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
Work on large scale infrastructure projects!Reporting to the Programme Manager, this role is pivotal in driving and leading the engineering design management of the North Harbour 2 (NH2) Programme. You will manage the delivery of design, consultant performance, and integration of design to construction to ensure the programme is delivered within budgets and achieving value outcomes.Your responsibilities will included:
- Leading design strategy and decision-making across the programme.
- Managing design consultants and integrating design with construction for seamless delivery.
- Championing best practice, safety in design, and continuous improvement.
- Overseeing budgets, risk management, and commercial reporting for design activities.
- Engaging with senior executives, regulatory bodies, and external partners to achieve programme goals.
Ngā pūkenga e rapu nei mātou | About you
To be successful in this role you will have at least 10 years’ experience in design management for major infrastructure programmes.
Your background will also include:
- Chartered professional qualification (CPEng, or equivalent).
- Demonstrated experience leading commercial teams on projects exceeding $500M in value.
- Proven success delivering projects over $500M within time and budget.
- Experience with consenting and permitting requirements.
- Experience with water infrastructure delivery including treatment plants, pump stations, pipelines and network assets is an advantage.
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.
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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
