Three Waters Asset Management Consultant

About the job

As a Water Asset Management Consultant (Manager) ideally based in our Auckland office youll help shape how water infrastructure is planned managed and delivered across Aotearoa. Working alongside advisory specialists and water engineers youll tackle the complex challenges facing the sector while building a thriving practice that responds to one of New Zealands most pressing infrastructure needs.

The mahi The opportunity

The water sector is at a turning point. Ageing infrastructure climate adaptation regulatory reform funding constraints. Councils and water utilities are grappling with decisions that will shape communities for decades. Theres never been more demand for smart asset management thinking and that creates a genuine opportunity to grow something meaningful here.

Youll lead projects across strategic asset management condition assessment and renewals planning infrastructure planning and modelling and operational performance improvement. But this role is as much about building our practice as delivering projects. That means developing client relationships spotting opportunities mentoring team members and helping position our water asset management capability in a rapidly evolving market.

Your work will span everything from 30-year infrastructure strategies and financial planning through to demand management condition assessments compliance programming and operational improvements. Youll work with councils Water CCOs and utilities navigating reform dealing with data gaps and making difficult trade-offs between service risk and affordability.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead asset management projects from scoping through to delivery managing timelines budgets and client expectations while bringing your technical depth to solve real problems.

• Work with water engineering specialists data scientists and other advisors to develop integrated solutions that reflect both the technical realities and the strategic context.

• Build trusted relationships with clients at multiple levels understanding their business drivers and translating asset management concepts into language that resonates with their needs.

• Develop asset management plans investment strategies and business cases that balance service levels risk and affordability in ways that stand up to scrutiny.

• Coach and mentor team members sharing your knowledge and helping others develop their asset management capabilities.

• Navigate messy ambiguous problems with limited data bringing clarity and pragmatic recommendations even when perfect answers dont exist.

• Contribute to business development whether thats spotting opportunities with existing clients supporting proposals or helping shape our thinking on where the market is heading.

What were looking for

• 8-12 years of experience in a consulting- based role with experience in water infrastructure asset management

• Demonstrated experience leading asset management projects or programmes ideally within the water sector

• Strong understanding of asset management principles ISO 55000 and how they apply in real-world settings

• Experience with investment planning risk assessment and performance analysis for infrastructure assets

• Ability to work with complex datasets and translate analysis into clear insights and recommendations

• Solid communication skills. You can explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences and write reports that people actually want to read

• Commercial acumen to manage project budgets and scope

Growing with us

Were serious about investing in your development. Whether youre working toward professional certifications want to deepen your technical expertise in specific areas or are building your leadership and commercial capabilities well back you. Youll have access to technical development and training conference attendance and professional memberships that keep you connected to leading practice. More importantly youll work alongside specialists across water engineering data science and advisory wholl challenge your thinking and expand your toolkit. This role is a genuine pathway to senior leadership - were building this practice for the long term and want to grow leaders from within who can shape both our business and the wider water sector.

Whats in it for me

Weve built a working environment that balances flexibility with genuine connection. While we do ask you to be in the office several days a week - building relationships mentoring the team and collaborating face-to-face matters at this level - how and when you work is genuinely flexible. Need to start late for school drop-off finish early for study commitments or work from home to focus on a complex deliverable Thats all part of how we work. Youll also have the opportunity to work onsite with clients around the country which brings variety and helps build the trusted relationships that make advisory work meaningful. We trust you to manage your time in a way that delivers great outcomes for clients and supports your life outside work.

You really can bring your whole self to work and be confident that your voice will be heard. Our best ideas come from vigorous debate diverse perspectives and people feeling safe enough to challenge assumptions - including our own. Youll work in a team where your lived experience matters as much as your technical expertise and where speaking up is valued over staying quiet.

This isnt just aspiration - its proven by the independent awards and accreditations we have gained and were always seeking new ways to prove (and improve!) our commitment to diversity.

In May 2023 we were the first engineering company in Aotearoa to receive the Gender Tick led by our people for our people.

Our Māori strategy (He Rautaki Māori) won two Good Design awards in 2022 for its outstanding contribution in bringing Te Āo Māori and digital innovation into operations and decision-making processes.

Ready to bring ideas to life

Then please apply now! We are an equitable-opportunity employer that values diverse perspectives and the contribution that every one of our people makes to our culture. Put simply we want you to bring your whole self!
We encourage you to apply even if you dont meet every criterionyour potential and the way you bring ideas to life matter most. We value your unique background and needs and were committed to a fair and inclusive process so please let us know if you require any adjustments or support.

Whakahā ngā whakaaro / Breathing life into our ideas thoughts views
Kia māia kia kaha mahi tahi / Be bold be strong work as one