Manager Regional Waters

Play a pivotal leadership role in preparing Napier City Council for Local Water Done Well reform. You will lead organisational readiness, ensure compliance with evolving legislation, and shape Council’s input into regional decision-making processes. You’ll provide strategic advice to senior leaders and elected members, coordinate reform-related activity across the organisation, and ensure our water assets, services, people, and systems are well understood and appropriately aligned for any future transfer to a new waters entity. This role sits at the intersection of strategy, governance, infrastructure, and people. You will build trusted relationships across Council, with regional partners and central government agencies, ensuring Napier’s voice is strong and well-informed. Leading a small but high-impact function, you’ll foster collaboration, empower your team, and guide the organisation through change — ensuring we are not only prepared for reform, but well-positioned for success beyond it.