Principal Engineer

Opportunity to join a dynamic sector
- Collaborative and innovative environment
- Hybrid and flexible working

This is a full-time permanent position (40 hours per week) based in Petone, Wellington.
The remuneration range for this role is $109,980 to $155,266 (including KiwiSaver) depending on skills and experience.
The opportunity
As a Principal Engineer you will take a guiding role on network projects, supporting the Network Engineering team to deliver them and lending your technical expertise to complex issues.

**You will get to**:

- Manage multiple, large scale and complex projects
- Support the strategy led organisation by leading the creation of master plans and catchment plans
- Provide sound technical advice across the business within areas of expertise
- Guide and mentor others in their professional development
- Provide input to regional growth frameworks and ability to work with client councils to advise on water supply requirements

About you

**To be successful in this role you will**:

- Have 15+ years' engineering experience at a senior level and be recognised as an expert in water engineering
- Have experience with water supply engineering design, bulk water supply, storage, pumping, reticulation, source water management and water treatment
- Have the ability to solve complex engineering problems
- Have experience in taking strategy and turning it into activities that deliver the right outcomes for the region
- Be a team player who is confident collaborating, with experience mentoring and leading others
- Have strong analytical skills and the ability to manage data to inform and make meaningful decisions

About the team
The Network Engineering team develops an understanding of the performance of the Three Waters network and what upgrades are needed to support growth, renewals or continued reliable service to customers. We do this through undertaking and initiating investigations and regional studies informed by our over-arching strategy. We also support work across the business that is driven by this strategy. We provide engineering advice to Service Planning to help inform investment advice to Councils and to set Long Term Plans.
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

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.