

We are our people

JLE operates to provide solutions and resources for our clients within the industrial and infrastructure sectors, delivering electrical/mechanical construction, fabrication and maintenance services

Pride, Passion and Professionalism

We live our values

We highly value our relationships and people

We’re focused on maintaining a great team culture and environment that builds reliability and loyalty with staff and clients

We provide a safe and healthy work environment

We respect each other and tell it how it is and are confident to contribute and say what we think

Growth

A great team culture and safe work environment

Positive relationships built on trust, equality and respect

Growing our people to reach their highest potential

Future focused

Empowering our team and clients to create and live better lives

We make a positive difference to the lives of those in the communities we work in, our team and their families, our clients, contractors and suppliers.

We make a difference to the environment with a sustainable and innovative focus that gives us pride and passion in our business and the environment.

Careers - Paths you can take
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Benefit & perks

Medical Insurance

JLE provide free surgical-based health insurance for you and include the ability to add your family. Join within 60 days of your start date to qualify for the special joining entitlements. Different upgrade options are also available for you to choose.

Paid day off on your birthday

All permanent NZ staff will receive an additional paid day off to celebrate their birthday.

Tool allowance

JLE pays all full-time permanent trade employees, a tax-free hourly rate tool allowance.

Ongoing training and development opportunities

JLE provides ongoing & personal development opportunities to all of it's full-time permanent trade employees.

Our Vision

CREATING SUCCESS FOR EVERYONE

At JLE we make a positive difference to the lives of those in the communities we work in, our team and their families, our clients, contractors and suppliers. We also make a difference to the environment with a sustainable and innovative focus that gives us pride and passion in our business.

Our Clients

Meet Our Team

Nick Groenewegen

Nick Groenewegen

Auckland Operations Manager

Nick has been in the electrical industry for over 18 years and has worked across three different countries as a qualified electrician.  Nick is currently studying for a Diploma in Construction Management at UNITEC.  Nick has a passion for exploring new places, cultures and unique & unforgettable experiences. Nick has an established career as a construction and service electrical technician and facilities manager. Having come from the tools; Nick has  know-how-can-do and the ability to connect well with people from all walks of life; giving a rounded approach in people management.

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Ian Drummond

Ian Drummond

Estimating Manager

Ian is a New Zealand Registered electrician who joined JLE in 2001, and now heads the estimating team for the JLE group. Ian has experience in the construction, supervision, and management of industrial projects across New Zealand including dairy, food processing, petrochemical, water and wastewater. Ian is JLE’s key contact for any estimations required, with the ability to transform the most intricate requirements into understandable, client-friendly submissions.

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Graeme Clough

Graeme Clough

Technical Manager

Graeme has over 35 years’ experience with JLE in all aspects of Electrical work, Projects, Construction, and Business Management. Graeme worked his way through the ranks starting with JLE as an Electrician, followed by gaining NZ Advanced Trade Certificate, Hazardous Area Inspector Registration, QLD Electrical Licence and is a Work Place Assessor. Specific skills and experience include Project Management, Project Management Systems (Planning, Cost Control, Procurement, etc), Innovation & Design, Autocad, Risk Management, Operations Support, and Maintenance. Industries worked in include Oil and Gas, offshore, mining, petrochemical, and Food/Dairy Companies. Graeme is committed, energetic, enthusiastic and result-driven. He enjoys responsibility, working with and motivating a team of people to produce excellent results. Graeme learns new technology quickly given his diverse experience in the past.

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Mohammed Riaz

Mohammed Riaz

Senior Project Manager Áuckland

Mohammed Riaz is a qualified electrician by trade who joined JLE in 2007 as a Trade assistant and now leads Auckland Projects division, consisting of project delivery, service and maintenance, business development and estimating. Mohammed Riaz has 12 years of experience in delivering and overseeing projects in infrastructure, industrial and commercial sectors across New Zealand including petrochemical, oil and gas, power generation, water and wastewater treatment plant, food processing, dairy and animal feed processing. Mohammed thrives on quality, health and safety, client satisfaction, and profitable business.

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Ian Minchin

Ian Minchin

Operations Manager PNG & Australia

Ian is a qualified Electrician working in Industrial Electrical Construction sector since 2004. Starting out in New Zealand, Ian has an extensive range of experience in timber, food and beverage, petrochemical and mining. To complement his trade-based background he has completed various courses in Electrical Engineering, Commerce, Business Law and Project Management. Ian’s career has seen him successfully deliver projects nationally and internationally including, Australia, USA, China, Thailand, Brunei, and an extensive period in Papua New Guineas remote mines. Ian’s passion for adventure and multi-faceted experience has given him the skillsets to operate in culturally diverse environments delivering successful outcomes for his clients.

