Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Operator

Veolia Environmental Services; Wānaka; On-site; NZD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

OT after 8h (time and a half)

OT after 40h (time and a half)

On-call allowances

Meal allowances

Great team environment

Local business benefits

Gym discounts

Social club

Growth opportunities

Stable employment

Meaningful work

EAP program

Job summary

Veolia Australia and New Zealand seeks a practical Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Operator to join the operations team in Wanaka. You will maintain and operate water and wastewater networks to ensure safe drinking water and effective wastewater collection across the region.

You will report to the Operations Supervisor and work with a collaborative infrastructure team on planned, routine, and reactive maintenance. A current driver licence and relevant plant licences are advantageous.

Qualifications

• Combination of relevant education, training and industry experience.
• Experience with water mains 25–550 mm.
• Wastewater infrastructure experience 100–550 mm.
• Exposure to water, wastewater or civil construction industries.
• Basic understanding of civil construction and heavy equipment.
• Experience operating excavators or similar plant.
• Strong problem-solving and fault-finding skills.
• Strong communication, literacy and numeracy skills.
• Ability to build positive working relationships.
• Physical fitness to work outdoors and undertake hands-on duties.
• Current driver licence and relevant plant or equipment licences would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining water and wastewater reticulation infrastructure and associated network assets.
• Completing planned, routine and breakdown maintenance.
• Identifying, investigating and escalating faults and operational issues promptly.
• Carrying out repairs and fault-finding on network assets and infrastructure.
• Operating excavators, small trucks and other plant and equipment as required.
• Working effectively with internal teams, contractors and temporary labour.
• Participating in the on-call duty operator roster.
• Following all health, safety, environmental, quality and operational procedures.
• Completing required regulatory and role-specific training.
• Supporting the delivery of reliable, compliant and high-quality water and wastewater services.

Skills

Team player

Safety-focused

Driver licence

Plant licences

Water mains exp

Wastewater exp

Excavator operator

Fault finding

Communication skills

Outdoor work

Job description

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Title: Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Operator

Location: Wanaka, NZ, NZ, 9305

About Veolia

Veolia Australia & New Zealand is the only global company to provide a full range of environmental services in the fields of water, waste management and energy solutions. With the global expertise gained from serving the environment for more than 170 years.

The Opportunity

Veolia is seeking a motivated and practical Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Operator to join our operations team.

In this role, you will help maintain and operate water and wastewater network assets, supporting the reliable delivery of safe drinking water and the effective collection and transportation of wastewater across the region.

What's on offer

• Time and a half after 8 hours daily,
• Time and a half after 40 hours weekly,
• On call allowances, where applicable,
• Meal allowances, where applicable,
• A great team focused working environment
• Employee benefits at local businesses,
• Reduced gym membership fees,
• Employee social club,
• Opportunities for professional growth and development
• Stable employment with a reputable, world leading, 3 waters Network focused organisation
• Meaningful work that contributes to the well-being of our community and keeps the cogs of society turning.
• Employee assistance programs (EAP) through assure which covers mental health, nutrition, financial, legal, coaching and career transition support

What you'll be responsible for

Reporting to the Operations Supervisor, you will work as part of a collaborative infrastructure team responsible for planned, routine and reactive maintenance across water and wastewater networks.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Maintaining water and wastewater reticulation infrastructure and associated network assets.
• Completing planned, routine and breakdown maintenance.
• Identifying, investigating and escalating faults and operational issues promptly.
• Carrying out repairs and fault-finding on network assets and infrastructure.
• Operating excavators, small trucks and other plant and equipment as required.
• Working effectively with internal teams, contractors and temporary labour.
• Participating in the on-call duty operator roster.
• Following all health, safety, environmental, quality and operational procedures.
• Completing required regulatory and role-specific training.
• Supporting the delivery of reliable, compliant and high-quality water and wastewater services.

What you'll need to be successful

You will be a practical, safety-focused team player who can work effectively with limited supervision and respond positively to changing priorities.

We are looking for someone with:

• A combination of relevant education, training and industry experience.
• Experience working with water mains, ideally ranging from 25 mm to 550 mm.
• Experience with wastewater infrastructure, ideally ranging from 100 mm to 550 mm.
• Exposure to the water, wastewater, civil construction or infrastructure industries.
• Basic understanding of civil construction and heavy equipment operation.
• Experience operating excavators, small trucks or similar plant.
• Strong problem-solving and fault-finding skills.
• Strong communication, literacy and numeracy skills.
• The ability to build positive working relationships with colleagues, clients and contractors.
• Physical fitness and the ability to work outdoors and undertake hands‑on duties.
• A current driver licence and relevant plant or equipment licences would be advantageous.

Why Veolia?

At Veolia Australia and New Zealand, you’ll join a team of over 6500 passionate innovators... and good humans. Our environmental solutions help customers preserve and renew our natural resources, creating a better future for our planet. Here, you’ll have the opportunity to build your career, and resource the world.

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Fairness, Diversity & Inclusion

At Veolia we value diversity, equality and inclusion, we are committed to providing working environments where everyone is included and treated fairly and with respect. We welcome applications from Maori and Pasifika, Veterans, people with disability, mature age and early careers, members of the LGBTI+ community and people from all cultural backgrounds.