Treatment Lead
Country: New Zealand
Position Location: Wellington, New Zealand
Contract Type: Permanent
Work Pattern: Full Time
Market: Water
Discipline: Water
Job Ref: 3400
Recruiter Contact: Matt McKenzie
Mott MacDonald New Zealand has grown significantly over the past 12 months, to over 350 strong and now houses a team of experts who enjoy sharing success in delivering awesome projects such as Christchurch's Te Kaha Stadium, Lake Onslow Pumped Hydro Scheme Feasibility, Seascape Tower, Auckland Airport upgrades, and numerous complex wastewater treatment plants across New Zealand including Snells Beach Wastewater Treatment Plant.
The role. What you will do:
Our Water team in Wellington is fast growing and we are looking for an experienced leader to join us. In this role, your primary responsibility would be to support the growth and development of our treatment team consisting of Mechanical and Process Engineers in Wellington, working with our other discipline managers in Wellington and Auckland.
You will also contribute to the planning and design of various projects, including large municipal wastewater & water treatment plants, commercial onsite treatment systems, community treatment plants, and industrial trade waste treatment systems.
You will have experience in the design of water and/or wastewater treatment plants and water and wastewater conveyancing networks to join us in delivering exciting projects across New Zealand and Australasia, with a specific focus on the Lower North Island. As a key leader in our water team, this role would see you responsible for line management, coordination of resourcing with other offices and discipline managers; providing discipline specific bid and project teams, including the appropriate use of other offices and global teams; managing team utilisation; planning and managing staff skills and capability development.
Your technical background will allow you to coordinate the preparation, as well as review and manage production of designs, technical and commercial specifications, drawings, and schedules on a range of projects, whilst providing support and mentoring to build the capacity of junior engineers and actively lead development of the treatment team.
You would work in close partnership with our Clients and Contractors through all design phases and into the construction phase. This role will give you an opportunity to develop your leadership skills and profile within the Wellington Region, whilst contributing to the delivery of treatment projects across Aotearoa.
About You:
A passion for delivering high quality water projects for our communities, and the ability and energy to work in a team environment is highly desirable. Your well-developed interpersonal skills with an ability to influence and guide key stakeholders will set you up for success from the start of your career at Mott MacDonald.
The successful candidate for this role would have proven experience in team leadership and project delivery. In particular, you should also have expertise in the delivery for both new and existing treatment plants. Ideally, you will have a degree in Environmental, Civil, Mechanical or Process Engineering, and be a Chartered Engineer or progressing towards being Chartered.
Additionally, you should exhibit great team leadership, excellent communication skills, a proactive approach to design, a drive for innovation to add value, excellent client liaison, and a strong team-orientated ethos. You will have experience working in multidisciplinary teams, an interest in leading and mentoring junior engineers to foster collaboration with both internal teams, Clients and other stakeholders in the supply chain.
You've got this!
This is a great opportunity to join a global consultancy that is growing and is pushing ahead in the local market. If you are looking for an opportunity to work in a fast-growing business with an organisation that is shaping the communities in which we live, then we would encourage you to apply for the above position and join our world class consultancy.
We offer you all the benefits that come from working in a global consultancy, including a competitive salary, flexible work arrangements, enhanced Kiwi Saver contributions, ongoing professional support, career development and a great opportunity to work on key projects. We are committed to fostering a culture that empowers our people, promotes teamwork and embraces sustainability.
If you don't tick every box in this ad, please don't rule yourself out. We focus on hiring people who share our values of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, and integrity. So, if this role resonates with you, please send through your application.
Our values, culture, and benefits
We have a supportive and collaborative culture which values equality and diversity, and we take proactive steps to create an inclusive workplace. We value the diversity of our staff and are committed to creating an inclusive work culture where everyone can bring their full selves to work.
We offer a range of competitive benefits and facilities to make this a great place to be, including:
State of the art office and end of trip facilities
Agile working environment
Competitive salary and group bonus incentive scheme
Life, personal accident, and salary continuance insurance
Options to purchase additional annual leave
Equality, diversity and inclusion
We put equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they have the opportunity to contribute.
Agile working
At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team and personal commitments. We embrace agility, flexibility and trust.
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