Change Lead

Watercare Services Limited; Auckland; On-site; NZD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training opportunities

Life insurance

Parental leave

Employee discounts

Job summary

Watercare Services Limited in Auckland requires an experienced Change Lead on a 6-month contract to support the Cybersecurity Uplift Programme and related strategic initiatives. You will help people understand, adopt, and embed new processes, systems, and ways of working across the organisation.

The role demands proven change leadership for large programmes, strong stakeholder engagement, and excellent facilitation and communication skills in complex environments.

Qualifications

• Experience leading organisational change for large-scale programmes or projects.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills.
• Experience developing communication and change strategies.
• Excellent facilitation, communication, and influencing skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead organisational change activities for the Cybersecurity Uplift Programme and other strategic initiatives.
• Work with project teams, business leaders, and stakeholders to ensure new processes and ways of working are understood and embedded.
• Develop and implement change strategies and communications to drive adoption.

Skills

Change management

Stakeholder engagement

Communication strategy

Facilitation

Complex environments

Collaborative mindset

Job description

He kōrero mō mātou | About Watercare Ki te ora te wai, ka ora te whenua, ka ora te tangata

When the water is healthy, the land and the people are healthy There's never been a better time to join Watercare. We're delivering a $15.2 billion, 10-year capital investment programme, the largest in our history, creating opportunities to work on transformative infrastructure, sustainability and digital projects that will shape Auckland's future. With more than $4 million invested every day, you'll be part of work that makes a lasting difference to our communities and environment.

He whakamārama mō te tūranga mahi | About this role

We're looking for an experienced Change Lead to join us on a 6 month contract to support the delivery of our Cybersecurity Uplift Programme, with the opportunity to contribute across other strategic initiatives including DataHub. This role is all about helping our people successfully navigate change. You'll work closely with project teams, business leaders, and stakeholders to ensure new processes, systems, and ways of working are understood, adopted, and embedded across the organisation.

Ngā pūkenga e rapu nei mātou | About you

• Proven experience leading organisational change for large-scale programmes or projects.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills.
• Experience developing communication and change strategies.
• Excellent facilitation, communication, and influencing skills.
• The ability to work effectively in complex and evolving environments.
• A proactive, collaborative, and outcomes-focused approach.

Ngā hua mōu | What's in it for you

We offer a competitive salary and staff benefits package including:

• Training and development opportunities
• Life and income protection insurance plans
• Generous parental leave
• Employee discounts at a range of large retailers