Commercial Lead

2 weeks ago


Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time
Be part of the team delivering fit for purpose Three Waters infrastructure solutions

  • Two days working from home per week
  • Based close to the beach and great cafés in Petone
This is a full-time position of 40 hours per week.
The remuneration range for this role is $101,787 to $143,699 (including KiwiSaver) depending on skills and experience.
The opportunity

We have a rare opportunity for a Programme Commercial Lead to really make their mark in our capital works programme.

In this role you will get to develop and manage a robust commercial framework that supports the delivery of value for money within this programme whilst working collaboratively with multiple stakeholders to ensure the commercial approach across the programme is robust and suitably flexible to respond to changes.


You will also get to:

- develop a cost/price monitoring tool to support project budgeting and pricing processes
- ensure continuous improvement that embeds lessons into core commercial processes
- provide reporting, analytics and insights
- manage key programme risks and opportunities
- establish a process to manage the panel resources.

About you

To be successful in this role you will bring:

  • significant infrastructure-related commercial management experience
- an understanding of commercial pricing processes and excellent financial analysis and forecasting skills
- previous experience of involvement in a programme with significant commercial risk
- demonstrated relationship development and management skills
- detailed knowledge of standard contract mechanisms including NZS suite of contracts.

About us
Wellington Water is the Wellington region's professional water services provider.

We are 100 per cent council owned and funded by Wellington City, Hutt City, Porirua City, and Upper Hutt City councils, Greater Wellington Regional Council and South Wairarapa District Council.

Our councils own the water infrastructure in the region, and they task us to manage the infrastructure and deliver water services to their communities.

Our job is to provide safe and healthy drinking water, collect and treat wastewater, and ensure the stormwater network is well managed.

We do this on behalf of our council owners.
The value of water (a precious taonga) sits at our organisational heart.

Every day our people come to work and strive to deliver services and manage infrastructure in a way that provides the best outcomes for our communities and our environment.

Why join us

It is an exciting time to be working in the water sector, not only are you at the forefront of looking after our most precious assets: water, human health and welfare and the environment, but proposed changes for the sector is increasing awareness around the importance of managing the three waters and creating new opportunities.

Your personal and professional growth will be encouraged, and you will work alongside likeminded people who are passionate about their work and have a strong sense of purpose.

If this sounds like you, then we would love to hear from you
Applications close on Wednesday, 24 May 2023.
How to apply

Applicants will be required to undergo drug and alcohol testing prior to commencing employment with Wellington Water. You must also be legally entitled to work long-term in New Zealand.
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