Why join us? Make a Difference: Contribute to the development of Palmerston North City while enjoying a fulfilling career that positively impacts our community. Learning and Development Opportunities: Take your career to new heights with Learning and Development opportunities within Palmerston North City Council. Benefits: We do more than just pay you a salary too. We have awesome benefits to support you including 5 weeks annual leave and hybrid working. About the role | Ko te mahi nei Palmerston North City Council is looking for an experienced 3 Waters Reticulation Delivery Officer – Maintenance to join our Infrastructure Group. This is an exciting opportunity to play a critical role in maintaining and delivering vital Three Waters infrastructure projects, ensuring the ongoing operation of our reticulation network and the delivery of the annual works program.
This is a full-time role, 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday.
Your focus in this role will include:
Provide leadership and technical guidance to our in-house reticulation maintenance teams, operating and managing our 3 Waters reticulation network. Lead Health and Safety practices on-site, ensuring team compliance with all safety protocols. Manage critical network elements, including developing and implementing comprehensive maintenance schedules, resource planning, and budget adherence. Ensure quality assurance and compliance with contract standards. Assess skill level of teams and develop training and upskilling programmes. About you | Ko Koe Tenei You are an experienced leader in civil construction or network maintenance, with a strong focus on delivering high-quality infrastructure services. With at least 10 years of industry experience, you bring both technical expertise and excellent problem-solving abilities.
To excel in this role, you should possess the following skills and experience:
Diploma or equivalent in civil construction, drain laying, or network maintenance. Minimum 10 years of experience leading maintenance teams in the civil construction industry. Expertise in NZS3910:2013 and NZS3917:2013 contract conditions. About us Palmerston North (or as we like to call it, Palmy) is a growing, innovative and exciting city. With small city benefits and big city ambition, Palmy has secured its place on the map as a creative and exciting city, with leading innovation and developments! We're proud to be a city that includes, supports, connects and uses the talents of the whole community in our pursuit to provide a connected and safe community. We're also a future-focused city who cares about enhancing our natural and built environment. Our future looks bright, it looks vibrant and progressive.
What we offer: Competitive remuneration between $81,495 and $95,876, with a 3% KiwiSaver employer contribution (where eligible). 5 weeks annual leave and a community service day every year. Additional long service leave after qualifying periods. Parental leave benefits, including paid partner's leave, and top-up payments. Hybrid working principles. Free access to our on-site fitness equipment. Free annual flu vaccinations and subsidised health and eye checks every 2 years. Confidential counselling service. Waiata group. Professional memberships and assistance with study leave and fees. Various wellbeing spaces, including parents' room and wellness/prayer room; we value our employee experience. Applications close: 11.00 pm, Sunday 10 November 2024.
We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and welcome applications from all those suitably qualified for this position.
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