Project Engagement & Communications Manager

He angituutanga: The opportunity 

Reporting to the Pou Aronui, you’ll provide strategic leadership for community and stakeholder engagement across IAWAI’s infrastructure delivery programme. You’ll guide the planning and delivery of engagement and communications activity for a $3 billion capital programme, helping ensure communities and stakeholders are well‑informed, involved, and able to participate meaningfully in decisions that affect them.

You’ll lead the development of engagement strategies, stakeholder frameworks, and consultation processes across multiple drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater projects. A key part of your role will be making sure engagement is built in early, aligned with IAWAI’s Significance and Engagement Policy, and meets all statutory requirements.

You’ll also coordinate closely with Aronui Tuuhono, Aronui Maaori, and Aronui Paaoho to ensure messaging is consistent, engagement activity is well‑connected, and there is strong alignment between project delivery, Maaori partnership, and organisational communications. This is a chance to shape how IAWAI works with its communities and partners as we deliver essential water infrastructure for the future.