Health, Safety and Quality Lead

He angituutanga: The opportunity 

Shape the safety culture of a brand‑new water services organisation

IAWAI is a newly established council‑controlled organisation with a bold purpose: to deliver safe, reliable, and sustainable water services for our communities. As we build this organisation from the ground up, our people are at the centre of everything we do, and we’re committed to ensuring they go home safe and well every day.

We’re looking for an experienced and forward‑thinking Health, Safety and Quality Lead to help shape the foundations of our safety culture during this exciting formative stage. This is a rare opportunity to influence how a new organisation thinks, works, and grows, and to embed best‑practice health, safety, wellbeing, and quality standards right from the start.

In this pivotal role, you’ll lead the implementation of health, safety, wellbeing, and quality obligations across IAWAI, ensuring these practices are woven into daily operations and consistently meet compliance and industry best practice. You’ll work closely with the HCC Corporate Health and Safety team to ensure our operational approach aligns with organisational strategies, frameworks, and expectations.

As a senior leader, you’ll play a key role in shaping attitudes, behaviours, and decision‑making across the organisation. You’ll champion a proactive, learning‑focused safety culture, guide leaders through change, and help build a resilient, people‑centred organisation capable of delivering essential services in a rapidly evolving environment.

This is more than a job - it’s a chance to leave a legacy. If you’re energised by the idea of building something new, influencing culture from day one, and making a meaningful impact on the wellbeing of our people and communities, we’d love to hear from you.