Summary: Lead and guide a skilled field crew maintaining and improving essential wastewater and stormwater networks, fostering a high-performing team culture and ensuring operational excellence. Highlights: 1. Lead and shape the future of essential wastewater and stormwater networks 2. Hands-on leadership role with varied daily responsibilities 3. Opportunity to lead with purpose and make a visible community impact Lead wastewater crews, drive performance, and keep critical networks running safely and efficiently across Tasman. **Te kōwhiringa | The Opportunity** Step into a role where your leadership shapes the future of Tasman's essential wastewater and stormwater networks. As our Wastewater Supervisor, you'll guide a skilled field crew maintaining and improving critical infrastructure from Collingwood to Murchison, including Motueka and Richmond. This is a hands-on leadership role where no two days are the same. You'll be out in the field leading routine planned and reactive maintenance, responding to faults, supporting your crew on the ground, and ensuring every job is delivered safely, on time, and to the highest standard. You'll take ownership of day-to-day operations, planning work, allocating people, plant and materials, and ensuring all activities meet contract KPIs, resource consent requirements, and customer expectations. From urgent callouts to scheduled maintenance, you'll keep response times sharp, systems running smoothly, and stakeholders well informed. Leading from the front, you'll foster a high-performing team culture built on accountability, continuous improvement, and Zero Harm. You'll coach and support your crew, strengthen relationships with clients and partners, and ensure operational excellence across safety, quality, productivity, and cost. This is your opportunity to lead with purpose, make a visible impact in the community, and help deliver a more resilient network for the region. **Mōu koe | About You** * Proven experience in wastewater, stormwater or civil maintenance * Strong leadership experience managing field crews in live environments * Solid technical knowledge of wastewater treatment and reticulation systems * Highly organised, able to plan work and manage changing priorities * Track record of delivering on KPIs, budgets and productivity targets * Strong focus on safety, quality and continuous improvement * Confident communicator with clients, councils and stakeholders * Experience with reporting systems and field data (e.g. job management systems) * Class 1 driver's licence (Class 2 and WTR endorsements advantageous) * Relevant wastewater treatment/reticulation qualifications (or equivalent) * Able to work under pressure, including emergency and callout situations **Ko wai mātou | Our Organisation** Downer's Energy & Utilities business unit is an integrated trans-Tasman team, providing services and solutions that connect communities to essential networks and infrastructure. We design, build, operate and maintain today's critical assets and networks, delivering complete services across the water, electricity, gas, telecommunications, industrial and power generation sectors. Our people are at the heart of our success. Downer Group is an employer that acknowledges and embraces the importance of our people's diverse experiences, talents and cultures. As an inclusive employer, we welcome applications from everyone. **Me pēhea ki te tono | How to apply** Please submit your application online via the advertisement, email applications will not be accepted.
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