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
Join our Capital Delivery team and deliver infrastructure projects that directly support Auckland’s growth and resilience. With a $14bn programme over the next 10 years, you’ll be working on projects that make a real difference to the community.
You’ll be responsible for delivering capital works projects across design and construction, working within a large complex infrastructure programme. Projects typically include all wastewater infrastructure, such as pipeline renewals (large and small diameter), pump stations, rising mains, pipe bridges, with a strong focus on safety, cost, programme and quality outcomes. Projects typically range from $500 thousand to $30 million.
The team has a culture of supporting each other with their high level of skills and expertise and you can draw on each other's knowledge and experience.
Reporting to the Manager Design and Construction – Capital Delivery, you will ensure the strategy is able to be rolled out as planned, to successfully complete the phases of design, execution and closure.
Other key responsibilities will include:
- Contributing to the feasibility phases of assigned projects.
- Project deliverables follow Watercare's Project Management Framework.
- Working with internal and external stakeholders including teams across the organisation, contractors and consultants.
In this role, success looks like:
- Delivering projects safely, on time and within budget
- Building strong relationships with contractors, consultants and internal teams
- Proactively managing risks and resolving issues
- Maintaining clear and accurate reporting across stakeholders
Ngā pūkenga e rapu nei mātou | About you
You’re an experienced project manager who can manage complexity, build strong relationships and keep projects moving forward. You’re comfortable working across multiple stakeholders and balancing competing priorities.
Your skills will also include:
- A Bachelor of Engineering or equivalent.
- A strong background in engineering and 5-10 years of project management experience.
- Experience delivering projects through construction is essential
- Strong analytical skills with high level of attention to detail.
- Whilst not critical, experience in water and/or wastewater industry would be ideal.
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
- Bachelor of Engineering or equivalent
- 5-10 years of project management experience
- Experience delivering projects through construction
- Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail
- Experience in water and/or wastewater industry
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
