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 Watercare is the largest water and wastewater utility in New Zealand supplying more than 400 million litres of water to Auckland every day. Now is an exciting time to join Watercare; we're planning to spend $18.5 billion over the next 20 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 $2.5 million every day. It doesn't just stop there; we ensure that sustainability lies at the heart of everything that we do to help protect our water resources for future generations. This means that we are continuously focused on how we can reduce our carbon footprint with initiatives like solar panels, electric cars, revegetation programmes and much, much more. We really are a company that wants to make a positive difference. He whakamarama mo te turanga mahi | About the role We currently have an exciting new opportunity in our Dam Safety team for a Senior Dam Safety Engineer. Reporting to the Dam Safety Manager, this role is responsible for providing dam safety expertise and knowledge to ensure effective and efficient operation of Watercare's water and wastewater dams. You will also: Ensure all Watercare's Dams are operated to meet our statutory and corporate obligations. Support the planning and management of professional services, investigation works and implementation of dam upgrade projects, capital works and maintenance. Be responsible for ensuring oversight of Watercare's Dam Safety Management Plan. Be responsible for ensuring Watercare's dam safety performance data is reliable through regular analysis, troubleshooting, verification, and investigation. Provide support and mentoring to dam safety team and Dam Technicians/field staff in technical and procedural reviews. Liaise with Watercare's dam safety assurance surveillance consultants, Dam Safety Intelligence and various external consultants. Nga pukenga e rapu nei matou | About you To be successful in this role you will: Be registered as a Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng) with Engineering NZ or working towards this. Hold a relevant tertiary engineering qualification, degree or similar. Proven experience in Dam Safety and Dam Engineering. Display strong experience in contract management and customer relationship management with the ability to work collaboratively across cross-functional teams. Proven leadership experience with the ability to lead and coach a field-based team. Exceptional communication and reporting skills. 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 pehea 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 - . Reference # 33047 Posted on 27 Aug 2024 Closes on 24 Sep 2024 17:00 Location(s): Auckland, Central Interceptor - Mt Eden, South/East, Ardmore, Mangere, Papakura, Penrose, Pukekohe/South East/West, North/West, Albany/Rosedale, Waitakere, Huia, Warkworth, Central, Newmarket. #J-18808-Ljbffr
