Great team culture with a balance of support and autonomy
Scope to influence outcomes and make your mark
Based at our Petone Office
This is a full-time position of 40 hours per week
The remuneration range for this role is $80,369 to $113,462 p.a. (including KiwiSaver) depending on skills and experience.
The opportunity
As the Regional Maintenance Planner, you will deliver work with the Maximo system to support the development and delivery of the three waters planned maintenance programs across the region, ensuring that the asset data is collected, stored and utilised to optimise future planned programs.
Working across Network Operations your focus will be providing close support to the councils via dedicated customer planning engineers.
You will be involved in:
Managing and overseeing key relationships with internal and external partners across Wellington Water, including with system support specialists internally and within our Alliance partner
Developing effective Planned Maintenance Programs within Maximo works order management system
Providing support to the Service Delivery team on Planned Maintenance Programs
Monitoring the status of maintenance plans and assisting teams with follow up activities
Assisting in the training and development of staff competency in the use of the computerised Asset Management System
About you
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.
To be successful in this role you’ll also bring:
A minimum of 5 years' experience in enterprise level asset maintenance planning tools and asset management, ideally including some experience with Maximo
Strong computer literacy specifically with maintenance and asset management systems
Full NZ Class 1 license
Budget / financial management experience
Diploma in Engineering / Degree qualification (Civil, Mech, Elect) or other suitable trade qualification
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:
Flexible working arrangements including up to 2 days working from home
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 19th March 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.
