Senior Water Technician (Small Waters Treatment) - Auckland

Citycare Water; Auckland; On-site; NZD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Water Technician to ensure safe water access for communities. This role involves operating and maintaining water and wastewater treatment plants, performing repairs, and resolving water quality issues. Join a vibrant company that values diversity and offers job security, where your contributions directly impact the health of local communities. With a focus on teamwork and innovation, this position promises a dynamic work environment where every day brings new challenges and opportunities. If you are passionate about water quality and community service, this is the perfect role for you.

Qualifications

• Experience in the water or wastewater industry is essential.
• Ability to operate and maintain treatment plants and reticulation networks.

Responsibilities

• Operate and maintain small water and wastewater treatment plants.
• Repair and install treatment plant equipment and watermain pipes.
• Handle and calibrate handheld analyzers for water quality.

Skills

Water Treatment Operations

Wastewater Treatment Operations

Maintenance Skills

Health and Safety Focus

Teamwork

Physical Fitness

Education

National Certificate in Water Reticulation, Level 3 or 4

Tools

Handheld Analyzers

Treatment Plant Equipment

Job description

Senior Water Technician (Small Waters Treatment) - Auckland

Protecting the health of our water.
We believe that’s worth caring about.

At Citycare Water, we’re proud to be the country’s largest dedicated experts in three waters – around 600 good people, making it happen across 10 locations. We specialise in water network maintenance and reticulation renewal construction. We service almost a quarter of properties nationwide; and we maintain over 20,000kms of pipe network. That’s 2X the length of the NZ’s state highways! Water may seem like such an everyday thing, but that’s what makes it so important. Every day, every living thing needs it.

So, join us on our mission to ensure every community has access to safe water for life - we believe that’s worth striving for.

About the job:

We’re looking for an experienced Senior Water/Wastewater Technician to join our team in Auckland. The role involves operating and maintaining small water and wastewater treatment plants and maintaining reticulation networks on a reactive or scheduled basis, as required to contract specifications.

This may include repairing or installing treatment plant equipment, watermain pipes, service pipes, meter connections, and irrigation systems, and maintaining or repairing wastewater disposal systems. You will handle and calibrate handheld and treatment plant analysers and flush and resolve water quality issues within the reticulation networks. You will also be expected to be on call on a rostered basis.

What you’ll need:

• Previous experience in working in the water or wastewater industry or a similar industry.
• Ideally have experience with operating and maintaining water or wastewater treatment plants.
• Be prepared to gain a National Certificate in Water Reticulation, Level 3 or 4 (Water strand) and certification in drinking water and wastewater treatment.
• Willingness to participate in the on-call and standby roster.
• Be physically fit, health and safety focused, and able to work well in a team as well as independently.
• A full class 1 license is essential, class 2 desirable.

All preferred candidates will be required to complete pre-employment checks to the employer’s satisfaction. These checks include but are not limited to, ministry of Justice criminal conviction report, medical assessment, and drug and alcohol testing.

If you have any further questions, please email [e-mail].

Benefits and culture:

We offer an inclusive and vibrant company culture where effort is rewarded, fresh ideas are welcome, and success is celebrated. No two days are ever the same, and the opportunities are limitless. We also prioritise job security and are committed to supporting our people through good times and bad.

Find out more:

Visit our Careers page to hear from our people about what it’s like working for Citycare Water; and visit our News section to read about the work we do protecting the health of our water in our local communities.

We encourage all applicants, regardless of their background or experience, to apply if they feel they are a good fit for the role. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and believes that every member of our team brings unique perspectives and strengths to our company.