Land Development Engineer

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

• Career development and growth opportunity
• Dynamic, diverse and supportive team
• Based in our Petone office close to the beach and shops

This is a full-time position of 40 hours per week.

The remuneration range for this role is $81,360 to $114,861 (including KiwiSaver, ideally we are looking to appoint between $85,000 to $95,000 depending on skills and experience.

The opportunity

Internally known as Engineer Connections. You will provide 3 Waters (water, wastewater, and stormwater) advice and information relating to water and drainage connections. This includes assessing the 3-water connection applications to ensure they meets Council policy, legislation, and the regional engineering standards and specifications for becoming part of the 3 Waters infrastructure.

You will get to:

• Review, process and complete subdivision sign offs
• Process and approve new connections
• Update and provide input into standards
• Resolve complex land development issues
• Work closely with Developers, Councils and WW technical teams.

About you

To be successful in this role you will bring:

• A Bachelor of Engineering (Civil)
• A minimum of three to four years post qualification experience preferably in 3 Waters or Land Development
• Strong technical knowledge and attention to detail
• Excellent time management skills
• A strong customer focus and relationship management skills.

Benefits

At Wellington Water, our purpose extends beyond delivering great water services for the region; we foster a thriving community, support a diverse workforce, and offer supportive development opportunities. We genuinely care about your safety and wellbeing.

Our benefits include:

• Flexible working arrangements including up to two days working from home
• Comprehensive wellbeing programme, including one paid wellbeing day annually
• Formal and informal professional development opportunities
• Five weeks annual leave accrual will be available following two years of continual service.

For a full list of our employee benefits click here.

About us

Wellington Water is the professional water services provider across Greater Wellington and South Wairarapa. Our job is to provide safe and healthy drinking water, collect and treat wastewater, and ensure the stormwater network is well managed. We're a multi-council owned entity, tasked to manage the infrastructure and deliver water services to our communities.

The value of water (a precious taonga) sits at our organisational heart. Our people are passionate about providing waters services for our communities and environment which is reflective in our values; Tangata Tiaki, Whānau and Mana.

Applications close on Tuesday, 9 April 2024.

How to apply

To view a copy of the position description, click here.

To apply for the role, click on the 'apply' button or visit the Wellington Water Careers site, please note if you are a Wellington Water employee please apply using your work email.

For further information, email: JoinUs@wellingtonwater.co.nz

Applicants will be required to undergo drug and alcohol testing prior to commencing employment with Wellington Water. You must also be legally entitled to work long-term in New Zealand or eligible to obtain a working visa.