Engineer, Design at Wellington Water, Wellington - Wairarapa

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

• Opportunity for development and to support meaningful infrastructure
• Passionate team with an inclusive culture
• Based in our Petone office

This is a permanent, full-time position of 40 hours per week.

The opportunity

As a Design Engineer, you will provide support to Wellington Water's design acceptance process, design projects and provide project management services on capital projects. You will further enhance your technical expertise and provide advisory and other support services that the Design team offers to the wider business to ensure water services meet high standards and regulatory requirements.

An Engineer in the Design Team must have strong interpersonal skills and have the ability to work collaboratively with other team members on deliverables, by drawing on engineering fundamentals for the development of solutions to complex engineering challenges.

Day to day, you will get to:

• Provide support to the Design Lead
• Attend design review workshops
• Manage and collaborate with various internal and external stakeholders
• Deliver three waters infrastructure design
• Investigate solutions, analyse options and provide recommendations
• Identify and manage risks arising from projects
• Provide contract administration support
• Execute construction monitoring and quality assurance activities

About you

To be successful in this role you will bring the following:

• A Batchelor of Engineering (preferably Mechanical, Chemical or Civil Engineering) or equivalent Diploma recognised by the Washington Accord
• A good understanding of project management fundamentals
• Strong relationship management skills
• Analytical skills and able to manage data to inform and make meaningful decisions
• The ability to work in a collective and collaborative environment
• An understanding of water supply, wastewater and stormwater systems and projects

Benefits

At Wellington Water, our purpose extends beyond delivering great water services for the region; we foster a thriving community, support a diverse workforce, and offer supportive development opportunities. We genuinely care about your safety and well-being.

Our benefits include the following:

• Flexible working arrangements, including up to two days working from home
• Comprehensive wellbeing programme, including one paid wellbeing day annually
• Formal and informal professional development opportunities
• Five weeks of annual leave accrual will be available following two years of continual service

For a full list of our employee benefits, click here.

About us

Wellington Water is the professional water services provider across Greater Wellington and South Wairarapa. Our job is to provide safe and healthy drinking water, collect and treat wastewater, and ensure the stormwater network is well managed. We're a multi-council owned entity, tasked to manage the infrastructure and deliver water services to our communities.

The value of water (a precious taonga) sits at our organisational heart. Our people are passionate about providing waters services for our communities and environment which is reflective in our values; Tangata Tiaki, Whānau and Mana.

Applications close: Sunday, 15 February 2026.

How to apply

To view a copy of the position description: click here.

Please be aware this role is currently only open to internal applicants, please apply below or via the 'apply' option. Please use your wellington water email when applying.

For further information, email: JoinUs@wellingtonwater.co.nz

Applicants will be required to undergo drug and alcohol testing prior to commencing employment with Wellington Water. You must also be legally entitled to work long-term in New Zealand.