Opportunity to effect great outcomes for community and environment
Senior Leadership role steering operational initiatives
Wellington Region
This is a full-time permanent position working for Wellington Water in our Alliance with Fulton Hogan.
The Opportunity
Reporting to the Alliance Director and working closely with Senior Leadership groups across both Fulton Hogan and Wellington Water, the successful applicant will be responsible for operational delivery of all planned and reactive maintenance across our regions three waters network. You will lead a team of frontline leaders to further develop and strengthen resource and workforce planning, group planning and performance measures and to direct programmes of work that relate to the delivery of planned and reactive maintenance of assets.
As a supportive leader you will encourage a culture that continuously improves health & safety, quality assurance, standards, frameworks and operational performance which will result in continuous improvement of outcomes for our people, our client councils and the community.
About you
To be successful you will need to come from a similar operational background and have:
Previous experience leading people leaders with large operational teams in a civil construction or maintenance environment.
Sound procurement and commercial acumen experience.
Excellent understanding of Health Safety and Environment standards and requirements of a PCBU in a high-risk environment.
Competent with Microsoft Excel.
Effective financial planning management and reporting relating to operational and programme planning.
Previous experience working in a civil construction, or utility service providing industry working on public networks is mandatory.
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:
Comprehensive wellbeing programme, including one paid wellbeing day annually
Formal and informal professional development opportunities
5 weeks annual leave accrual will be available following 2 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, Whānau and Mana.
Applications close: Sunday 19 April 2026
How to apply
To view a copy of the position description: click here
To apply for the role, click on the ”apply” button or visit the Wellington Water Careers site, please note if you are a Wellington Water employee please apply using your work email.
For further information, email: JoinUs@wellingtonwater.co.nz
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 or eligible to obtain a working visa.
Our water, our future.
Wellington Water is a Council Controlled Organisation (CCO) that manages the water infrastructure assets on behalf of Wellington, Hutt, Upper Hutt and Porirua city councils, South Wairarapa District Council, and Greater Wellington Regional Council, from source to sea. This includes all three waters - water supply, stormwater and wastewater.
We supply water, plan, investigate, design, project manage and maintain pipes, reservoirs and pump stations in the region. We are passionate about water conservation, efficiency and providing the best level of service for ratepayers in the Wellington region.
Want to work with us?
People work at Wellington Water because they want to make a difference. If you want to help deliver great outcomes to the community and influence the health, environment and wellbeing of the region, then our fast-paced company wants to hear from you!
We’re always on the lookout for great engineers, planners, operators and business folk with a passion and interest in the environment and the water industry.
In our fun, family friendly and flexible working environment, you will thrive if you value collaboration, hard work and delivering results.
If this sounds like you, then register your interest in working for us today at https://careers.wellingtonwater.co.nz/ and hear what’s it’s like to work at Wellington Water from the people who work here.
