- Permanent, full-time (40 hours per week)
- Based in Te Awamutu with hybrid working available (offering a combination of working from home and from our offices)
Nestled in the heart of the Waikato, Waipā District offers the perfect blend of professional opportunity and lifestyle. Known as the Home of Champions, our district boasts high-performance sports like rowing, cycling, and kayaking, as well as stunning natural reserves and vibrant communities. With excellent schools, quality housing, and proximity to Hamilton (commutable daily), plus Auckland and Tauranga (weekend escapes), Waipā is the place to achieve true work-life balance.
To prepare for district growth, and to welcome more residents to our district, we have over $500 million worth of water, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure projects to deliver over the next 10 years, including new treatment plants, reservoirs and reticulation renewals. With our Water Services due to transition to Waikato Waters Limited in July 2026, it's an exciting time to be part of Water Services at Waipā!
About the Role
Alongside an existing Asset Planning Engineer, you will be responsible for continual improvement of our asset management processes to meet new challenges including assisting in the creation and implementation of Three Waters strategies and planning. This activity is absolutely crucial in terms of ensuring our asset management practice is robust, flexible and fit for purpose so our waters infrastructure is equipped to serve our communities now and for generations to come.
The key responsibilities for this role are:
- Support best practice Three Water asset management, provide technical advice on asset management practices and plans, ensure AMPs and other essential plans are in place and reviewed as necessary, obtain and accurately reflect data on the condition of Three Waters assets.
- Liaise with the Senior Asset Planning Engineer and the Senior Stormwater Engineer for project identification and scoping, develop business cases and scope projects for the 10-year plan, review project delivery for compliance with programme and budget, manage water, wastewater, and stormwater models.
- Provide technical advice on water services infrastructure planning and asset management, liaise with key stakeholders, internal and external to ensure our assets are the best they can be for future generations.
- Support and model Waipā Values which are a key feature of how the Council and Waters asset team operate, promote a customer-first culture, take responsibility for professional development and identify opportunities for improvement.
About You
Our successful candidate will have:
- a Tertiary (Level 6) qualification in Civil or Environmental Engineering (or diploma/certificate level technical qualification plus equivalent level of learning through significant experience and/or working towards Apōpō Professional Practice Accreditation); and
- at least five years' experience in a civil and/or Three Waters engineering role.
- Asset management knowledge and competency
- project management experience
- great communication skills, the ability to work collaboratively
- a passion for doing the very best by the communities we serve
The ability to gain NZ Chartered Professional Engineer professional status or Apōpō Professional Practice Accreditation, if not already, is desirable.
For full details on the role responsibilities and person specification, please refer to the job description on our careers site.
About the Future
Be at the forefront of a transformative change as Waipā District Council's Water Services transitions to Waikato Waters Limited, a pioneering Council-Controlled Organisation (CCO) delivering essential water services across the largest grouping of councils in Aotearoa - New Zealand. This is your chance to be part of a dynamic, future-focused team committed to excellence, sustainability, and innovation in water management.
What we offer
At Waipā District Council, we pride ourselves on fostering a fun, family-friendly, and community-focused work environment. When you join us, you'll benefit from:
- Flexibility:
o The option to work from other Council offices in Cambridge and Te Awamutu.
- Wellbeing and lifestyle support:
o Access to discounted gym memberships and online wellbeing resources.
o Free annual medical check-ups (blood pressure, cholesterol, etc.) and flu vaccinations.
o Contributions towards eye tests, lenses, and frames.
- Professional growth:
o Leadership development and emerging leader programmes.
o Reimbursement for professional memberships with recognised industry bodies.
- Leave and recognition:
o An extra week of leave after 5 years of service.
o Morning tea and prezzy card recognition for service milestones.
- Insurance and remuneration:
o Medical insurance.
o Annual performance and remuneration reviews aligned with market benchmarks.
- Community and support:
o Free confidential Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for personal and professional support.
o A value and appreciation scheme to recognise colleagues at all levels.
This is a unique opportunity to grow your career while enjoying the support and flexibility to balance your professional and personal life. While the role is based out of our Te Awamutu office, some travel within the Waipā district may be required (at Council's reasonable expense) to fulfil your duties.
Depending upon experience, the gross annual salary range for this role is $95,968 to $106,631.
With this specific role, as an Accredited Employer, we will give preference to suitable applicants already entitled to work in New Zealand. However, we will also accept an application if you are eligible to obtain a relevant work visa.
If this sounds like the opportunity you've been waiting for, or you wish to set up job alerts for future vacancies with us, we'd love to hear from you!
We are also now advertising for the following opportunity to join the Water Services team, via this link:
Asset Management Team Leader
Application Closing Date: Tuesday 26 August 2025 at 5:00pm.
Don't delay - apply now to join our team at Waipā District Council!
