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 a Data Analyst at Watercare, you’ll play a key role in turning raw data into meaningful insights that drive decision‑making across the organisation.
You will sit at the intersection of data, business, and technology - partnering with teams across the organisation to analyse trends, solve problems, and enable high‑quality data practices.
In this role, you will:
- Collect, clean, map and analyse data to support system integrations and organisational reporting.
- Work closely with end users to understand needs, prepare datasets, and support the adoption of new data products and technologies.
- Interpret data outputs, create clear visualisations, and present insights to stakeholders.
- Maintain data governance documentation, metadata, and data dictionaries.
- Partner with Product Owners, business units and external vendors to ensure high‑quality data delivery.
Ngā pūkenga e rapu nei mātou | About you
You’re a curious, proactive analyst who enjoys solving complex problems and collaborating with others.
You bring strong technical capability alongside the ability to communicate data concepts clearly to non‑technical audiences.
You will thrive in this role if you:
- Enjoy working both independently and in cross‑functional teams.
- Build strong relationships and promote positive stakeholder engagement.
- Take initiative, challenge the status quo, and promote continuous improvement.
- Have a data‑stewardship mindset and champion data quality and readiness.
- Are enthusiastic about technology and driven to deliver solutions at pace.
To be considered for this role you will:
- Tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline.
- 5+ years’ experience working with Power BI, Snowflake and/or dbt.
- 5+ years’ experience in data analysis, ideally within utilities, infrastructure or IoT environments.
- Strong proficiency in SQL, Power BI, Python or R.
- Experience building pipelines, preparing datasets, and working with structured/unstructured data.
- Strong understanding of data governance, privacy and security principles.
- Proven analytical mindset with excellent problem‑solving skills.
Desirable
- Experience with ETL/Data Engineering best practices.
- Understanding of CI/CD principles.
- Ability to clearly communicate complex technical insights.
- Experience in agile delivery environments.
- Experience with time‑series data.
- Knowledge of data modelling, database design, mining and segmentation techniques.
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
- 5+ years' experience working with Power BI, Snowflake and/or dbt
- 5+ years' experience in data analysis, ideally within utilities, infrastructure or IoT environments
- Strong proficiency in SQL, Power BI, Python or R
- Tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline
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