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Dave O'Neill

Dave O'Neill

Mechanical Operations Manager

Dave joined JLE in 2013 & after 40 years of experience across all aspects of the mechanical industry, he is now leading the mechanical division for JLE based out of Hawera. This covers servicing/maintenance & projects of any size. Dave thrives on quality and time delivery in all aspects of his work while incorporating a high level of health and safety throughout the company.

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Steve Westlake

Steve Westlake

Electrical Operations Manager Hawera

Steve has enjoyed over 40 years working in the electrical industry within the UK and NZ as an electrician, supervisor, site manager, branch manager, senior project manager and operations director, with a focus on the Industrial, commercial, education and mines/quarries sectors. Moved to NZ in 2007 with his family and settled in New Plymouth, working for JLE out of the Hawera office as an electrician, on various Fonterra projects. Having left JLE for a management role around 12 years ago, Steve returned to JLE in 2019, managing the Hawera office, where his varied experience and formal qualifications in Business Management and Project Management are put to good use in providing effective and cost-efficient solutions for our varied clients.

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Mitch Young

Mitch Young

Electrical Operations Manager New Plymouth

Mitch joined the JLE team 2017 after completing his apprenticeship in the industrial sector while withstanding the tough conditions of the far south as an industrial Electrician. Mitch has extensive experience and specialises in fault finding industrial enigma's. Mitch has a passion for training and upskilling apprentices and providing top quality service to all clients.

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Mitchell Smith

Mitchell Smith

Project Manager

Mitch joined JLE in 2013, already holding an Industrial Electrical qualification earned from a local Aluminium manufacturing plant with heavy automation and I&E presence. Since his time with JLE he has spent 1 year away from home in PNG working for Oil and gas companies, Facilities offshore of Taranaki in hazardous area environments and as leading hand on projects around the North island within multiple industries. His career moved into managing/coordinating the electrical team in Hawera and working in with local clients on a daily basis to execute service and maintenance tasks. Mitch is now JLE's Project Manager. He thrives on the Technical, Quality and Efficiency of any sized project & displays that within the team and JLE as a whole.

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Matt Puckey

Matt Puckey

Financial & Systems Administrator

Matt has degrees in Management and Accountancy and as Financial & Systems Administrator, undertakes a number of varied tasks including Debtors, IT, HR and Payroll. Throughout his 12 years at JLE, Matt has developed an understanding of what makes JLE distinct, and has a strong commitment to the company. He is excited to be a part of the continued progress JLE is making in attaining, and exceeding, goals throughout New Zealand and the South Pacific.

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Cynthia Zehnder

Cynthia Zehnder

Health, Safety, Quality & Environmental Manager

Cynthia has been with JLE since 2012, beginning her JLE career as a safety watch for the Fonterra Whareroa winter shutdowns. Her extensive interest in health and safety has led her to pursue further study in the HSE fields and obtain a Diploma in Occupation Health and Safety. While expanding her horizons and further developing her skillset she has been able to add Quality Assurance and Environment Sustainability to her repertoire of abilities. Applying her developing knowledge and experience to her role as HSQE Manager makes her an essential member of the JLE Management team.

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Shelley McKinstry

Shelley McKinstry

Finance Manager

Shelley is a long-serving member of the JLE team with more than 30 years of service. Her analytical thinking, problem-solving skills and dedication to the company has seen her advance into the role of Finance and Administration Manager across our operations in the South Pacific. With a strong financial background and an outstanding understanding of JLE, Shelley helps to lead the decision-making strategies of the business.

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Kyle Nicol

Kyle Nicol

General Manager Projects

Kyle is a qualified mechanical engineer who joined JLE in 2011 and leads the project’s stream across the JLE group which includes business development, tendering and project delivery. Kyle has 20 years of experience in delivering and overseeing multi-discipline projects in the infrastructure and industrial sectors across New Zealand, Australia and the South Pacific including mining and mineral processing, petrochemical, oil and gas, power generation, water/wastewater treatment, dairy, pulp and paper, and food processing. Kyle has strong project controls, commercial and contract capability which is applied throughout the JLE business.

