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
This is an opportunity to take the lead on complex, high-value wastewater infrastructure projects that will help shape the future of Tāmaki Makaurau.
Reporting to the Team Lead – Wastewater Planning Delivery, you’ll manage projects from business need through feasibility and concept design, ensuring they are well defined, technically robust and ready to transition into detailed design. You’ll bring together technical specialists, consultants and key stakeholders while managing scope, programme, budget, risk and quality.
You’ll be responsible for:
- Leading wastewater projects through feasibility and early design.
- Managing scope, programme, budgets, forecasts, risks and project change.
- Coordinating multidisciplinary consultants, contractors and technical specialists.
- Developing robust business cases and driving quality project outcomes.
- Building strong relationships with stakeholders, mana whenua, communities and delivery partners.
- Ensuring health, safety, sustainability and operational requirements are considered from the outset.
- Delivering a smooth handover into detailed design and delivery.
Ngā pūkenga e rapu nei mātou | About you
You’ll be an experienced Project Manager who enjoys solving complex problems, bringing people together and driving projects forward.
You’ll be a confident communicator with strong commercial awareness and the ability to navigate competing priorities and stakeholder needs. Most importantly, you’ll take ownership and be motivated by delivering infrastructure that makes a meaningful difference.
You’ll bring:
- A relevant tertiary qualification in engineering, construction, science, planning, environmental management or a related discipline.
- 5+ years’ engineering and/or project management experience.
- Experience managing multidisciplinary consultants and contractors.
- Strong project, financial, programme, risk and contract management capability.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
- A proactive, collaborative and solutions-focused approach.
Wastewater or wider water infrastructure experience is desirable, along with formal project management qualifications such as PRINCE2 or PMP
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
- Relevant tertiary qualification in engineering, construction, science, planning, environmental management, or a related discipline
- At least 5 years of engineering and/or project management experience
- Experience managing multidisciplinary consultants and contractors
- Strong project, financial, programme, risk, and contract management capability
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
- Proactive, collaborative, and solutions-focused approach
- Wastewater or wider water infrastructure experience
- Formal project management qualification such as PRINCE2 or PMP
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
