Lead and mentor a team of Project Managers delivering critical infrastructure projects across the region.
Drive consistency, capability, and best practice across a growing PM function
Deliver complex projects that make a real difference to communities
This is a full-time position of 40 hours per week.
The remuneration range for this role is $126,322 to $178,337 (including KiwiSaver), depending on skills and experience.
The opportunity
This is your chance to help shape a high-performing internal Project Management function at a pivotal point in its development.
As Team Leader – Project Management, you will provide functional leadership to a team of Project Managers delivering a diverse and growing portfolio of infrastructure projects.
A critical part of your role will be acting as the link between project delivery and programme outcomes — ensuring Programme Managers are supported with well-resourced, high-performing project teams, and that delivery risks, performance insights, and priorities are clearly understood and acted on.
You will play a key role in embedding consistent delivery practices, lifting capability, and ensuring high-quality outcomes across the programme.
Alongside leading the function, you will remain hands-on, leading selected complex or high-risk projects and maintaining strong credibility in delivery. Lead a high-performing team of Project Managers, building capability, consistency, collaboration, and high performance.
Connect project delivery with programme outcomes, acting as the key interface between Project Managers and Programme Managers.
Drive consistent governance, frameworks and best practice across project delivery.
Manage the allocation of project resources to balance capability, capacity, and programme priorities.
Deliver complex and high-risk projects, ensuring outcomes are achieved across scope, time, cost, quality, and safety.
Support project teams with risk management, stakeholder engagement, commercial oversight, and delivery escalations.
About you
To be successful in this role, you will need to be an experienced project leader who combines strong delivery capability with the ability to lead and influence at a programme level:
A tertiary qualification in Project Management, Engineering, or a related discipline.
A recognised project management certification such as PMP, PRINCE2, or Agile.
Proven experience leading Project Managers or technical delivery teams within complex infrastructure environments.
Strong knowledge of project governance, delivery frameworks, risk management, and reporting requirements.
Demonstrated ability to manage stakeholders, consultants, contractors, and community interests across multiple projects.
The ability to translate programme priorities into effective delivery outcomes
Excellent leadership, communication, and relationship-building skills, with a focus on continuous improvement and team development.
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 well-being.
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 of annual leave accrual will be available following 2 years of continuous service
For a full list of our employee benefits, click here.
About us
Wellington Water Ltd 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. From 1 July 2026, a new chapter in water services begins. Tiaki Wai will take over responsibility for providing Three Waters Services to approximately 433,000 residents across the Wellington metro regions.
Tiaki Wai will own the water assets it operates giving it greater independence to manage and improve water services for current and future communities, Wellington Water employees will transition into this new council-owned entity.
The value of water (a precious taonga) sits at our organisational heart. Our people are passionate about providing water services for our communities and environment which is reflective in our values; Tangata Tiaki, Whānau and Mana.
Applications close: 24th June 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 that 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.
