Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About the role
The Stormwater Lead provides specialist leadership for stormwater planning and investment, helping ensure networks are resilient to growth, severe weather and climate change.
Based in Masterton, you’ll provide specialist advice and work with councils and teams across Waitī Waters to shape future infrastructure priorities.
Key responsibilities
Lead stormwater strategy, asset planning and investment, supporting long-term service delivery and network resilience.
Lead flood risk, climate adaptation and network planning, informed by modelling and performance analysis.
Develop business cases and investment recommendations for future stormwater infrastructure.
Provide technical leadership on network capacity, resilience, environmental performance and regulatory compliance.
Build strong relationships with councils, regulators, developers and delivery partners, integrating stormwater with growth and wider infrastructure planning.
Lead stormwater performance improvement and a high-performing team, contributing to Waitī Waters’ wider leadership.
Ko wai koe | About you
You’ll be an experienced infrastructure or stormwater professional who combines strong technical expertise with strategic thinking and relationship management.
You will ideally bring:
Significant experience in stormwater, infrastructure or asset planning, ideally supported by CPEng registration in New Zealand.
Strong knowledge of stormwater networks, catchment planning, flood risk, and regulatory and environmental requirements.
Experience with hydraulic and hydrological modelling and translating technical analysis into infrastructure plans and investment decisions.
Experience developing business cases, investment recommendations or strategic infrastructure plans.
Strong stakeholder, relationship and communication skills, with the ability to influence outcomes and make complex issues clear.
An understanding of te ao Māori and a commitment to working in partnership with iwi and hapū.
Experience in local government, utilities or infrastructure would be valuable, particularly in flood risk, climate adaptation, catchment or growth-related infrastructure planning.
Ko wai mātou | About us
Waitī Waters is a new, publicly owned water services organisation headquartered in Masterton. Established under the Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025, Waitī Waters is being established by four district councils, South Wairarapa, Tararua, Carterton and Masterton, and two iwi, Rangitāne and Ngāti Kahungunu, to serve current and future generations in the Wairarapa and Tararua region.
Our responsibilities are significant and ambitious, delivering drinking water, wastewater and stormwater services to approximately 25,000 connections and managing $707 million in assets and a $466 million capital works programme into 2034.
How to apply
Please submit your CV and a cover letter outlining your relevant experience and what interests you about this opportunity via the SEEK Apply button or you can email your CV and cover letter directly to [email protected] by Friday 13 November 2026.
Contact Us
Have questions before applying? Reach out to us at [email protected] with any queries.