Taranaki Operations Manager - New Plymouth Based

Protecting the health of our water.
We believe that’s worth caring about.

At Citycare Water, we’re proud to be the country’s largest dedicated experts in three waters – around 600 good people, making it happen across 10 locations. We specialise in water network maintenance and reticulation renewal construction. We service almost a quarter of properties nationwide; and we maintain over 20,000kms of pipe network. That’s 2X the length of the NZ’s state highways! Water may seem like such an everyday thing. but that’s what makes it so important. every day, every living thing needs it.

So, join us on our mission to ensure every community has access to safe water for life - we believe that’s worth striving for.

About the job:

We’re looking for an experienced operations manager to be responsible for the delivery of planned and reactive maintenance for our New Plymouth branch and sub-branches.

You will be responsible for meeting or exceeding the budgeted financial returns by continually improving operational efficiency through effectively managing resources, leading a large team of direct reports and maintenance staff, delivering excellence in contract service and customer relationship management and achieving set goals in health & safety, quality and environmental management.

An alignment with Citycare Water’s values and a commitment to upholding Te Mana O te Wai will ensure success in this role.

What you’ll need:

• Ideally you will have a relevant qualification (certificate, diploma or degree) in Engineering or Operations, or equivalent experience.
• National Certificate in Utilities Maintenance Lvl 4 and TMP are desirable.
• Strong project management experience and technical skills in Water and/or Wastewater networks is essential as well as commercial contracting/service industry experience.
• A minimum of 2 years successfully leading a large team.
• Further exposure to business improvement systems, tendering and asset management would be highly advantageous.
• Effective communication skills and the ability to build relationships is a must.

All preferred candidates will be required to complete preemployment checks to the employer’s satisfaction. These checks include but are not limited to, ministry of Justice criminal conviction report, medical assessment, and drug and alcohol testing.

If you have any further questions, please call Tony Ewens on 0272004515.

Benefits and culture:

We offer an inclusive and vibrant company culture where effort is rewarded, fresh ideas are welcome, and success is celebrated. No two days are ever the same, and the opportunities are limitless. We also prioritise job security and are committed to supporting our people through good times and bad.

Find out more:

Visit our Careers page to hear from our people about what it’s like working for Citycare Water; and visit out News section to read about the work we do protecting the health of our water in our local communities.