Project Manager – Wastewater Infrastructure

Watercare; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training and development opportunities

Life and income protection insurance

Generous parental leave

Employee discounts

Job summary

Watercare is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead complex wastewater infrastructure initiatives in Central Auckland. You will oversee feasibility, scoping, and early design, coordinating consultants, contractors, and key partners to deliver robust business cases and high-quality outcomes.

Join a flagship programme delivering critical infrastructure. You’ll manage budgets, risks and schedules while ensuring safety, sustainability and stakeholder engagement across the project lifecycle.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ engineering and/or project management experience.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary consultants and contractors.
• Strong project, financial, programme, risk and contract management capability.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• A proactive, collaborative and solutions-focused approach.

Responsibilities

• Lead wastewater projects through feasibility and early design.
• Manage scope, programme, budgets, forecasts, risks and project change.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary consultants, contractors and technical specialists.
• Develop robust business cases and drive quality project outcomes.
• Build relationships with stakeholders and delivery partners.
• Ensure health, safety, sustainability and operational requirements are considered from the outset.

Skills

Engineering PM

Stakeholder mgmt

Contract management

Risk management

Education

Engineering/Planning qualification

Job description

Watercare is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead complex wastewater infrastructure initiatives in Central Auckland. You will oversee feasibility, scoping, and early design, coordinating consultants, contractors, and key partners to deliver robust business cases and high-quality outcomes.

Join a flagship programme delivering critical infrastructure. You’ll manage budgets, risks and schedules while ensuring safety, sustainability and stakeholder engagement across the project lifecycle.