Waikato Waters is a brand-new, publicly owned water utility bringing together water and wastewater services across the Waikato region - built from the ground up to deliver for communities today and for generations to come.
Te tūranga | The role
Turn strategy into executable work. As a Maintenance Planning Engineer, you'll play a critical role in ensuring Waikato Waters' assets are maintained safely, reliably, and in line with operational and regulatory expectations. Reporting to the Maintenance Planning Lead, you'll translate asset condition, operational risk, and engineering standards into clear, well-defined maintenance plans that can be efficiently delivered by field teams.
You'll bring structure, clarity, and consistency to maintenance activities-helping reduce failures, improve reliability, and ensure the right work is done at the right time.
Ō mahi | What you'll do
- Develop and maintain preventative and corrective maintenance plans aligned to asset criticality and risk.
- Apply engineering judgement and relevant standards to ensure maintenance is fit for purpose.
- Create clear, practical job plans, task scopes, and technical instructions for field teams.
- Work closely with the Works Programming Team to ensure work is well-defined and executable.
- Support both forward planning and reactive maintenance requirements as they arise.
- Adjust priorities and sequencing in response to operational changes
- Analyse asset performance and failure data to identify improvement opportunities.
- Contribute to the ongoing refinement of maintenance strategies and standards.
You're a structured, detail-oriented engineer who knows how to turn complexity into clear, actionable plans. You understand what good maintenance looks like in practice-and how to enable teams to deliver it.
- Engineering qualification (mechanical, electrical, process, or related discipline)
- Experience in maintenance planning or engineering within an operational environment.
- Strong understanding of risk-based maintenance principles and asset management systems.
- Excellent technical writing and documentation skills.
- Ability to balance planned work with reactive operational demands.
- Strong communication skills and a collaborative, solutions-focused approach.
- Experience in water, wastewater, utilities, or industrial environments (desirable)
- Experience managing or coordinating specialist contractors (desirable)
Waikato Waters is being built once - and you'd be part of that. He waka eke noa - we are all in this together. The work is real, the impact is visible, and the team we're assembling is genuinely exceptional. We offer competitive remuneration, health insurance, and hybrid working where the role allows. To learn more about Waikato Waters visit: www.waikatowaters.co.nz.
Me pēhea te tono | How to apply
Applications close 21/05/2026. To apply, visit www.alexanderjames.co.nz/job-results. For a full position description or for a confidential chat contact Toni Lea at toni@alexanderjames.co.nz.