Deputy Team Leader Water

• Lead and mentor skilled water crews while remaining hands-on in the field
• Play a key role in maintaining safe, reliable drinking water services for the region
• Step into leadership responsibilities and build your career in a critical infrastructure environment

Wellington Region - based out of our Rongotai Depot

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

The remuneration range for this role is $80,369 to $113,462 (including KiwiSaver) depending on skills and experience.

The opportunity

As Deputy Team Leader Water, you'll support the Team Leader to deliver safe, reliable and high-quality water supply services across the Wellington region. You'll provide day-to-day leadership to field crews, coordinate planned and reactive maintenance activities, and take a hands-on role in complex operational work. This is a great opportunity to develop your leadership capability while helping ensure essential water services are delivered to our communities.

• Lead and coach water crews, providing on-site guidance, training and mentoring
• Coordinate planned and reactive maintenance activities to meet service delivery targets
• Support team scheduling, resource planning and operational decision-making when the Team Leader is absent
• Promote a strong health, safety and environmental culture through active site leadership and quality audits
• Respond to complex water supply issues and support emergency and incident response activities

About You

To be successful in this role you will bring:

• Full New Zealand Class 1 and Class 2 driver's licences
• Hold a NZ Certificate in Infrastructure Works (Level 4)
• Experience operating and maintaining water supply infrastructure
• Strong leadership, coaching and team development capability
• Sound knowledge of health and safety practices, plant and equipment, and digital work management systems

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

• 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.

From 1 July 2026, a new chapter in water services begins. Tiaki Wai will take over responsibility for providing Three Waters Services to approximately 433,000 residents across the Wellington metro regions.

Tiaki Wai will own the water assets it operates giving it greater independence to manage and improve water services for current and future communities, Wellington Water employees will transition into this new council-owned entity.

The value of water (a precious taonga) sits at our organisational heart.

Applications close: 9 July 2026

How To Apply

To view a copy of the position description: Deputy Team Leader 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: ***email_hidden***

Applicants for safety sensitive roles 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 or eligible to obtain a working visa.