Water Technician

Mott MacDonald New Zealand is seeking a Water Technician to join a specialist water utility monitoring team working on critical wastewater and water network monitoring projects across New Zealand. This is a physically active, mostly outdoor role based in Auckland. A typical day will see you installing and servicing flow monitoring, level monitoring and logging equipment in environments such as wastewater manholes, stormwater pipes, above ground instrument cabinets and treatment plants. The nature of the work means you can't be afraid to get a little dirty from time to time while you work on interesting technical problems.

Our monitoring programs underpin large infrastructure upgrades and provide real-time data on network performance, water quality and consent compliance. Our team is highly regarded in the industry and over many years have developed proven systems to deliver quality results for clients.

The successful candidate will be based out of our central Auckland office. You'll be working with a small crew or alone and safety won't be compromised. Due to the nature of the role hrs can differ from week to week depending on the site and project and include night work.  The site-based aspects are balanced with office based organisational work including checking data, scheduling maintenance, assessing data trends, and reporting on the performance of your sites to engineers, scientists, and managers within our Water team.  

The role offers a huge range of skill and knowledge development which open opportunities for career development. These include water network operation, hydrology, instrumentation, electronics, hydraulic data analysis, web-based data management, safety management, work scheduling and much more.

About you:

You should be practical and not afraid of working with wastewater, as well as hold a high level of safety awareness as you will be working in confined spaces, such as manholes. You should be physically fit and able to pass a full medical test. A background in plumbing, drainlaying, building or general contracting would be a great fit but not essential as full training will be required.

Basic ability in Word and Excel is required for the role.

A Full NZ driver's licence is required, and you should have legal entitlement to work in New Zealand. It is important to meet these additional requirements to be considered for the position.

Full job-specific training will be provided, along with all necessary safety equipment and vaccinations.

You've got this

We offer you all the benefits that come from working in a global consultancy, including a competitive salary, enhanced Kiwi Saver contributions, ongoing professional support, career development and a great opportunity to work on key projects. We are committed to fostering a culture that empowers our people, promotes teamwork and embraces sustainability.

If you don't tick every box in this ad, please don't rule yourself out. We focus on hiring people who share our values of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, and integrity. So, if this role resonates with you, please send through your application.

About Mott MacDonald

We're a global engineering, management and development consultancy.

Our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do, relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients' businesses, our communities and employee opportunities.

A fundamental part of this is respecting each person's differences and striving to meet their needs.

Our values: progress, respect, integrity, drive, excellence

Application and selection process

If this sounds like the right role for you please apply online as soon as possible. The online application process takes about 10 minutes and you'll need to upload your CV/resume.

Agile working

At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team and personal commitments. We embrace agility, flexibility and trust.