Senior Water Engineer Project Manager

Senior Water Engineer / Project Manager

Wereexpanding our water portfolio in Wellington and Aucklandand need a Wellington basedproject manager with experience delivering in the water sector to manage multiple water supply and wastewater renewal projects.

This role sits within a technically strong Land & Water team that delivers a variety of growth-related and renewal projects across Wellington for a variety of will combine technical experience with project management accountability leading multidisciplinary teams to plan design and deliver water infrastructure projects across the region. The role requires strong client engagement sound engineering judgement and the ability to lead projects from concept through to construction support.

What Youll Do

• Lead the delivery of capital works and renewals projects within the Wellington region
• Manage project scope programme budget risk and quality across multiple concurrent work packages
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams and inputs to achieve agreed delivery outcomes and milestones
• Take ownership of assigned projects or packages with accountability for planning execution and reporting
• Act as the primary daytoday interface with our water clients supporting clear communication and issue resolution
• Oversee the production of design and project documentation to meet client regulatory and programme requirements
• Drive delivery performance through proactive risk management change control and programme optimisation
• Support construction-phase activities including technical queries programme updates and stakeholder coordination

What Youll Bring

• Senior project leader operating at Lead Engineer / Project Manager level with proven experience delivering complex water infrastructure projects and managing multiple concurrent workstreams
• Strong water sector experience including work with public sector or local authority clients and an understanding of regulated environments and longterm asset programmes
• Brings sufficient engineering depth to effectively manage scope risk quality and constructability and to challenge technical inputs in support of delivery outcomes
• Bachelors degree in Civil Environmental or Water Engineering (or equivalent) with CPEng status or progress toward chartership and eligibility to work in New Zealand
• Proficient in project management and programme controls tools with strong capability across reporting document management and Microsoft Office in a major programme environment

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