Senior Water Engineer - Infrastructure Planning

About the Role

Are you an experienced water engineer and interested in leading the planning of New Plymouth’s long-term water supply infrastructure? Bring your technical knowledge and critical thinking to this key position in our Three Waters Planning team. From ensuring our current water supply assets remain fit for purpose, to improving infrastructure resilience and providing for sustainable growth, there is plenty of challenge in this role! 

• Provide expert input to development applications, structure plans for growth areas, asset management plans, and the long-term plan.
• Work closely with internal teams and communities and iwi to identify water infrastructure investment priorities, and to develop business cases for infrastructure funding.
• Lead project teams to deliver infrastructure planning projects eg, network models, master plans, obtaining significant resource consents.  
• Act as translator between technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Benefits

• Forward-thinking council that’s investing in its water infrastructure.
• Collaborative and supportive team culture.
• Fantastic work-life balance including flexible working and 5 weeks’ annual leave.
• Subsidised gym membership, group medical scheme, and other health and wellbeing initiatives.
• Professional and career development.

Skills & Experience

• Degree qualification in engineering or science.
• Considerable experience in the water and wastewater industry, including consultancy or council experience.
• A good understanding of water supply at a whole system level - able to ask the right questions!
• Have a knack for communicating technical concepts in plain English.
• Able to lead technical delivery and manage project teams and consultants.
• Understanding and experience working with local regulations and standards.

About New Plymouth District Council

New Plymouth District Council serves a district population of just under 90,000 people and 30,000 households.  Our vision is for a sustainable lifestyle capital where people want to live, work, play and invest now and in the future.  Our values centre around respecting each other, achieving wellness, working together and making a difference.  If you’re new to New Plymouth and Taranaki, you’ll find life is easy here.  You can walk or cycle to work, houses are affordable, we have an awesome coastline and mountain on our doorstep, plus plenty of art galleries, cafes, restaurants, and events. 

How to Apply

Click ‘Apply’ or to find out more, contact Fiona Clarke on 027 688 8837. Applications close 28 October 2024 or when the vacancy is filled. We encourage you to apply promptly. Your application will be received in confidence.

New Plymouth District Council has engaged Peak Recruitment to manage the recruitment of this position.  Please direct all enquiries and applications to Peak Recruitment.

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