People & Capability Advisor
Come join a team that is passionate about providing leadership support that directly improves outcomes for our communities' water services, infrastructure and the environment.
- Generalist role with variety to enhance your practice
- Collaborative People & Leadership team
- Petone Location with up to 2 days WFH
This is a permanent role that will support the requirements of a growing workforce and increased water services for our community and region. The remuneration grade is between $86,230 and $121,736 including kiwisaver.
Appointment remuneration will be dependent on skills and experience.
The opportunity
As a People & Capability Advisor you will contribute to Wellington Water Ltd’s people strategy and support people leaders and kaimahi across change, employment relation matters, early career support, and applying HR legislation and best practice. Day to day you will:
- Build strong relationships that foster partnership with people leaders and identify pragmatic people-centred solutions.
- Support recruitment and workforce requirements with a focus on creating reflective position descriptions.
- Support positive culture and development that enables high-performance and accountability.
- Assess position size and grading (using a remuneration framework based on strategic pay) and support the People & Capability Lead across change and transformation
- Support cyclical projects including remuneration, graduate programmes and other team driven initiatives.
- Review and create offer and employment documentation and support onboarding activities.
- Contribute to and Lead ER cases with a focus on positive outcomes and compliance.
- Apply legislation, best practice and HR policies to all people related engagements and support leaders through any employment related matters.
About you
To be successful in this role you will bring:
- 3+ years People & Capability or HR Advisory experience.
- Pride in service with the ability to build meaningful and collaborative relationships.
- A thorough understanding of employment legislation and HR best practice.
- Strong interpersonal qualities and the ability to engage and provide high-level and consistent advice across an organisation.
- An understanding of a unionised workforce and industrial relations.
- High attention to detail and experience producing, creating and understanding employment documentation.
- Ability to self-manage, prioritise and meet deadlines in-line with programmes of work.
- Intermediate Microsoft office product and business application capability.
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
- 5 weeks annual leave accrual will be available following 2 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: Wednesday 8th October 2025
How to apply
To view a copy of the position description: click here.
To apply for the role, click on the ‘apply’ button or visit the Wellington Water Careers site, please note if you are a Wellington Water employee please apply using your work email.
For further information, email: JoinUs@wellingtonwater.co.nz
You must be legally entitled to work long-term in New Zealand and have an appropriate Visa.
- Department
- Corporate Services
- Role
- People & Capability
- 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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