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, the largest water and wastewater utility in New Zealand, delivers 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. That's an investment of $2.5 million every day. This newly created role plays an integral part in shaping the future of Auckland's water infrastructure! Reporting to the Team Lead - Water Planning Delivery, the focus of this role is to deliver water planning projects in line with Watercare's Asset Management Plan (AMP). Sitting in the Strategy and Planning unit, the Water Planning Delivery team picks up projects from the business need stage and has the opportunity to shape the full project delivery lifecycle. Key responsibilities will include: Progressing the delivery of planning activities associated with AMP with a focus on highly complex and significant projects and programmes across our water treatment plants and water networks. Ensuring that the feasibility phases of our AMP are progressing in a cost-efficient manner. You will be independently leading projects and identifying solutions that meet our business, community, mana whenua, stakeholder and operational expectations. To be successful in this role, you will need: A strong communication skillset to thrive in an environment where you liaise with multiple stakeholders, both internally and externally. Problem-solving abilities and a customer solutions focus. Your skills and background also include: Tertiary level qualification (engineering, construction, sciences, planning, environmental) 7+ years engineering and/or project management experience Management of consultants and contractors on multi-disciplinary projects Large scale project and programme financial and contract management Water industry experience is desirable, as is formal project management training. We offer a competitive salary and staff benefits package including: Training and development opportunities Life and income protection insurance plans Generous parental leave policy Employee discounts at a range of large retailers Modern offices in the heart of Newmarket with easy access to public transport Discounted Wilson parking On-site free gym. 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 - #: 33636 Posted on: 27 Aug 2024 Closes on: 24 Sep 2024 12:00 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
