Wastewater Engineer

Richmond, New Zealand

Reference: 6801809

Do you have a passion for public health protection and environmental impact mitigation? This position offers the chance to make a real difference in the community.

Join our dynamic and supportive team at Tasman District Council where we work together to protect public health, prevent spread of disease, and mitigate environmental impacts through efficient wastewater management.

The Perks:

There are so many reasons why you'll like working at Tasman District Council. You'll enjoy a supportive, collaborative environment and work with a dedicated team where knowledge and humor is shared freely. You'll also be rewarded with a competitive salary and benefits package, health insurance and variety of other benefits. These include flexible work hours, extra leave (including birthday leave) and professional development.

In this role, you will:

  • Play a pivotal part in ensuring our wastewater networks operate optimally.
  • Collaborate closely with maintenance contractors and project teams to address issues, monitor compliance and plan asset renewals.
  • Ensure data compliance and operational efficiency.
  • Work with project teams on wastewater projects and collaborate with the water team on supply and service conflicts.

You'll be someone with:

  • An engineering background working with wastewater. Bring your consultancy, contracting or Local Government experience to the role.
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to foster relationships.
  • Self-discipline and empathy.
  • Strong ability to manage pressure and prioritise tasks.
  • A positive attitude, proactive approach and good sense of humor.

Ready to be rewarded for your hard work?

This position offers a starting salary range of $104,599 - $116,222 plus a 7% benefits package that can be tailored to you. Think health insurance, additional leave, additional superannuation, professional development and a day off on your birthday too.

On top of that this is a challenging and rewarding role within a supportive and collaborative environment. Building great communities through employing great people, will you be one of them?

Applications Close: 21 Sep 2025

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What to expect after you apply

Once the vacancy closes you'll be contacted within 7 days as to whether or not your application has been successful.  If you've been shortlisted for an interview, you'll be contacted by one of the People & Wellbeing team to arrange a time to come in and meet with some of the team. 

We typically only do one interview, however depending on the seniority of the role or the role itself, we sometimes require two interviews.  For mid-senior level and team leader/manager roles, you may also be required to undertake psychometric testing.

In your interview, there will be a member of the People & Wellbeing team, the Hiring Manager and either their Manager or one of the senior member's of their team.  Our interview questions are predominantly behavioural and skills-based.

Summer Student Internships

Every year we employ a number of Summer Students across the Council to work for a period of 12-16 weeks over the summer months (mid-November to February). This is a great opportunity to gain work experience in your field of study, advertising begins early July, All applications are to be sumbitted via our website in July.

We typically have vacancies in Engineering, Environmental Information (Hydrology, Resource Science and Biosecurity), Information Services and Regulatory (Compliance Monitoring).

If you're an Engineering student interested in a Rivers Engineering career/Summer Student position, check out this website for more information - Careers | Resilient River Communities - Careers | Resilient River Communities (resilientrivers.nz).