Title: Operational Optimisation Engineer

Location:

Ellerslie, Auckland, NZ, NZ, 1051

About Veolia

Veolia Australia & New Zealand is the only global company to provide a full range of environmental services in the fields of water, waste management and energy solutions. With the global expertise gained from serving the environment for more than 170 years.

The Opportunity

We are looking for an experienced Business Optimisation Engineer to join our team at Head Office in Auckland. The key objective is to drive business improvement, standardisation and enhanced EBIT across VNZ activities.

What's on offer

A great team-working environment
Employee assistance programs (EAP) through assure which covers mental health, nutrition, financial, legal, coaching and career transition support
Competitive salary
Opportunities for professional growth and development
Stable employment with a reputable organisation
Meaningful work that contributes to the well-being of our community

What you'll be responsible for

Direct collaborative working with nominated Operations commercial champions
Working closely with other Veolia business stakeholders
Working as an integrated member of the NZ Business Optimisation team
Deliver outcomes that enhance Te Mana o te Wai and are compliant with contract obligations and legislative requirements,
Conduct business audits across Veolia NZ contracts
Oversee and actively support Operations in the implementation by Operations of business improvement actions arising from business audits.
Active business support provision to Operations including development, implementation and training-out of standardised and optimised operational processes and documentation to facilitate efficient, reproducible, compliant and commercially focused outcomes delivery
Provision of business project governance, project management and project implementation support for business projects.
Assist and support Operations with Veolia global reporting.
Provision of active support to business opportunities (paid service activities) and business growth opportunities.
Technical and operational support to Veolia NZ ‘National’ supplier agreements
Champion and support a commercial culture founded on a solid contract knowledge and understanding of revenue and costs.

What you'll need to be successful

Qualifications / Experience:

Tertiary qualifications in relevant disciplines.
Experience in an engineering / technical position.
Ability to manage a project and delivery within time and budget constraints
Proven ability to establish and maintain working relationships with colleagues.
Ability to understand business and contract models, and the commercial nature of Veolia operations.
Knowledge of technical aspects of water and wastewater services such as process optimisation, drinking water standards and/or resource consent compliance desirable.
Knowledge of water and wastewater construction, specifically in relation to water and wastewater treatment and reticulation infrastructure desirable
Ability to meet deadlines through balancing commitments and priorities.
Minimum Car drivers licence valid for NZ.

You are a confident and effective communicator, adept at building strong relationships and interacting with stakeholders at all levels, both technical and non-technical. With strong commercial acumen, strategic thinking, and sound analytical and problem-solving skills, you are a self-starter who works with a high degree of autonomy. You can pivot and quickly adapt to changing circumstances, delivering under time pressure. You possess a high degree of personal integrity and demonstrate a strong commitment to internal customer service and achieving positive customer outcomes.

Why Veolia?

At Veolia Australia and New Zealand, you’ll join a team of over 6000 passionate innovators... and good humans. Here, you’ll have the opportunity to build your career, and resource the world. We value diversity, equality and inclusion, and we are committed to providing working environments where everyone is included and treated fairly and with respect. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply.

If this role resonates with you and you are keen to contribute to Veolia’s ecological transformation, then hit the apply button now!

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To apply for this vacancy you MUST be a New Zealand citizen, resident, or have already secured the right to work in New Zealand and therefore hold a valid visa.