Senior Engineer - Water Networks & Asset Renewals | Contract

Location: Wellington, Lower North Island

About the Role:

Are you a senior water and wastewater networks engineer with strong experience assessing ageing assets, weighing condition and risk, and deciding where renewal investment should be prioritised? Tiaki Wai is looking for someone who can step in quickly, bring sound engineering judgement and add experienced capability across its water and wastewater networks.

This is a hands-on senior engineering role where your experience and judgement will genuinely matter. You’ll work across existing water and wastewater networks, investigating recurring asset issues, assessing condition and risk, and helping determine the right response — whether that means further investigation, targeted intervention or renewal.

You’ll be close to the work, with opportunities to get out on site, work directly with contractors and technical specialists, and turn engineering insight into clear scopes that can move into delivery.

You’ll be involved in:

• Assessing ageing water and wastewater network assets, including condition, criticality and consequence of failure

• Determining what requires intervention now, what can reasonably be deferred, and why

• Developing clear scopes for renewal and improvement works

• Working with contractors, operational teams and technical specialists to inform sound engineering decisions

• Providing experienced technical judgement and supporting others in the team where needed

What you will bring

You’ll have strong practical experience across water and/or wastewater networks, with the confidence to make sound engineering decisions, take ownership and work through issues pragmatically.

You’ll be someone who can quickly understand a problem, assess the risks, determine what needs to happen next and communicate that clearly to the people involved.

Key experience and strengths will include:

• Strong experience in water and/or wastewater networks, asset renewals and condition assessment

• Demonstrated experience prioritising renewal investment based on asset condition, risk, criticality and available funding

• Strong engineering judgement and the confidence to make practical, defensible decisions

• Confidence working independently, while knowing when specialist input or escalation is needed

• Clear communication and a collaborative, solutions-focused approach

Experience gained within a water utility, council, consultancy or contractor environment could all be relevant.

Why consider this contract?

This is an opportunity to work on essential water infrastructure in the Wellington region, in a role where your engineering experience can make an immediate difference.

You’ll have exposure to a broad range of network assets and engineering challenges, with the autonomy to apply your experience and contribute valuable capability to a team that needs additional senior support.

The engagement is expected to be approximately six months, paid on an hourly rate, with flexibility around working arrangements.

If your background is in assessing existing network assets, prioritising renewal investment and turning those decisions into clear scopes for delivery, we’d be very interested in speaking with you.

How to Apply

Click ‘Apply’ or to find out more, contact Fiona Clarke on 02• ••• •837

This is an urgent requirement, and applications will be reviewed as they are received. The position will be filled once the right person is identified.

Applicants for safety sensitive roles will be required to undergo drug and alcohol testing prior to commencing employment with Tiaki Wai.

Tiaki Wai has engaged Peak Recruitment to manage the recruitment of this position. Please direct all enquiries and applications to Peak Recruitment.