Our Automation team is the Industrial Operational Technology delivery arm of Downer New Zealand and is Aotearoa’s largest provider of Water Services, Electrical Instrument Control Automation (EICA), Radio, Telemetry, and Internet of Things (IoT) services.

In a world that is becoming increasingly connected and automated, our team supports our customers to ensure that their assets are performing optimally through access to real- time information and customised solutions.

We use a full suite of products from certified partners including Schneider, Rockwell, Siemens, Cisco, Microsoft, and Motorola to create innovative solutions for customers including Tauranga, Dunedin, Christchurch, Western Bay of Plenty and Tasman Councils, Watercare, New Zealand Defence Force, Ministry of Justice (Corrections), Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency and the Department of Conservation.

Our services include:

  • Design, installation, commissioning and maintenance of EICA Systems and Instrumentation
  • Single to multi-layer network SCADA systems
  • Programmable logic controllers and RTU
  • VSD installations and control wiring
  • Smart Data-driven asset management
  • Remote off-grid power and communications
  • Telemetry and Radio Communications via NZ’s largest VHF radio network
  • GPS location services
  • Microwave linking
  • AI camera technology
  • Internet of Things and AWS services
  • Mechatronic engineering
  • In-house software development and hosting services
  • App development
  • Data Analytics

Downer’s Automation team comprises 36 Technical Specialists nationwide, including:

Industrial Electricians, Control Systems and SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) Engineers, Solution Architects, Software and App Developers, Mechatronics Engineers, plus interns and graduates.

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