Strategic Delivery Analyst

Watercare; Auckland; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training and development opportunities

Life and income protection insurance

Generous parental leave

Employee discounts at a range of large

Job summary

Watercare in Auckland is seeking a Strategic Delivery Analyst to support our strategic portfolio and help leaders prioritise investments and delivery. You will provide structure, analysis and insight to inform executive decisions and ensure initiatives are well-defined and commercially robust.

Sharpen your analytical and modelling skills, work with senior leaders across strategy development and delivery, and help Watercare move from reporting to explaining what actions are needed next.

Qualifications

• Experience in portfolio analytics and strategy development.
• Strong financial modelling and scenario analysis skills.
• Experience supporting business cases and executive decision-making.
• Ability to synthesize complex data into clear insights and presentations.
• Attention to detail and ability to maintain structured portfolio data.
• Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a single source of truth - benefits, costs, resourcing and timelines for a decision-useful view.
• Support initiative intake and shaping - ensure new proposals are well-defined and commercially sound.
• Provide analytical insight to inform decisions - test assumptions and develop scenario analyses.
• Identify trade-offs and opportunities - highlight dependencies and optimisation opportunities.
• Support delivery performance and assurance - analyse progress and raise risks for in-flight initiatives.

Skills

Portfolio analytics

Strategy

Finance

Consulting

Commercial analysis

Transformation

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

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

Now is an exciting time to join Watercare, we're planning to spend $14 billion over the next 10 years to ensure we can continue to support our growing city in a climate-resilient way. When you average that out, that's an investment of $3.8 million every day!

At Watercare, we're delivering a significant programme of strategic change to support Auckland's future - and we're looking for a Strategic Delivery Analyst to help ensure our leaders have the insight and information they need to make confident, high-quality decisions.

This is a key role within our Strategic Projects Office, sitting at the centre of our strategic portfolio and playing a critical part in shaping how initiatives are prioritised, understood, and delivered.

As a Strategic Delivery Analyst, you will provide the structure, analysis and insight that underpins our strategic change portfolio, helping leaders make better choices about priorities, investment and delivery.

Working closely with senior leaders, sponsors and delivery teams, you will:

• Maintain a single source of truth - bring together benefits, costs, resourcing and timelines to provide a reliable, decision-useful view of the strategic portfolio
• Support initiative intake and shaping - ensure new proposals are well-defined, robust and commercially sound
• Provide analytical insight to inform decisions - test assumptions, model alternatives and develop clear scenario analysis and insight packs for Executive forums
• Identify trade-offs and opportunities - highlight cross-portfolio dependencies, constraints and optimisation opportunities
• Support delivery performance and assurance - analyse progress, identify emerging risks, and contribute to solving issues for in-flight initiatives

You'll also have the opportunity to work hands-on across both strategy development and delivery, supporting initiatives to be clearly defined, well-planned and delivered with pace. The role is about moving beyond reporting what has happened to explaining what it means and what Watercare should do next.

You're a highly analytical and commercially aware professional who enjoys making sense of complex information and translating it into meaningful insight.

You will bring:

• Proven experience in portfolio analytics, strategy, finance, consulting, commercial analysis or transformation roles
• Strong analytical capability and financial modelling skills
• Experience supporting business cases and executive decision-making
• The ability to synthesise complex data into clear, concise insights and presentations
• Strong attention to detail, with the ability to maintain structured, accurate portfolio data
• Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint

You are known for being:

• Highly analytical and structured, with a strong eye for detail
• Curious and confident in challenging assumptions with data
• Able to identify dependencies, constraints and risks across complex portfolios
• A clear and effective communicator, able to present insights in a compelling and practical way

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