- People leadership role with highly competitive remuneration and flexibility
- Help shape resilient water services for the Wellington region
- Influence lifecycle planning, condition assessment and capital investment priorities
About the Role
This is a senior asset planning and people leadership opportunity with a major Wellington region water services provider.
You’ll lead a specialist team focused on treatment facilities and bulk water assets, turning condition, performance, resilience and regulatory insights into clear investment priorities.
This is a role for an experienced water infrastructure planning professional who wants to influence long-term decisions, support reliable services, and contribute to infrastructure that communities depend on every day.
Based in Petone, this is a full-time permanent role offering highly competitive remuneration, aligned to the seniority, leadership scope and technical influence of the position.
You will:
- Lead strategic asset planning for treatment facilities and the bulk water network
- Lead condition assessment frameworks and annual inspection planning
- Influence lifecycle planning and capital investment priorities
- Support capital project scoping as the planning representative
- Lead, coach and develop a small technical team
- Build a high-performing, collaborative and accountable team culture
About You
You’ll bring strong water infrastructure planning experience, technical credibility and the confidence to lead people through complex planning, prioritisation and decision-making.
You are likely to have:
- A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Civil, Environmental or Process Engineering
- Around 10+ years’ experience in water infrastructure planning
- At least 3+ years’ experience leading people or technical teams
- Strong knowledge of water supply, wastewater treatment, drainage systems and asset lifecycle planning
- Understanding of regulatory frameworks, risk-based planning and long-term infrastructure investment
- Confidence working with condition assessment data, asset health insights and capital planning processes
- Strong stakeholder engagement, written reporting and presentation skills
- A collaborative leadership style with the ability to coach and motivate technical specialists
What’s on Offer
This is a visible leadership role where your work will directly influence the future of essential water infrastructure across the Wellington region.
Benefits include:
- Highly competitive remuneration
- Flexible working arrangements, including up to two days working from home
- Petone office location close to public transport, the beach, shops and cafes
- Comprehensive wellbeing support, including one paid wellbeing day each year
- Formal and informal professional development opportunities
- Five weeks’ annual leave after two years’ continuous service
- The opportunity to support infrastructure planning that benefits communities, resilience and the environment
How to Apply
Click ‘Apply’ or to find out more, contact Fiona Clarke on 027 688 8837. Your application will be received in confidence.
