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, providing 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 more.
We really are a company that wants to make a positive difference.
He whakamarama mo te turanga mahi | About the roleWe have a vacancy in our Central Water Networks team based in Newmarket.
This will suit someone who is passionate about engineering, the environment, and the community!
In this role, you will be working with a team of passionate Water engineers and no two days will be the same!
Whether it is from scoping forward works, delivering capital renewals works, or optimising our maintenance programmes across our Auckland network.
Day to day you will be collaborating with our operations, developments, planning, and project teams within the business, and you will:
Analyse fault data to optimise the performance of the networkEnsure the system meets present-day design requirements and standardsReview and monitor critical infrastructure work on the network by external & internal contractorsRespond and manage network related incidentsManage environmental compliance against agreed targets and ensure we are meeting customer service KPIsPerform after-hours, on-call duties and be available for rostered work if neededNga pukenga e rapu nei matou | About youYou'll be a confident, enthusiastic problem-solver with a 'can-do' attitude that loves a challenge and works well under pressure.
Also, in your toolkit you'll have:
A relevant tertiary level qualification in engineering or be an experienced practitionerExperience in water or wastewater networks, planning, operations and maintenance, civil construction and design, hydraulics, and flow behavioursExcellent communication and customer management skillsWe offer a competitive salary and staff benefits package including:
Training and development opportunitiesLife and income protection insurance plansGenerous parental leaveEmployee discounts at a range of large retailersMe pehea te tono mai | How to ApplyCome and join our team!
If you are looking for an exciting career opportunity with a fantastic team, then please apply online today - www.careers.watercare.co.nz.
Please note that due to the Xmas/New Year holiday period, candidates will not receive responses until January 2025.
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