Water Services Contract Engineer

About the role:

As a member of the Water Services Delivery team this role is responsible for the management of the district-wide Water Services Network Maintenance Contract which deliver Water Services to the district and ensures safe, compliant, efficient, and cost-effective solutions for operations and maintenance, of water assets, this will also include but not limited to

• Act as the lead for the Water Services Network Management Contract
• Undertake audits of the contracted service providers performance including asset maintenance and contract information
• Ensuring accurate invoicing and claim processing within budget
• Effectively manage customer contacts and requests, including liaison between Council and the contracted service providers
• Collate, analyse, report and manage asset data and information for all activities within the Water Services Network Management Contract
• Provide service delivery advice and input, and to provide information on relevant issues to internal and external stakeholders
• Direct and prioritise operational maintenance needs

About you:

Our ideal candidate will be an excellent communicator with the ability to build and maintain relationships. You will have an engineering degree or similar with contractual experience. You will be able to confidently direct and prioritise operational needs.

You will also have:

• Experience working within a Contract Management role, ideally with a Contractor and Local Authority within Water Services
• Working experience with asset management systems software's including AMS and GIS
• Experience working in a local or central government environment
• Proven track record in the accuracy and timely gathering, inputting, interpretation and presentation of data
• Have a level of experience that will be able to provide support for water services projects for enhancement and expansion
• Effectively manage of the Water Services Network Management Contract in consultation with discipline engineers

• Great work-life balance with flexibility
• Career coaching and development
• Life insurance
• Wellbeing and volunteer leave
• Three days paid leave between Christmas and New Year
• Two weeks paid Partners Leave
• Sick leave from day one
• Continued KiwiSaver contributions during savings suspension
• Discounts with local and national businesses

About us:

Selwyn is one of the fastest-growing districts in New Zealand. We have a fantastic quality of life, great communities, and a thriving economy. Our Council works actively with residents to provide the services and facilities that help our communities to thrive and grow.

Our head office is based in Rolleston (only 25km from Christchurch), which offers an enviable family lifestyle, outstanding local facilities and an easy drive to the ski fields, rivers and hills that make up Canterbury's stunning landscape.

Our values are important to us and represent the way we work: · Be a good human · Be brave - Think differently · Better together- Make it happen for Selwyn.

We honour Te Tiriti o Waitangi and we are committed to working with our Treaty partner to deliver on our obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

We value the safety of our community - this role requires a satisfactory safety check including police vetting and for you to pass a drug and alcohol test.

If you'd like to play a part in making Selwyn the best place to live, work and play, join us today!

Apply, now! As we will be shortlisting applications as they are received.

We reserve the right to close the advertising early.

To apply for this job go to: https://sdcjobs.co.nz/Vacancies & enter ref code: 6667460.

Applications close 02 October 2024