Water Technician - Stratford

City Care Water; Stratford; On-site; CAD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounted health insurance

Mental health support

Health checks

Flu shots

Employee assistance

Women in Water network

BOOST discounts

Making Waves rewards

Bereavement leave

Sick leave from day one

Job summary

Citycare Water in Stratford is seeking an experienced Water Technician to join our team. This hands-on role repairs and maintains water reticulation networks, working in small supportive teams to deliver essential services to the community.

You will be part of a culture that prioritizes health and safety, on-call readiness, and practical problem-solving, with opportunities to advance through training and local mentorship.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of relevant industry experience.
• Health & Safety focused and capable of on-call duty.
• Able to work in small teams and independently.
• Full Class 1 licence with manual vehicle driving is essential.
• 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 with no two days the same.
• Play a key role in delivering essential services to the community.

Skills

4+ years experience

Health & safety focus

On-call readiness

Teamwork

Tools

Class 1 Licence

Manual driving

WTR desirable

Job description

Jora New Zealand will close on 9th September 2026. Thank you for being with us, we are cheering you on as you continue your career journey.

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 *******@citycarewater.co.nz

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.