Water Technician - Stratford

Citycare Water; Stratford; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounted health insurance

Mental health first aiders

Regular health check-ups

Flu vaccinations

Employee assistance programme (EAP)

Women in Water network

Making Waves recognition program

Bereavement leave

Five days sick leave

Mentorship and training

Job summary

Citycare Water in Stratford is seeking an experienced Water Technician to join our hands-on team. You’ll repair and maintain water reticulation networks in small, supportive crews and perform reinstatement works and upgrades. A full Class 1 licence with manual transmission is essential, as is 4+ years in the industry and on-call availability.

Class 2 and WTR are ideal, with training provided. Join a company that values safety, teamwork, and community service, offering a supportive environment

Qualifications

• 4+ years of relevant industry experience.
• Health & Safety focused.
• Willingness to participate in on-call/standby roster.
• Full Class 1 licence with ability to drive a manual.
• Class 2 and WTR would be ideal.

Responsibilities

• Hands-on role repairing and maintaining water reticulation networks
• Work within supportive small teams
• Complete reinstatement works and infrastructure upgrades
• Varied, dynamic work; no two days are the same
• Play a key role in delivering essential services to the community

Skills

4+ years experience

Health & Safety

On-call availability

Teamwork and independence

Class 1 licence

Manual transmission capable

Education

NZ Certificate in Infrastructure Works, Level 3 (advantageous)

Job description

Posted Tuesday, 18 August 2026 at 10:00 am

Protecting the health of our water.

We believe that’s worth caring about.

About Us:

At Citycare Water, we’re proud to be the country’s largest dedicated experts in three waters – around 600 good people, making it happen across 10 locations. We specialise in water network maintenance and reticulation renewal construction. We service almost a quarter of properties nationwide; and we maintain over 20,000kms of pipe network. That’s 2X the length of the NZ’s state highways! Water may seem like such an everyday thing. but that’s what makes it so important. every day, every living thing needs it.

So, join us on our mission to ensure every community has access to safe water for life - we believe that’s worth striving for.

About the job:

We’re looking for an experienced Water Technician to join our team in Stratford!

• Hands-on role repairing and maintaining water reticulation networks
• Work within supportive small teams
• Complete reinstatement works and infrastructure upgrades
• Varied, dynamic work, no two days are the same!
• Play a key role in delivering essential services to the community

What you’ll need:

• Ideally you will have 4+ years of relevant industry experience.
• Health & Safety focused.
• We need someone who is able and willing to participate in the on-call and standby roster.
• You will need to be physically fit, health and safety focused and work well in a team as well as independently.
• A full class 1 licence and an ability to drive a manual is also essential.
• Class 2 and WTR would be ideal

A NZ Certificate in Infrastructure Works, Level 3 is advantageous, but not essential – if you’re a hard worker, we will help you to obtain this!

All preferred candidates will be required to complete preemployment checks to the employer’s satisfaction. These checks include but are not limited to, Ministry of Justice criminal conviction report, medical assessment, and drug and alcohol testing.

If you have any further questions, please email [e-mail]

Benefits and culture:

At our core, we believe that diverse teams drive better outcomes. We're proud to support and invest in initiatives that create a workplace where everyone feels they belong:

• Perks such as discounted health insurance, mental health first aiders, regular health check-ups, flu vaccinations and access to our employee assistance programme.
• Our Women in Water network provides resources, support and opportunities to thrive as a woman in your career and life in general. This wāhine-only environment is a safe space to connect, ask questions, share thoughts and experiences, support each other and have some fun.
• Employee benefits and discounts via BOOST.
• Making Waves – Reward & Recognition Program : We celebrate team members who truly live our values through our Making Waves program, recognising and rewarding outstanding contributions every quarter
• You’re covered from your very first day, with bereavement leave and five days’ sick leave available right from the start.
• Our culture values different perspectives and we provide mentorship and training to help all team members succeedand progress in their careers.

Find out more:

Visit our Careers page to hear from our people about what it’s like working for Citycare Water; and visit out News section to read about the work we do protecting the health of our water in our local communities .

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and believes that every member of our team brings unique perspectives and strengths to our company.