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 this role
Deliver projects that make a difference!
As a Project Manager – Capital Delivery, you’ll play a key role in delivering critical infrastructure projects that support Auckland’s growth, resilience, and sustainability.
Based in our Newmarket office, and reporting to the Manager – Design Delivery, you’ll manage the end-to-end delivery of design projects from concept through to commencing execution including procurement —working closely with internal teams and external partners to ensure safe, high-quality outcomes delivered on time and within budget.
What you’ll be doing:
- Manage the delivery of design projects from planning through to completion
- Oversee project scope, schedule, budget, and quality to drive successful outcomes
- Build strong working relationships with stakeholders, consultants, contractors, and suppliers
- Support procurement processes, including tender development and evaluations
- Champion health, safety, and environmental performance across all project activities
- Monitor project progress and provide clear reporting on milestones, risks, and costs
- Proactively manage risks, issues, and change to keep delivery on track
- Ensure smooth handover of completed assets to operations.
Ngā pūkenga e rapu nei mātou | About you
You’re a motivated project professional who enjoys delivering tangible results and working across diverse teams.
We’re looking for someone who:
- Holds a relevant tertiary qualification (engineering, construction, planning, environmental or similar)
- Brings proven experience (3-5years) in project management within infrastructure, construction, or related fields
- Has strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities
- Demonstrates sound commercial awareness, including budgeting and contract management
- Communicates clearly and builds effective relationships with a wide range of stakeholders
- Takes a proactive, solutions-focused approach to problem-solving
- Is adaptable, resilient, and committed to delivering high-quality outcomes
- Formal project management training (PMP, PRINCE2) or water industry experience is advantageous
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 (engineering, construction, planning, environmental or similar)
- Proven project management experience (3-5 years) within infrastructure, construction, or related fields
- Strong organisational skills with ability to manage competing priorities
- Commercial awareness including budgeting and contract management
- Clear communication and ability to build effective stakeholder relationships
- Proactive, solutions-focused approach to problem-solving
- Adaptable, resilient, and committed to delivering high-quality outcomes
- Formal project management training (PMP, PRINCE2) or water industry experience
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
