Lead, Wastewater Planning Delivery

Watercare Services Ltd; New Zealand; On-site; NZD 160,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training and development opportunities

Life and income protection insurance

Generous parental leave

Employee discounts

Job summary

Watercare Services Ltd is seeking a Team Leader for Water Planning Delivery in New Zealand. You will lead the Wastewater Planning Delivery function, shaping capital investments and coordinating across senior leaders, iwi partners, consultants and finance.

You will translate strategic objectives into prioritized portfolios, ensure robust project definition and governance, and drive sustainable, long-term planning and delivery across water infrastructure.”

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Project Management, or a related discipline.
• At least 10 years' experience managing large-scale infrastructure programmes or projects.
• Demonstrated people leadership experience.
• Strong judgement across investment, affordability, risk, delivery trade-offs, commercial management and contract management.
• Experience improving front-end project definition and transitioning work into design and delivery.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the ability to influence at senior leadership level.
• Sound knowledge of New Zealand's regulatory environment and infrastructure planning frameworks.
• Experience acting as an informed client and directing multidisciplinary professional-services partners.

Responsibilities

• Leading and developing the Wastewater Planning Delivery function and its team of project managers, with clear expectations, consistent disciplines and a strong performance culture.
• Translating Watercare's strategic objectives, enterprise risks and growth priorities into clear portfolio and investment priorities.
• Owning the definition, feasibility and transition of water infrastructure projects into design and delivery.
• Driving robust project definition, option assessment and business cases that improve cost, schedule and risk confidence.
• Managing portfolio performance across scope, budgets, forecasts, schedules, dependencies, resources and risk.
• Providing strategic advice on investment choices, trade-offs, delivery implications and emerging portfolio risks.
• Leading portfolio governance, assurance, change control and consistent project-management disciplines.
• Directing the effective use of consultants and strategic partners while growing Watercare's internal capability.
• Building strong interfaces with technical planning, Programme Delivery, Operations, Consenting and Finance.
• Influencing senior internal and external stakeholders and communicating complex decisions clearly.
• Embedding sustainability, whole-of-life value, safety and wellbeing in planning and investment decisions.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Programme management

Delivery excellence

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

Watercare Services Ltd is seeking a Team Leader for Water Planning Delivery in New Zealand. You will lead the Wastewater Planning Delivery function, shaping capital investments and coordinating across senior leaders, iwi partners, consultants and finance.

You will translate strategic objectives into prioritized portfolios, ensure robust project definition and governance, and drive sustainable, long-term planning and delivery across water infrastructure.”