Water Technician

Mott MacDonald New Zealand has grown significantly over the past 12 months, to over 300 strong and now houses a team of experts who enjoy sharing success in delivering awesome projects such as Christchurch’s Te Kaha Stadium, Seascape Tower, multiple complex wastewater treatment plants and Auckland Airport upgrades.

The role. What you will do.

We are seeking a Water Technician to join a specialist water utility monitoring team working on critical water and wastewater network monitoring projects. Our monitoring programs underpin large infrastructure upgrades and provide real-time data on network performance, water quality and consent compliance. Our team is highly regarded in the industry and over many years have developed proven systems to deliver quality results for clients.

Our Wellington based Water team works on a variety of water and multidisciplinary projects across the south of the North Island, whilst also working closely with our Auckland and Christchurch based colleagues.

This is a physically active, mostly outdoor role. A typical day will see you installing and servicing high tech gadgets in environments such as wastewater manholes, stormwater pipes, above ground instrument cabinets and treatment plants. The nature of the work means you can’t be afraid to get a little dirty from time to time while you work on interesting technical problems.

You’ll be working with a small crew or alone and safety won’t be compromised. The site-based aspects are balanced with office based organisational work including checking data, scheduling maintenance, assessing data trends, and reporting on the performance of your sites to engineers, scientists, and managers within our Water team.
 

The role offers a huge range of skill and knowledge development which open opportunities for career development. These include water network operation, hydrology, instrumentation, electronics, hydraulic data analysis, web-based data management, safety management, work scheduling and much more.

About you

You should be practical and not afraid of working with wastewater, as well as hold a high level of safety awareness as you will be working in confined spaces, such as manholes. You should be physically fit and able to pass a full medical test.

The successful candidate will be based in our central Auckland office but may be required to undertake short-term travel both in New Zealand and Australia, overnight or for multiple nights as needed, so flexibility with working hours will be required.

Basic ability in Word and Excel is required for the role.

A Full NZ driver’s licence is required, and you should have legal entitlement to work in New Zealand. It is important to meet these additional requirements to be considered for the position.

Full job-specific training will be provided, along with all necessary safety equipment and vaccinations.

You’ve got this!

We offer you all the benefits that come from working in a global consultancy, including a competitive salary, enhanced Kiwi Saver contributions, ongoing professional support, career development and a great opportunity to work on key projects. We are committed to fostering a culture that empowers our people, promotes teamwork and embraces sustainability.

If you don't tick every box in this ad, please don't rule yourself out. We focus on hiring people who share our values of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, and integrity. So, if this role resonates with you, please send through your application.