Head of Asset and Investment Planning

• Senior Leadership position with a significant sphere of influence in the delivery of water infrastructure
• Shape long-term investment and development strategies for critical water assets and services
• Permanent position based in Petone

The opportunity

In this newly established leadership role, you will drive the development and integration of strategy, investment planning and asset management planning, to align with organisational priorities and deliver long-term, affordable, and high-value outcomes for our metro councils, and our community (and from 1 July 2026 Taiki Wai). You will translate three waters strategy into funded, prioritised multi-year asset plans, ensuring growth and sustainability. Through your leadership, you will ensure resilient planning that supports sustainable development and delivers enduring benefits for future generations.

Day to day you will:

• guide the maturation of asset planning practices
• shape and steer a long-term, prioritised investment pipeline that balances service, risk, cost, and growth
• monitor and report on investment and team performance
• champion evidence-driven business cases and investment frameworks that improve value for money, derive clear benefits and regulatory readiness
• build collaborative relationships across operational, technical, and executive teams to ensure smooth handovers that translate into real-world outcomes
• lead and develop high-performing planning teams that foster a culture of continuous improvement and pride in service.

About you

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

• A relevant tertiary qualification, with significant investment planning credentials
• Experience in asset and infrastructure planning ideally within a regulated utility environment with high impact and value
• A proven ability to turn strategy into long-term investment programmes and lead development of SAMPs, AMPs, or business cases
• Excellent analytical and commercial prowess, with experience creating in-depth and informed business cases to executive teams
• Strong leadership skills, with experience growing high-performing teams and influencing collaboration across teams
• A commitment to positive outcomes and a passion for improving water infrastructure and services for local communities

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 waters services for our communities and environment which is reflective in our values; Tangata Tiaki, Whanau and Mana.

Applications close: Sunday, 14 December 2025

How to apply

To view a copy of the position description: click here.

To apply, click on the 'apply' button or visit the Wellington Water Careers site, please note if you are a Wellington Water employee you need to apply using your work email.

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Applicants for safety sensitive roles 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.