He krero m mtou | About Watercare Ki te ora te wai, ka ora te whenua, ka ora te tangata When the water is healthy, the land and the people are healthy Watercare is the largest water and wastewater utility in New Zealand providing more than 400 million litres of water to Auckland every day. Now is an exciting time to join Watercare, we're planning to spend $18.5 billion over the next 20 years to ensure we can continue to support our growing city in a climate-resilient way.

When you average that out, that's an investment of $2.5 million every day. It doesn't just stop there; we ensure that sustainability lies at the heart of everything that we do to help protect our water resources for future generations.

This means that we are continuously focused on how we can reduce our carbon footprint with initiatives likes solar panels, electric cars, revegetation programmes and much, much more. We really are a company that wants to make a positive difference. He whakamrama m te tranga mahi | About the role The Watercare team have an exciting opportunity for a Project Manager to join our team.

This role will primarily be focused on smart meter replacement projects and new connection contracts. This is a busy, delivery-focused role and the key responsibilities will include: Develop and deliver new connections/ meter replacement projects with smart meters Actively measure and promote the health, safety and wellbeing of staff and contractors including conducting site audits. Prepare monthly reports on project progress along with monthly accruals and forecasts for the Finance team.

Review, evaluate and process all contractor monthly claims and contract variations. Ensure the delivery of yearly target turnover within agreed budgetary framework Problem solving and conflict resolution. Act as point of contact between contractors, Engineers and coordinators to resolve issues prior to escalation.

Ng pkenga e rapu nei mtou | About you You'll be a confident, enthusiastic problem-solver with a 'can-do' attitude who loves a challenge and has a high attention to detail. In this role you will demonstrate: A tertiary qualification in Engineering, Contract Management, Project Management or equivalent. Knowledge of Health, Safety and Wellbeing processes, procedures and legislation.

The ability to deliver to KPIs/targets and be highly outcome focused. Experience with Project Management software systems including MS Project. Strong understanding of contract management, financial reporting, purchase orders and project forecasting.

Excellent communication, analytical and reporting skills. Proven experience working autonomously with the ability to also manage multiple contractors and competing priorities. Ng hua mu | What's in it for you We offer a competitive salary and staff benefits package including: Training and development opportunities Life and income protection insurance plans Generous parental leave Employee discounts at a range of large retailers Me phea te tono mai | How.