Serviceperson (Pomare)

Job Posting End Date

June 30, 2025

Job Location

Lower Hutt

Job Description
- Continuous training and development programs
- Work towards trade qualification
- Permanent opportunities, Pomare

The opportunity

Our serviceperson teams play a critical role in ensuring a continual supply of quality water with mínimal interruptions to communities and ensuring our drainage networks are free flowing and repaired promptly. Working in either our Drainage and Water teams, no two days will be the same as you head out across the Wellington regions undertaking a mix of planned and reactive works where you will:

- Install and repair water and drainage connections on all size mains
- Work on jobs of all shapes and sizes
- Flush and charge water mains
- Ensure a free-flowing wastewater and stormwater piped network is maintained.
- Complete network repairs, clear blockages and sewage problems, minimize leaking infrastructure, installing connections
- Construct and adjust manholes and pipelines or be a part of a team attending different locations to reinstate roads, footpaths and berms which includes concreting and general labouring.
- Work together with various teams and contractors to achieve positive outcomes

What’s in it for you?
- Medical insurance for you and your whanau (covers pre-existing conditions)
- Life insurance from day one of employment
- Increased Kiwi Saver employer contributions after service milestones
- Fuel discount card
- Ongoing training and development, with opportunity to gain qualifications
- Excellent discounts at a wide range of retailers
- Access to free confidential counselling and support services for you and your family.

We offer remuneration based on your current tickets, licensing and experience, to enquire about skilled remuneration starting points please feel free to contact us.

About you

To be successful in this role you will have:

- The ability to use technology (i.e., iPad or tablet) to record information.
- An understanding and commitment to health and safety in the workplace.
- A full, clean driver’s license class 1 is a must
- Enjoy working outdoors and can complete manual labour tasks.
- A reliable, hard-working, and can-do attitude.
- The flexibility to work on an on-call roster than includes shift work and standby, after 3-6 months
- Class 2, Civil or Water experience is ideal and will lead to a higher remuneration starting point.

This position will sit within the Fulton Hogan Alliance with Wellington Water.

Join us as we embark on a transformative journey in the water sector. We are seeking individuals to be part of this change and help shape the future of the water services in the wider Wellington region.
- We celebrate and embrace diversity across our business and are committed to equal employment opportunities._
- We believe in the value that diversity brings to our team and people who share our REAL values are encouraged to apply_