Team Leader Water Loss Management

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Team Leader Water Loss Management

  • Make a real difference to one of our most precious assets: Water
  • Take a leading role in the implementation of cutting-edge water loss and detection technology
  • Work across multiple communities and areas in this great region of ours

We have an opportunity for a Team Leader, Water Loss Management to support the delivery of Water Services to the Greater Wellington Region

Who are we

We manage the drinking water, wastewater, and storm water services from source to sea for our client councils, who are the Hutt, Porirua, Upper Hutt and Wellington city councils, South Wairarapa District Council and Greater Wellington Regional Council. We partner with the community, engineering consultants and contractors on water services projects, water conservation, operations work and asset planning.

The Customer Operations Group leads the operations and maintenance of the network on behalf of client councils and is the first point of contact in responding to client and customer requests. The group's outcomes are delivered through an innovative alliance, comprising people and resources from Wellington Water and Fulton Hogan working together to deliver a high-performance service to the Wellington community.

Where you come in

Reporting to the Regional Planning Engineer, the Team Leader Water Loss Management leads the small dedicated team responsible for one of the key focus areas for the business: that of reducing the wastage of treated waters that can occur through leaks in both private and public water reticulation systems.

  • You will provide leadership to a small team of technical advisors who are focused on investigating, identifying and resolving water loss within the wider network,
  • You will investigate, develop and roll out new and innovative technologies and techniques to support the ongoing reduction in water losses
  • You will support the education of our client Councils and Communities on the importance of managing water loss, and
  • The work of you and your team do will drive down night flows in line with our organisational commitment to our Council partners.

To be successful in this role, you can demonstrate the following:

  • A Degree qualification (Civil)/ NZCE / Diploma in Engineering / or other suitable trade qualification
  • Strong leadership experience
  • A focus on effective customer service and relationship management
  • Asset management and computerised maintenance management experience (NAMS, ISO 55000).
  • Water supply, wastewater and stormwater systems, operation and maintenance management systems experience (computer based systems).
  • Budget management and value-add creation
  • Project and contract management experience
  • The ability to think strategically over the longer term and to consider whole of network/whole of region goals when identifying priorities, risks and dependencies in the reduction of treated water wastage

What's in it for you?

It's an exciting time to join our organisation. We have big aspirations to continue as an innovative centre of excellence for the management of three waters in the region. Your personal and professional growth will be encouraged, and you will work alongside likeminded people who are passionate about their work and have a strong sense of purpose for the region and its councils.

To see the job description file please copy and paste the URL below into your internet browser's address bar: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wJZu-RMPcqd9rSuJOKnzH6Ow370eIUO4/view?usp=sharing

We will be reviewing and progressing applications as they're received, so don't delay - apply today by providing a cover letter, CV and answering a few questions about you and your experience for this role.

We support being double vaccinated. Applicants will be required to undergo drug, alcohol, and medical testing prior to commencing employment with Wellington Water. You must also be legally entitled to work long-term in New Zealand.

Req(2021.06)

Applications close: 9am, 28 March 2022

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