Design Lead
2 weeks ago
You will ensure that projects are delivered efficiently and sustainably, improving quality of life and maintaining long-term operational success.
- Opportunity to combine outstanding people and technical skills
- Deliver 3 Water projects for your community
- Based in our Petone office close to the beach and shops
This is a full-time position of 40 hours per week.
The remuneration range for this role is $115,635 to $163,250 (including KiwiSaver) depending on skills and experience.
**The opportunity**
As the Design Lead, you will provide leadership to Wellington Water's design teams. You will lead the team's programme design and delivery work by managing your team effectively to meet business needs and programme. You will be performing as a highly effective and engaged consultant in 3 Waters projects, whilst enjoying a work life balance.
**You will get to**:
- Provide high quality people leadership
- Ensure best practice and quality technical advice
- Ensure project and programme delivery including management of resourcing
- Build and maintain strong internal and external stakeholder relationships
- Prepare financial budgets and risk reporting.
**About you**
**To be successful in this role you will bring the following**:
- Ten years post qualification experience in delivery and/or design in infrastructure, engineering or a similar industry is highly desired
- A_ _Bachelor of Engineering or Diploma in Engineering (preferably civil or environmental engineering)
- Technical knowledge across 3 Waters engineering
- Proven experience of working in a collective and collaborative leadership environment
- Excellent people leadership and project delivery skills
- Chartered Professional Engineer preferred.
**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 the following**:
- 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 water services for our communities and environment which is reflective in our values; Tangata Tiaki, Whanau and Mana.
**Applications close: Friday, 31 January 2025.**
**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.
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