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
As Capital Portfolio Manager, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping how Watercare invests in the infrastructure that will support Auckland's future. Working at the centre of our Capital Oversight function, you'll provide the insight, challenge and leadership that helps ensure investment decisions are aligned to strategic priorities, funding capacity and delivery capability. You’ll also lead the team responsible for documenting and maintaining Watercare's Programme Management Framework, supporting process consistency and capability uplift across the capital delivery function.
In this role, you will:
- Lead the governance, oversight and performance monitoring of Watercare's capital investment portfolio.
- Drive the development and ongoing management of Watercare's Capital Investment Plan (CIP).
- Provide strategic advice and portfolio insights to support Executive and governance decision-making.
- Partner with senior leaders across Finance, Strategy and Planning, Operations and Programme Delivery to balance investment priorities, funding constraints and delivery risks.
- Lead a team of governance and portfolio specialists, building capability and driving continuous improvement.
- Oversee governance forums, change control and investment approval processes to support informed, evidence-based decision-making.
- Lead the ongoing management and continuous improvement of Watercare's Programme Management Framework, ensuring governance processes, documentation, guidance and tools remain current, accessible and fit for purpose.
This is a highly visible leadership role with the opportunity to influence major infrastructure investment decisions and help deliver better outcomes for Watercare and the community.
Ngā pūkenga e rapu nei mātou | About you
You're a strategic leader who enjoys navigating complexity and influencing investment decisions that have a lasting impact. With a strong blend of commercial acumen, governance expertise and relationship-building skills, you're able to balance competing priorities while keeping sight of the bigger picture.
You'll be comfortable working with senior leaders, providing objective advice and translating complex portfolio, financial and performance information into clear and actionable insights. You'll also bring a collaborative leadership style, with the ability to build capability, challenge constructively and drive continuous improvement.
To be successful, you'll bring:
- Experience in capital investment governance, portfolio management, infrastructure, finance or asset management environments.
- Experience developing, implementing or operating project, programme or portfolio management frameworks, governance processes and controls.
- Proven leadership experience and the ability to build and develop high-performing teams.
- Strong analytical skills and the ability to turn complex information into meaningful insights and recommendations.
- Experience working with senior stakeholders and supporting strategic decision-making.
- Excellent communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills.
- Sound commercial judgement, integrity and a continuous improvement mindset.
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.
Skills Required
- Experience in capital investment governance, portfolio management, infrastructure, finance, or asset management environments
- Experience developing, implementing, or operating project, programme, or portfolio management frameworks, governance processes, and controls
- Proven leadership experience and ability to build and develop high-performing teams
- Strong analytical skills and ability to translate complex information into meaningful insights and recommendations
- Experience working with senior stakeholders and supporting strategic decision-making
- Excellent communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills
- Sound commercial judgment, integrity, and continuous improvement mindset
What We Do
At Watercare we’re proud to provide a lifeline service to the people of Auckland, while protecting the environment for future generations. Every day we provide the highest quality drinking water to 1.7 million Aucklanders, and take it away again once it’s been used in the sink or flushed down the loo. Without using chemicals, we treat wastewater to a very high standard and safely return it to the environment. We also plan for new and upgraded infrastructure far into the future to ensure we can meet the needs of our fast-growing city. We operate assets worth more than $9 billion – but it’s our people who are our most valuable assets. Our staff are passionate, motivated and trustworthy people who are the leaders in their fields. They’re not afraid of a challenge and are constantly looking for new ways of improving our processes and the service we offer our customers. If this sounds like you, please visit our careers centre to see our job vacancies and be notified of future opportunities: https://careers.watercare.co.nz
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