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Team Leader Drainage

1 month ago

Wellington City, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

Use your operational and leadership experience to drive quality outcomes
- Grow your career with ongoing training and development
- Full-time, permanent position based in Rongotai

The opportunity
We have an excellent opportunity for a Team Leader/Foreperson to lead our drainage crew in Wellington. Using your sound technical knowledge, you'll oversee the smooth operation of the drainage network including several smaller three waters drainage projects. In a dynamic environment where no two days are the same, you'll rise to the challenge of managing the operation of the network, including resources, HSQE, budget, planned jobs, supervision of contractors and responsiveness to high priority jobs.
You'll be leading a team of skilled individuals where you'll successfully train, mentor and build confidence, while holding overall responsibility for delegating and delivering quality work. Your success will come from your ability to build a wide range of relationships, maintain a manageable workload for the team and foster a culture that puts doing the right thing at the forefront.
About you

**To be successful in this role you will bring the following**:

- Experience in operations of drainage systems, coupled with the ability to work in a reactive environment
- Knowledge of plant and equipment capabilities with cost control experience
- New Zealand Certificate in Infrastructure Works (Pipeline Construction and Maintenance) (Level 4) with strands in Drinking Water or Stormwater /Wastewater
- Full NZ class 1 licence
- Excellent communication skills in both written and verbal forms as you will be engaging with a range of internal and external audiences
- Strong leadership, coaching and mentoring skills that leads to strengthened capability in both what staff do and how they do it
- A collaborative mindset - you will understand what it takes to bring people together to achieve results
- Holding an appropriate level 5 qualification or actively working towards one is desirable

If you'd like help build on our great work culture, we'd love to hear from you You'll benefit from working within a company that will help progress your career with ongoing opportunities, internal training and the support of a Service Delivery Manager.

**You'll also have access to**:

- a competitive salary package
- a work vehicle and tools of trade, including laptop and phone
- a passionate, close-knit team
- a diverse range of working environments from bush clad native reserves to picturesque urban water fronts and remote coastal settings.

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. 
People work at Wellington Water because they want to make a difference. That means you will be helping to look after our most precious assets: water, human health and welfare, and the environment so our communities can prosper.
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 Sunday, 21 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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