Manager Waters Assets and Capital Delivery (Whakatane)

Whakatāne Community Safety Group; Whakatāne; Vor Ort; NZD 130.000 - 170.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Whakatāne District Council invites applications for a strategic leader to steer Three Waters asset management and capital delivery through regulatory change and growth. Based in Whakatāne, you will align long-term plans with practical delivery, ensure robust governance, budgeting, and reporting, and lead a skilled team.

You'll partner with regulators, iwi and hapū, internal teams, and communities to deliver well-scoped, cost-efficient capital works while advancing water services strategy and

Qualifikationen

• Experience leading Three Waters asset management and capital delivery.
• Qualification in Civil or Water Engineering; Chartered status desirable.
• Proven capability in program, project and budget management.
• Strong understanding of asset management plans and regulatory compliance.
• Ability to collaborate with internal teams and stakeholders.
• Experience building team capability and improving delivery processes.
• Strong relationship management across diverse stakeholders.
• Commitment to health, safety, wellbeing and continuous improvement.
• Collaborative, forward-thinking approach aligned with best practice.
• Proactive, solution-focused mindset.

Aufgaben

• Lead asset management planning and delivery of Three Waters capital works.
• Ensure asset plans are future-focused and aligned to regulatory and community needs.
• Provide strategic leadership across planning, budgeting, programme management and reporting.
• Collaborate with regulators, iwi, hapū, and community to deliver outcomes.
• Shape Water Services Delivery Plan and Water Services Strategy.

Kenntnisse

Senior leadership

Three Waters assets

Asset management

Capital delivery

Programme management

Budget management

Stakeholder management

Relationship management

Team leadership

Health and safety

Continuous improvement

Collaboration

Leadership

Ausbildung

Civil Engineering

Water Engineering

Chartered Professional Engineer

Jobbeschreibung

See below the role, outlining the responsibilities and skills we are looking for, for this vacancy.

Manager Waters Assets and Capital Delivery (Whakatane)

Whakatane, New Zealand

Reference: 6940502

• Lead today. Shape tomorrow.
• Be part of an organisation committed to innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Work with skilled professionals who are passionate about what they do.

We're looking for a strategic and delivery-focused leader to guide our Three Waters assets and capital delivery services through an important period of change, growth, and increasing regulatory expectations. This is a key role for someone who can connect long-term asset planning with practical, well-scoped capital delivery for the Whakatāne District and is based in Whakatāne.

The people at Whakatāne District Council love what we do because we do it for others, and that feels good. We work hard and we know it's important to stop and play too. We're on a learning journey because we know we can always do better, and we know we're better together. Will you come on that journey with us? In return, you'll get access to a range of staff benefits including flexible working arrangements, an extra week's annual leave and free or discounted access to our community facilities. You'll never be more than half an hour away from rivers, lakes, forests, beaches and great walks - most are just on your doorstep. We love this place, and you will too.

As our Manager Waters Assets & Capital Delivery, you'll strategically lead asset management planning and the delivery of our Three Waters capital works programme. You'll ensure asset management plans are accurate, future-focused, and aligned to regulatory, growth, resilience, budget, and community expectations.

You’ll lead a skilled team responsible for asset management and capital projects, providing strategic leadership across planning, budgeting, programme management, compliance reporting, contractor oversight and stakeholder relationships. Working closely with internal teams, delivery partners, regulators, iwi and hapū, and the community, you’ll build capability to ensure our capital works programme is well scoped, prioritised, monitored and delivered effectively, transparently and cost efficiently.

You’ll play an important role in the delivery of the Water Services Delivery Plan. This includes shaping future ways of working as the Council transitions to new water services arrangements and develops and implements its Water Services Strategy.

Ko wai koe | About you

You're an experienced asset, infrastructure, or capital delivery leader with strong technical knowledge of Three Waters services and the ability to turn strategy into practical, well-managed programmes of work. You bring sound judgement, strong relationship skills, and the confidence to lead people, systems, budgets, and performance in a complex and changing environment.

You’ll bring

• Senior leadership experience in Three Waters asset management, infrastructure planning, capital delivery, or related environment.
• A recognised qualification in Civil Engineering, Water Engineering, or a related field; Chartered Professional Engineer status, or progress toward it, is desirable.
• Strong programme, project and budget management capability, including planning, monitoring and delivering capital works programmes, and providing strategic advice and assurance to elected members.
• Sound understanding of asset management plans, levels of service, regulatory compliance, consents, information disclosure, and audit requirements.
• The ability to work collaboratively with internal teams to deliver shared outcomes.
• Experience building team capability, improving systems and processes, and lifting project management delivery.
• Strong relationship management skills, across diverse internal and external stakeholder and community groups
• A commitment to health, safety and wellbeing, continuous improvement, transparency, and delivering services that respond to community needs.
• A collaborative, forward-thinking approach aligned to regulatory and environmental best practice.
• A proactive, solution-focused mindset and commitment to continuous improvement
• We're always learning and improving - Toitū te Taumata
• We're passionate and proud - Toitū te Mauri Ora
• We put people at the heart of everything we do - Toitū te Tangata

We aim to deliver outstanding services so that present and future generations can continue to enjoy our sensational lifestyle and superb, natural environment.