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Mark Thompson

Mark Thompson

General Manager Operations

Mark is a qualified Electrician who started at JLE as an apprentice in 1989. Mark has 30 years of experience within the electrical industry and has obtained a broad skill base with specialties skills in the Industrial Electrical, Controls and Automation, Instrumentation and Hazardous Area Electrical work. Mark also has 15 years management experience in the Electrical Contracting /Construction Industry and is responsible for the wider JLE groups day to day Service and Maintenance activities. Mark has a passion for developing skilled electrical tradesmen via training and producing top quality outcomes for a long list of happy clients both here in NZ and South Pacific.

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Michael Pigott

Michael Pigott

CEO

Michael leads JLE as the group CEO.  Michael has extensive experience in electrical contracting, operations and maintenance and has an MBA from Massey University in Business.  Michael is passionate about people, strategies and development and works closely with the JLE team.

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I am proud to lead a great company with great people who achieve outstanding results. Supporting and encouraging people in their career and professional development is one of the most satisfying aspects of my role in a team of passionate and engaged people.
Michael Pigott
Chief Executive Officer
I love working for JLE because of the wide variety of project work we undertake, the places our work takes us, the great customers we work for, and the people that work for JLE.
Kyle Nicol
General Manager Projects
I love being part of the JLE team because of the variety, the opportunities and the accomplishments we achieve as a collective group.
Cynthia Zehnder
HSQE Manager
“I love working with this company as they are my second family, my boss and colleagues all care about me. I love having the freedom to try new ideas and be supported in new actions."
Shelley McKinstry
Finance Manager
This is a demo testimonial quote - JLE have performed very well on the Port Taranaki fire protection upgrade project. They faced similar challenges that all electrical contractors do, which is that they can’t really get stuck into their work until the civil and mechanical disciplines have substantially completed their work. JLE looked to complete work early wherever this was possible to minimize the impact later in the project, and when the inevitable timeline crunch came at the end of the project, JLE were very proactive at sourcing additional manpower resources from wherever they could find them to ensure that the project deadline was met. In addition to providing additional resources when the timeline crunch came, JLE were very good at identifying issues early and providing suggested solutions to address the issues. (JLE offers) Good communication skills and operate with high levels of integrity, which makes the contractual administration easier to undertake. (JLE is an) Excellent contractor with proactive and focused staff, supervisors and managers.BRENT COOPER - PORT TARANAKIMETTLEWORKS LTDJLE were selected as our primary Electrical Contractor for our Anaerobic Digestion Facility located in Reparoa. This is the first of its kind in New Zealand and thus came with numerous challenges both in the design, construction, and commissioning of the facility. JLE was selected due to their design capabilities, depth of technical expertise, proven experience in delivering similar projects, depth of personnel and the support network required for this type of project. This facility is the first of its kind in New Zealand and thus came with numerous challenges both in the design, construction, and commissioning of the facility. The project was unique with a significant amount of the equipment specific to the Biogas industry. The difference between success and failure often comes down to a single contractor willing to go above and beyond to achieve the objective. JLE are one of those rare contractors. With predicable consistency JLE were repeatedly able to accommodate the priorities of the project. They worked through technical and supply issues in a logical and analytical manor. They would make personnel available on short notice especially during the challenges of commissioning. They continuously provided support and when required would take phone calls out of hours and at the weekend. I found the personnel to be professional, knowledgeable, and informative. I would have no reservation in recommending JLE to other prospective clients.ROSS MERCHANT - DELOREAN CORPORATIONDELOREAN CORPORATIONI want to thank you very much for your effort and sacrifices; being instrumental in getting this Wellhead hook-up done. It is a pleasure to work with such a professional and competent team.
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CUSTOMER SUCCESS
Electrical Trades people

New Plymouth

We have an exciting opportunity for several new recruits to join our Electrical Trades team in the New Plymouth region. You will be responsible for providing high quality work in the industrial electrical sector. Opportunities to work within existing industrial maintenance teams and equally, the opportunity to be involved in Industrial construction projects.

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Electrical Trades people

South Taranaki

We have an exciting opportunity for several newrecruits to join our Electrical Trades team in the South Taranaki region. Youwill be responsible for providing high quality work in the industrial electricalSector. Opportunities to work within existing industrial maintenance teams andequally, the opportunity to be involved in Industrial construction projects.

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Electrical Trades people

Auckland

We have an exciting opportunity for several new recruits to join our Electrical Trades team in the Auckland region. You will be responsible for providing high quality work in the industrial and commercial electrical sectors. Opportunities to work within existing industrial and commercial maintenance teams and equally, the opportunity to be involved in Industrial and commercial construction projects.

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Electrical Project supervisor

Auckland

JLE are seeking a fully qualified Electrician, EWRB registered, experienced project supervisor for Auckland area and beyond.

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