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Technical Director - Water

Worley
Wellington, Wellington
Full time
5 days ago
Technical Director - Water - WEL001K
Company: Worley
Primary Location: NZL-WR-Wellington
Other Locations: NZL-AR-Auckland, NZL-TK-New Plymouth, NZL-CB-Christchurch
Job: Engineering and Design (General)
Schedule: Full-time
Employment Type: Employee
Job Level: Experienced
Job Posting: Aug 3, 2025
Unposting Date: Sep 3, 2025
Reporting Manager Title: Director, Operations
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About the job

We’re looking for a Technical Director – Water to join our New Zealand team.

When you work for us, you get the chance to join nearly 50,000 people all driven by a common purpose – delivering a more sustainable world. We’re excited about the challenges ahead. If you ask us, there’s never been a more rewarding time to work in the energy, chemical and resources sectors.

Who we are

Worley is a global professional services company of experts headquartered in Australia.

We partner with our customers to deliver projects and create value over the life of their portfolio of assets. We solve complex problems by finding integrated data-centric solutions from the first stages of engineering and consulting to the last stages of installation and commissioning.

In New Zealand we have 6 offices spread across the country and work for a diverse range of clients focused around the energy, power, chemicals, water, and industrial sectors. We love solving complex problems and get involved at the first stages of engineering and consulting to the last stages of installation and commissioning.

What you’ll do

We are looking for a Technical Director – Water to join our team in New Zealand.

The role responsibilities include:

  • Work closely with our Senior Leadership Team and wider engineering and project teams to deliver projects in the water sector for existing customers and continue the growth of our customer network.
  • Identify, bid, win and deliver water projects for both municipal and industrial customers.
  • Direct, develop and grow our Water team to support technical engineering in this sector.
  • Provide direction and project management to ensure water sector projects are completed in accordance with contractual obligations and established policies, procedures and systems approved by Worley.
  • Lead and execute medium and large projects.

What you’ll have

  • A civil or mechanical engineering tertiary qualification is desirable.
  • In-depth knowledge of the New Zealand Water sector.
  • A developed customer network, ideally across both islands.
  • Extensive experience delivering technical engineering solutions in New Zealand.
  • The right to live and work in New Zealand.

Why you should apply

  • Flexible work arrangements.
  • Take advantage of our global on-line learning platform!
  • Competitive remuneration & employee benefits.
  • Enjoy a varied & challenging role.
  • Career development opportunities beyond this role.

Moving forward together

We want our people to be energized and empowered to drive sustainable impact. So, our focus is on a values-inspired culture that unlocks brilliance through belonging, connection and innovation.

We’re building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace. Creating a space where everyone feels they belong, can be themselves, and are heard.

And we're not just talking about it; we're doing it. We're reskilling our people, leveraging transferable skills, and supporting the transition of our workforce to become experts in today's low carbon energy infrastructure and technology.

Whatever your ambition, there’s a path for you here. And there’s no barrier to your potential career success.

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