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Planning Engineer - W/W Treatment
full-time•Auckland
About this role
He kōrero mō mātou | About Watercare
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!
He whakamārama mō te tūranga mahi | About the role
Are you looking for your next opportunity and wanting to make a difference to the future of Auckland?
We are looking for a Planning Engineer for our Wastewater Treatment team.
If you are looking to progress your engineering career and have a particular interest in water infrastructure, this could be the right step for you! Watercare are involved in unique projects where you will be working alongside high performing teams, and people who are equally passionate about what they do!
The work will involve:
- Developing our wastewater treatment facility plans and supporting the delivery of the AMP (Asset Management Plan) to schedule
- Delivering the pre-feasibility phases of our project lifecycle planning activities and ensuring we are running to schedule
- Providing technical support input into the feasibility phases of our project lifecycle.
- Ensuring we are delivering infrastructure/service delivery outcomes that meet our business, community, mana whenua, stakeholder and operational expectations.
- Ensuring that operational and construction Health and Safety are an integral component of the feasibility phases of our project delivery.
Ngā pūkenga e rapu nei mātou | About you
To be successful in these roles, you will have a strong work ethic, enjoy working in a team environment, and have a strong project management capability. You are an excellent communicator, who enjoys a challenge.
Your skills and background also includes:
- Degree qualified (likely civil, mechanical or process engineering)
- 3+ years relevant experience, preferably in infrastructure planning
- Wastewater treatment plant design and modelling experience.
- A working knowledge of wastewater treatment technologies.
- Excellent communication skills.
- An analytical mind that can think laterally and challenge the status quo.
Ngā hua mōu | What's in it for you
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
Me pēhea te tono mai | How to Apply
Come and join our team! If you are looking for an exciting career opportunity with a fantastic team then please apply online today - careers.watercare.co.nz.
What you'll do
- The Planning Engineer will develop wastewater treatment facility plans and support the delivery of the Asset Management Plan. They will also ensure that infrastructure outcomes meet various stakeholder expectations and that health and safety are integral to project delivery.
About Watercare Services Limited
At Watercare we’re proud to provide a lifeline service to the people of Auckland, while protecting the environment for future generations.
Every day we provide the highest quality drinking water to 1.7 million Aucklanders, and take it away again once it’s been used in the sink or flushed down the loo. Without using chemicals, we treat wastewater to a very high standard and safely return it to the environment.
We also plan for new and upgraded infrastructure far into the future to ensure we can meet the needs of our fast-growing city.
We operate assets worth more than $9 billion – but it’s our people who are our most valuable assets.
Our staff are passionate, motivated and trustworthy people who are the leaders in their fields. They’re not afraid of a challenge and are constantly looking for new ways of improving our processes and the service we offer our customers.
If this sounds like you, please visit our careers centre to see our job vacancies and be notified of future opportunities: https://careers.watercare.co.nz
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