Head of Water Compliance

Head of Water Compliance at Wellington Water, Wellington - Wairarapa

• Take ownership of our water safety plans
• Flexible working arrangements
• Permanent role based in our Petone office

It is an exciting time to be working in the water sector, not only are you at the forefront of looking after our most precious assets: water, human health and welfare and the environment, but proposed changes for the sector is increasing awareness around the importance of managing our waters and creating new opportunities. The opportunity Reporting to the Regulatory Services Director, our Head of Water Compliance is a key player for our drinking water safety and regulatory plans. You will provide assurance leadership across our operating performance and planning to drive continual improvements and compliance. This role will be the key liaison with external regulation stakeholders and oversee monitoring and investigation into regulatory compliance across our three waters; storm water, wastewater and drinking water. As a compliance champion, you will utilise your prior experience with investigations and operational planning as you provide prompt, pragmatic and analytical advice to Senior Leadership on regulatory compliance and the associated risks. You will also provide detailed reports to key external and internal stakeholders and collaboratively drive performance improvements across our operational processes. About you To be successful in this role you will bring:

• demonstrated experience within investigations and operational planning in a regulated industry
• proven experience in prioritising workloads and improving process from an audit and compliance perspective
• experience in operational internal auditing/assurance or compliance activities
• ability to identify, mitigate and manage risks within a similar or high risk industry
• knowledge of how committees and governance functions operate
• ability to build strong relationships and gain buy-in from senior stakeholders
• ability to translate complex direction, regulations and policy into achievable action plans
• a full and clean class 1 driver's licence
• some leadership experience is desirable.

About us Wellington Water knows that a great values-driven culture like ours means we can be a trusted advisor to the region's Councils and deliver great outcomes for our customers. Wellington Water plans and delivers drinking water, wastewater and storm water services from source to sea in partnership with the community, engineering consultants and contractors. Wellington Water are offering a remuneration between $112,803 to 132,709 (inc super annuation contributions) with the potential for increases and higher earnings based on experience and performance, feel free to contact us if you would like to discuss the remuneration for this role. Additionally our benefits include:

• flexible working arrangements including up to two days working from home
• comprehensive wellbeing programme, including one paid wellbeing day annually
• formal and informal professional development opportunities
• five weeks annual leave accrual will be available following two years of continual service.

For a full list of our employee benefitsclick here . Applications close on Sunday, 14 January 2024. How to apply To view a copy of the position description clickhere. To apply for the role, click on the 'apply' button or visit the Wellington Water Careers site. All applicants must hold the right to work in New Zealand, or be eligible to obtain it. Applicants 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. Note: You may be redirected to the employer's careers website. #J-18808-Ljbffr