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Water Supervisor

Downer

Whangarei, Northland, New Zealand

Category Engineering Jobs

Description He aha ng painga o tnei mahi mu | Why you will enjoy working here Downer Group is an employer that acknowledges and embraces the importance of our people's diverse experiences, talents, and cultures. As an inclusive employer, we welcome applications from everyone. We also offer.

Rewarding remuneration package Fully subsidised membership to Marram Healthcare, helping with health costs for you and your whanau. Excellent Support and opportunities for career development Access to Perks@Downer, which offers discounts and savings on various products, including retail items, travel deals, and entertainment options Te Kwhiringa | The Opportunity Downer holds long-term Operations and Maintenance contracts with both the Whangarei District Council & the Kaipara District Councils. Our services include design, construction, operations, and maintenance including reactive and routine work and meter reading across water reticulation, water treatment, water networks and biosolids management.

We are currently seeking a Water Supervisor to join our team based in our Whangarei office and support both networks. Your key duties will include servicing planned and unplanned water reticulation maintenance. The Water Supervisor will be expected to be involved in planning, organising, directing and controlling activities and operations of crews to ensure that work is completed to the satisfaction of customers.

Your key duties will include: Working within a dedicated maintenance team delivering the most efficient and quality-driven service to our clients and their customers Providing leadership, management and technical input to the team Managing financial activities to ensure cost control and profitable return on work completed Proactively identifying improvements and leading implementation across the contract. Nga Pkenga Matua | Important Skills You will be a passionate, highly organised Water Supervisor with a talent for prioritising and managing a fast-paced, high-volume workload across both contracts. In addition, you will also have: Current and relevant industry experience and qualifications, ideally National Certificate in Water Reticulation Level 4 Supervisor Full NZ Class 1 & 2 Drivers license endorsed with WTR would be an advantage Knowledge and experience of supervising water reticulation teams Excellent verbal and written communication skills Strong team building and relationship development skills Financial and commercial acumen, with experience pricing works 100% commitment to Health and Safety Ko wai mtou | Our Organisation Want to know more about what it is like to work at Downer? Then head to our People Site here Me phea ki te tono | How to apply If this sounds like an opportunity for you then apply now or go to our careers page and enter reference 720655 .

We are committed to a safe working environment for everyone - all successful applicants will be required to undertake a pre-employment drug test, medical and a Ministry of Justice check prior.

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