He kōrero mō mātou | About Watercare
Ki te ora te wai, ka ora te whenua, ka ora te tangata
When the water is healthy, the land and the people are healthy
Now is an exciting time to join Watercare, we're planning to spend $14 billion over the next 10 years to ensure we can continue to support our growing city in a climate-resilient way. When you average that out, that's an investment of $3.8 million every day!
He whakamārama mō te tūranga mahi | About the role
This is a fantastic time to join Watercare! There are many interesting and exciting projects underway, and no two days are ever the same!
Working on large scale water and wastewater projects, this role focuses on the delivery of water and electrical projects.
This involves:
- Managing the procurement and delivery of projects.
- Managing the handover of the design and contract documents.
- Liaising with Strategy and Planning regarding consents and approvals.
- Managing the construction, commissioning, handover and closeout of projects.
- Maintaining a strong customer service focus and close consultation with Service Delivery (Operations) teams and our external supply chain partners.
Ngā pūkenga e rapu nei mātou | About you
To be successful in this role you will enjoy building relationships across the business and have an exceptional work ethic. You are a passionate professional who has a high attention to engineering detail, while still being able to see 'the bigger picture'. You have the ability to work on your own and within a team and have great communication skills.
You are an experienced project manager who is capable of stepping up and leading when the situation calls, as well as being able to provide mentorship and guidance for junior and intermediate team members.
Your background includes:
- Demonstrated experience managing large or complex projects/programmes
- Network and transmission watermain and pump station experience.
- Switchboard and instrumentation is an advantage.
- Ability to communicate accurately and adapt to a variety of stakeholders internally and externally.
- Bachelor of Engineering or similar qualification.
- Commercial experience delivering contracts.
Ngā hua mōu | What's in it for you
We offer a competitive salary and staff benefits package including:
• Training and development opportunities
• Life and income protection insurance plans
• Generous parental leave
• Employee discounts at a range of large retailers
Me pēhea te tono mai | How to Apply
Come and join our team! If you are looking for an exciting career opportunity with a fantastic team then please apply online today - careers.watercare.co.nz.

