Job Description
Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role
- Collaborate with teams across the organisation
- Huge variety of assets in a dynamic industry
- Based close to the beach and shops in Petone
This is a full-time position of 40 hours per week
The remuneration range for this role is $106,892 to $150,906 with a midpoint of $125,755 (including KiwiSaver) depending on skills and experience
The opportunity
We are looking for someone who works collaboratively and can provide a view of complex issues for our stakeholders. You'll work across our business to develop and monitor the performance of investment plans for Wellington Waters Long Term Plans and programmes, so you'll be adept at bringing together strategic, operational, and financial information into clear products.
You will get to:
- Connect across the organisation to help understand and prioritise investments
- Develop subject matter expertise in what's needed to support the delivery of three waters services for our communities
- Work with a team to plan programmes of future investments (mostly CAPEX)
- Lead the development of key investment planning products.
About you
To be successful in this role you will bring:
- A tertiary qualification in accounting, finance, economics, strategic planning, asset management, or associated similar discipline
- Five plus years' relevant experience (e.g. Investment planning experience or financial forecasting experience
- Be highly skilled and experienced in financial data analysis (ideally using MS Excel) that leads to good decision making
- Experience in preparation of business cases, budget bids or economic case development including strength in cost benefit analysis
- Proven experience of working in a collaborative team environment.
- Experience in presenting and facilitating cross-organisational discussions to reach decisions where different values, priorities and mind-sets are at play.
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 the following:
- 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: Wednesday, 30 July 2025.
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.