Fixed-term Senior Engineer

4 days ago


Wellington City, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

Fixed-term role till Friday, 13 September 2024
- Ability to work from home two days per week
- Based in our Petone office

This is a full-time position of 40 hours per week.
The remuneration range for this role is $104,270 to $147,205 p.a. (including KiwiSaver) depending on skills and experience.
The opportunity
Working alongside a team of passionate 3 Waters engineering professionals, you will be responsible for planning and delivering network investigations into regional water supply issues alongside developing and informing improvements to allow delivery on our outcomes and service goals, for both asset and non-asset solutions. You will also manage engineering consultants and contractors to deliver work programmes as well as taking the lead on complex issues, reviewing work and providing support and technical guidance to the team.
This role sits within our Network Development and Delivery group, which leads the investigation, design and delivery of a three-year rolling work programme that delivers fit-for-purpose infrastructure solutions for client councils to deliver on our service goals.
With a strong emphasis on collaboration this role will see you:

- complete challenging and interesting projects across the three waters
- develop your career with support from management and principal level engineers
- provide technical advice and support to other teams within Wellington Water
- support the capital program and investment planning processes for our client councils.

About you
To complement your excellent relationship management and strong communication skills, to be successful in this role you will bring:

- a relevant tertiary qualification such as Chartered Professional Engineering (preferred), Bachelor Engineering or Diploma in Engineering (preferably Environmental, Chemical or Civil Engineering)
- strong technical knowledge in designing infrastructure such as dams, reservoirs, or water treatment plants, with other 3 Waters experience beneficial
- ability to solve complex engineering problems
- leading analytical skills and ability to manage data to inform and make decisions.

**Benefits**:
At Wellington Water, our purpose extends beyond delivering great water services for the region; we foster a thriving community, support a diverse workforce, and offer supportive development opportunities. We genuinely care about your safety and wellbeing.

**Our benefits include**:

- flexible working arrangements including up to two days working from home
- comprehensive wellbeing programme, including one paid wellbeing day annually
- formal and informal professional development opportunities
- five weeks annual leave accrual will be available following two years of continual service.

For a full list of our employee benefits click here.
About us
Wellington Water is the professional water services provider across Greater Wellington and South Wairarapa. Our job is to provide safe and healthy drinking water, collect and treat wastewater, and ensure the stormwater network is well managed. We're a multi-council owned entity, tasked to manage the infrastructure and deliver water services to our communities.
The value of water (a precious taonga) sits at our organisational heart. Our people are passionate about providing waters services for our communities and environment which is reflective in our values; Tangata Tiaki, Whānau and Mana.
Applications close on Sunday, 21 April 2024.
How to apply
**To view a copy of the position description**: click here
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 or eligible to obtain a working visa.



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