Senior Water Quality Scientist

He kōrero mō mātou | About Watercare

Ki te ora te wai, ka ora te whenua, ka ora te tangata

When the water is healthy, the land and the people are healthy

Now is an exciting time to join Watercare, we're planning to spend $14 billion over the next 10 years to ensure we can continue to support our growing city in a climate-resilient way. When you average that out, that's an investment of $3.8 million every day!

He whakamārama mō te tūranga mahi | About the role

Based in Newmarket, this is an exciting opportunity for a water quality professional to make a real impact on the health and wellbeing of Aucklanders. You'll work closely with operational teams, industry partners, and stakeholders across the business, providing specialist water quality expertise and helping drive continuous improvement in our drinking water services. This is a six month, fixed-term opportunity until February 2027.

In This Role, You Will

• Provide water quality science expertise and technical leadership to support Watercare's water quality performance goals and customer outcomes
• Analyse, interpret, and manage water quality data, monitoring systems, and associated programmes
• Identify opportunities to improve and streamline drinking water processes, systems, and business practices
• Support the delivery of safe, compliant drinking water through sound scientific advice and risk-based decision making
• Help build community understanding of water quality through education initiatives and engagement activities
• Provide water quality insights, reporting, and performance metrics to customers and connected communities
• Collaborate with operational teams and internal stakeholders to continuously improve water quality outcomes

Ngā pūkenga e rapu nei mātou | About you

Skills

We're looking for someone who combines strong scientific knowledge with excellent communication skills and a genuine passion for delivering positive outcomes for customers and communities. To be successful in this role, you'll bring:

• A tertiary qualification in Science, Biological Sciences, Engineering, Environmental Science, or a related field
• Experience developing, analysing, and managing data collection systems and complex data sets
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate technical information to a range of audiences
• Knowledge of quality management systems, business continuity frameworks, or related operational systems
• Strong problem-solving skills and a continuous improvement mindset
• The ability to build effective relationships and work collaboratively across teams
• An understanding of drinking water regulations and public health risk management

This is an excellent opportunity to apply your technical expertise in a role where your work has a direct impact on public health, environmental sustainability, and the communities we serve.

Ngā hua mōu | What's in it for you

We offer a competitive salary and staff benefits package including:

• Training and development opportunities
• Employee discounts at a range of large retailers

Me pēhea te tono mai | How to Apply

Come and join our team! If you are looking for an exciting career opportunity with a fantastic team then please apply online today - careers.watercare.co.nz.