Assets Manager Reticulation

Southlanddc

Invercargill City

Hybrid

NZD 110,000 - 150,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

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Job summary

Southland District Council is seeking an experienced Asset Manager Reticulation to shape the future of water and wastewater networks in Southland. This role influences long-term investment decisions, drives asset performance, and ensures reliable, affordable services for communities across one of New Zealand's largest districts.

You will join a highly engaged team dedicated to serving communities, strengthening water capability, and delivering our Water Services Delivery Plan.

Qualifications

Experience in asset management across water and wastewater networks.
Strong ability to balance technical, financial, and community outcomes.
Proven ability to translate data into actionable insights.

Responsibilities

Leading lifecycle planning for water and wastewater reticulation assets.
Developing renewal and capital investment programmes.
Using asset data and performance insights to support decision-making.
Identifying risks, opportunities, and future infrastructure needs.
Providing specialist technical advice across the organisation.
Supporting long-term asset management and infrastructure strategies.
Building strong relationships with operational teams, contractors, consultants, and stakeholders.

Skills

Asset management

Lifecycle planning

Data analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Decision support

Job description

Location: 15 Forth Street, Invercargill

Department: Water and Waste

Employment type: Permanent Full Time

Lead the networks no one sees, but everyone relies on

Every time someone turns on a tap, takes a shower, or expects reliable wastewater services, they're relying on infrastructure hidden beneath our communities.

We're looking for an experienced Asset Manager Reticulation to help shape the future of Southland's water and wastewater networks.

This is a specialist asset management role where you'll influence long-term investment decisions, drive asset performance, and help ensure reliable, affordable services for communities across one of New Zealand's largest districts.

Why this role?

Southland District Council is building the team that will deliver our future water services model and implement our Water Services Delivery Plan.

Having invested significantly in strengthening our water capability over the past 12 months, the Asset Manager Reticulation is one of the final pieces of the puzzle.

You’ll join a highly engaged team that is passionate about what they do, committed to each other, and driven by a genuine desire to serve our communities. Relationships matter here. Looking after our people matters here. Delivering great outcomes for Southland matters here.

Why this role is different

This isn't a typical council asset management role focused on a single scheme or network.

Southland delivers a diverse and complex portfolio that includes:

12 drinking water schemes, ranging from urban supplies to mixed drinking water and stock water schemes
9 rural water schemes supporting Southland's agricultural sector
20 wastewater plants
Extensive wastewater reticulation networks servicing communities across one of New Zealand's largest districts

The scale, diversity, and geographical spread of these assets create challenges that demand strategic thinking, innovation, and a long-term view.

As costs, regulations, and community expectations continue to evolve, we're looking for someone who can help us think differently, identify opportunities, and ensure these critical services remain sustainable and affordable into the future.

What you'll be doing

Leading lifecycle planning for water and wastewater reticulation assets
Developing renewal and capital investment programmes
Using asset data and performance insights to support decision-making
Identifying risks, opportunities, and future infrastructure needs
Providing specialist technical advice across the organisation
Supporting long-term asset management and infrastructure strategies
Building strong relationships with operational teams, contractors, consultants, and stakeholders

What you'll bring

You’ll bring strong asset management experience and the ability to balance technical, financial, and community outcomes.
You’ll likely come from local government, utilities, consulting, engineering, or infrastructure management.
Most importantly, you’ll be motivated by making a difference and contributing to services that communities rely on every day.

Ready for a career-defining chapter?

This could be the perfect opportunity for an experienced infrastructure professional looking to apply the expertise they've built over their career to something that genuinely matters.

A chance to influence significant investment decisions, help shape the future of water services, share your knowledge with others, and leave a lasting legacy for Southland communities.

Whether you're looking for a new challenge, a lifestyle change, or an opportunity to make a meaningful impact, this role offers the rare combination of strategic work, professional fulfilment, and long-term purpose.

Thinking about a change?

We won't hold it against you if you're not already a Southlander.

If you're tired of traffic jams, eye-watering housing costs, and spending more time commuting than living, it might be time to look south.

Southland offers something increasingly rare: the opportunity to build a significant career while enjoying an outstanding quality of life.

Affordable housing. Short commutes. Strong communities. World-class outdoor recreation. And the ability to be home in time for dinner.

Whether it's fishing, boating, hunting, tramping, skiing, mountain biking, or simply spending more time with family and friends, Southland gives you more of what matters.

And with Southland continuing to be one of New Zealand's strongest-performing regional economies, there's never been a better time to be part of the region's future.

By now, the better question isn't why Southland? It's why not?

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