Health And Safety Advisor

At Citycare Water, we’re proud to be the country’s largest dedicated experts in three waters – around 600 good people, making it happen across 10 locations. We specialise in water network maintenance and reticulation renewal construction. We service almost a quarter of properties nationwide; and we maintain over 20,000kms of pipe network. That’s 2X the length of the NZ’s state highways! Water may seem like such an everyday thing. but that’s what makes it so important. every day, every living thing needs it.

So, join us on our mission to ensure every community has access to safe water for life - we believe that’s worth striving for.

About the job:

At Citycare Water, the health and safety of our people is central to how we operate. We are looking for an experienced Health & Safety Advisor to partner with our operational teams across the Northern Region and help strengthen safety leadership, improve risk management and build a positive, proactive safety culture. This role will be based in East Tamaki, Auckland but will require frequent travel across the North Island.

This is a visible, field-focused role where you will work closely with senior leaders, managers, supervisors and frontline employees. You will provide practical advice, coaching and assurance while helping our teams understand, own and effectively manage their health and safety risks.

In this job, you will:

• Partner with operational leaders and frontline teams to strengthen safety leadership, capability and ownership of risk
• Provide practical coaching, mentoring and health and safety guidance across the region
• Support teams to identify, assess and manage critical risks
• Undertake field-based assurance activities and verify the effectiveness of critical controls
• Lead and support ICAM investigations, including the preparation of investigation reports
• Analyse health and safety performance data to identify trends, emerging risks and opportunities for improvement
• Help leaders understand performance information and translate insights into practical action
• Contribute to health and safety dashboards, reporting and continuous improvement activities
• Support contractor management processes, assessments, audits and engagement
• Facilitate training, presentations, inductions, toolbox talks and health and safety committee discussions
• Contribute to key health, safety and wellbeing projects across Citycare Water.

The role will also help maintain operational compliance with health and safety legislation and external programmes, including ACC Accredited Employer Programme requirements and ISO certifications.

To be successful, you'll bring:

• A recognised tertiary qualification in health and safety
• Significant operational health and safety experience, ideally within three waters, construction, infrastructure or maintenance
• Strong critical-risk management, assurance and investigation capability
• Experience coaching and influencing operational leaders and frontline teams
• The ability to interpret data, identify trends and provide clear, meaningful performance insights
• Strong written communication, reporting and presentation skills
• A practical, solutions-focused approach and the confidence to constructively challenge when needed
• Excellent relationship-management and business-partnering capability
• A full Class 1 driver licence.
• Lead ICAM investigator training, audit experience within the three waters sector and a current First Aid certificate would be advantageous.

All preferred candidates will be required to complete preemployment checks to the employer’s satisfaction. These checks include but are not limited to, Ministry of Justice criminal conviction report, medical assessment, and drug and alcohol testing.

If you have any further questions, please email careers@citycarewater.co.nz

Benefits and culture:

At our core, we believe that diverse teams drive better outcomes. We're proud to support and invest in initiatives that create a workplace where everyone feels they belong:

• Perks such as discounted health insurance, mental health first aiders, regular health check-ups, flu vaccinations and access to our employee assistance programme.
• Our Women in Water network provides resources, support and opportunities to thrive as a woman in your career and life in general. This wāhine-only environment is a safe space to connect, ask questions, share thoughts and experiences, support each other and have some fun.
• Employee benefits and discounts via BOOST.
• Making Waves – Reward & Recognition Program: We celebrate team members who truly live our values through our Making Waves program, recognising and rewarding outstanding contributions every quarter
• You’re covered from your very first day, with bereavement leave and five days’ sick leave available right from the start.
• Our culture values different perspectives and we provide mentorship and training to help all team members succeed and progress in their careers.

Find out more:

Visit our Careers page to hear from our people about what it’s like working for Citycare Water; and visit out News section to read about the work we do protecting the health of our water in our local communities.

We encourage all applicants, regardless of their background or experience, to apply if they feel they are a good fit for the role. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and believes that every member of our team brings unique perspectives and strengths to our company.