Asset Information Officer

• Permanent, full-time (40 hours per week)
• Based in Te Awamutu with hybrid working available (offering a combination of working from home and from our offices)

Nestled in the heart of the Waikato, Waipā District offers the perfect blend of professional opportunity and lifestyle. Known as the Home of Champions, our district boasts high-performance sports like rowing, cycling, and kayaking, as well as stunning natural reserves and vibrant communities. With excellent schools, quality housing, and proximity to Hamilton (commutable daily), plus Auckland and Tauranga (weekend escapes), Waipā is the place to achieve true work-life balance.

To prepare for district growth, and to welcome more residents to our district, we have over $500 million worth of water, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure projects to deliver over the next 10 years, including new treatment plants, reservoirs and reticulation renewals - it's an exciting time to be part of Water Services at Waipā!

About the Role

You will be responsible for undertaking all aspects of asset data collation, recording, analysis, capitalisation, quality assurance, and reconciliation in accordance with best practice and Council procedures for Water Services.

The key responsibilities for this role are:

• Producing accurate asset information to both internal and external customers.
• Working in conjunction with the asset owners to ensure accuracy and reliability of the asset data.
• Consultancy partnership and developing both contract documentation and the asset management system.

About You

Our successful candidate will have:

• Minimum two years' experience in a similar or relevant position.
• Minimum of a diploma-level qualification in a related field (e.g. information systems, engineering or business management) or equivalent level of learning through experience.

For full details on the role responsibilities and person specification, please refer to the job description on our careers site.

What we offer

At Waipā District Council, we pride ourselves on fostering a fun, family-friendly, and community-focused work environment. When you join us, you'll benefit from:

o Hybrid working arrangements, with up to 40% remote work within the Waters team once up to speed.

o The option to work from other Council offices in Cambridge and Te Awamutu.

o Free parking at our offices.

o Access to discounted gym memberships and online wellbeing resources.

o Free annual medical check-ups (blood pressure, cholesterol, etc.) and flu vaccinations.

o Contributions towards eye tests, lenses, and frames.

o Financial support and leave for study programs relevant to your role.

o Leadership development and emerging leader programmes.

o Reimbursement for professional memberships with recognised industry bodies.

o 4 weeks of annual leave, plus 3 additional special leave days between Christmas and New Year's. (Our offices shut down for 2 weeks over Christmas)

o An extra week of leave after 5 years of service.

o Morning tea and prezzy card recognition for service milestones.

o Life insurance scheme.

o Medical insurance.

o Annual performance and remuneration reviews aligned with market benchmarks.

o Employee Benefits Programme with discounts on retail, travel, and more.

o Free confidential Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for personal and professional support.

o A value and appreciation scheme to recognise colleagues at all levels.

This is a unique opportunity to grow your career while enjoying the support and flexibility to balance your professional and personal life. While the role is based out of our Te Awamutu office, some travel within the Waipā district may be required (at Council's reasonable expense) to fulfil your duties.

If this sounds like the opportunity you've been waiting for, or you wish to set up job alerts for future vacancies with us, we'd love to hear from you! Another engineering opportunity in our Water Services team is due to be advertised over the coming weeks.

We are also now advertising for the following opportunity to join the Water Services team, via this link:

Senior Systems Engineer - Join Our Team

Application Closing Date: Sunday, 13th April 2025 at 5:00pm.

To apply for this job, please go online to www.joinourteam.co.nz and enter the job code: 35042LGC

Don't delay - apply now to join our team at Waipā District Council!