Project Coordinator
Grow your project focused career in civil infrastructure in the booming water industry with a community focused organisation
- Support a wide variety of external projects & champion water improvements.
- Opportunity to further progress your career within project management.
- Permanent role base in Petone.
The Remuneration range for this role begins from $71,769 (including KiwiSaver), appointment remuneration will be dependent on skills and experience.
The opportunity
Wellington Water Ltd have created a new project management function to ensure critical three water assets are prioritised, and effectively managed within external civil and construction projects by developers, and external construction management contractors. This function will bring water project management for externally delivered activity in-house.
As Project Coordinator, you will play a key role in supporting multiple project workstreams and ensuring smooth coordination across a diverse range of community civil projects. Working closely with internal design and engineering teams, external delivery partners, and local councils, you’ll help keep projects on track and aligned with strategic goals by providing progression, performance and technical information.
Your responsibilities will include coordinating hui with external contractors and council stakeholders, supporting procurement and investment processes, maintaining accurate document control, and tracking project activities. You will also support activity scheduling and ensuring the Project Management Team has clear oversight of project plans and timelines to enable efficient and effective delivery.
About you
To be successful in this role you will bring:
- Experience utilising project tools and methodologies (e.g MS Projects, Jira, Confluence) for tracking tasks and information within projects.
- Ability to prepare, present and report on status of completed and outstanding tasks and engage with various project leads.
- Understanding of financial administrative tasks and excellent minute and note taking.
- Previous experience working in a project capacity at minimum as a project coordination role.
- Accuracy and attention to detail, with the ability to work to deadlines.
- Confidence to engage with a variety of stakeholders and individuals to ensure actions are completed and meet project schedules.
- Excellent communication and writing skills.
- Experience in either a civil/infrastructure setting would be beneficial.
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 wellbeing.
Our benefits include:
- Flexible working arrangements including up to 2 days working from home
- Comprehensive wellbeing programme, including one paid wellbeing day annually
- Formal and informal professional development opportunities
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: Thursday 7th August 2025
How to apply
Please note, this position is being advertised for internal applications to be considered.
To view a copy of the position description: click here.
For further information, email: JoinUs@wellingtonwater.co.nz
Applicants will be required to undergo drug and alcohol testing for safety-sensitive positions prior to commencing employment with Wellington Water. You must also be legally entitled to work long-term in New Zealand.
- Department
- Capital Delivery
- Role
- Programme Delivery
- Locations
- Petone Office
Petone Office
Staff benefits
1. Inclusive Culture: It is important to us that people love our culture. We embrace a workplace where diversity is celebrated, and inclusivity is at our core. Our team is united by passion, dedication, and a shared care for water and our community.
2. Safety and Support: We provide an Employee Assistance Scheme for crucial personal support, along with wellbeing and lifestyle education delivered through our Wellbe Team, ensuring you feel supported in and out of the workplace.
3. Health is Wealth: We prioritise your health with an annual voluntary health "warrant of fitness," immunisations, and flu vaccinations. Moreover, enjoy annual subsidised vision testing and contributions toward glasses to ensure clear vision.
4. Work-Life Balance: Where possible there is access to flexible work practices. And take advantage of our annual leave, reaching five weeks after three years of service, and 10 days sick leave from starting with us. In addition, take one paid day a year for your personal Wellbeing. We also offer parental leave and partner entitlements to support you during significant life moments.
5. Comprehensive Benefits: We have partnered with providers for discounted Southern Cross medical insurance, periodic vision and hearing tests, and eyewear subsidies. You can also access discounts at a range of retailers via Boost. Gain access to top-notch gear, machinery, PPE, and tools, fostering a safe work environment if you are “on the tools”. We also offer a staff referral bonus paid when a person is recruited for a senior front line position, and we may offer relocation support if you need to move into the district to work here.
6. Professional Growth: Grow your skills with a range of development opportunities. Boosting your personal and work career.
7. Community Connection: You can take one paid day a year to participate in voluntary work on a water-related activity. And maybe join our active Waiata group and be part of a community that works together, sings, and thrives together.
About Wellington Water
Wellington Water is owned by the Hutt, Porirua, Upper Hutt and Wellington city, South Wairarapa District, and the Greater Wellington Regional councils
The work Wellington Water does is vital and rewarding. We’re tangata tiaki for Wellington’s water, and caretakers of our water infrastructure. Every day, we work to ensure that our communities have access to safe, sufficient, reliable and efficient water services. WWL is growing, and opportunities are growing along with it. It’s a transformative time in the industry.
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