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
There's never been a better time to join Watercare. We're delivering a $15.2 billion, 10-year capital investment programme, the largest in our history, creating opportunities to work on transformative infrastructure, sustainability and digital projects that will shape Auckland's future. With more than $4 million invested every day, you'll be part of work that makes a lasting difference to our communities and environment.
He whakamārama mō te tūranga mahi | About the role
The Watercare team has a vacancy for a Process Engineer, a role well suited to an engineer with design experience seeking to augment that with operational experience.
As a Process Engineer, you will be involved in work ranging from hands-on operational trouble-shooting and optimisation to initiating, delivering, and commissioning of small to medium improvement projects.
The key tasks of the role include:
- Providing technical and operational support to the operations team
- Conduct process analysis and develop specific test methodologies for process optimisation
- Trouble-shooting plant issues affecting process performance
- Managing and delivering improvement projects to improve and optimise plant performance and reliability
- Reviewing planning investigation briefs and consultant submissions and providing operational information
- Supporting the projects/commissioning team with on-site upgrades and improvement works
- Participating in an out-of-hours callout roster, which provides emergency coverage for our water treatment plants
Ngā pūkenga e rapu nei mātou | About you
In this role you will bring:
- A Washington Accord accredited bachelor's degree in either Chemical and Materials Engineering, Mechanical/Mechatronics Engineering, Electrical Engineering or Civil Engineering.
- 3+ years' experience in an engineering/operations environment, preferably in the water/wastewater industry.
- A strong drive to develop knowledge and understanding of the water industry Experience in process control, process design, process issue troubleshooting/analysis.
- Effective project management skills
- Experience in data analysis, plant processes and report preparation
- Current NZ Full Driver’s license
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
- Washington Accord accredited bachelor's degree in Chemical and Materials Engineering, Mechanical or Mechatronics Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Civil Engineering
- At least 3 years of experience in an engineering or operations environment
- Experience in the water or wastewater industry
- Knowledge or experience in process control, process design, and process issue troubleshooting or analysis
- Effective project management skills
- Experience in data analysis, plant processes, and report preparation
- Current New Zealand full driver’s licence
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
