Procurement Administrator
Provide administrative and Coordination support
- Join a supportive team
- Petone based, flexible working
This is a full-time position of 40 hours per week
The remuneration range for this role is $64,306 to $90,785 (including KiwiSaver) depending on skills and experience.
The opportunity
As Procurement Administrator you will be responsible for providing administrative and coordination support to the procurement function, enabling efficient, compliant and well-documented procurement activity across the organisation.
In this role you will:
- Maintain and administer procurement systems and records
- Publish tender documentation through the Government Electronic Tenders Service (GETS)
- Manage the Procurement team Inbox and related tasks where required
- Coordinate evaluation panels, including scheduling of meetings and document preparation
- Ensure records and audit trails are maintained for compliance
- Assist with monthly reporting
About you
To be successful in this role you will bring the following:
- Strong experience in an administrative, coordination or process driven role
- Exposure to working in a procurement environment, ideally government or local government
- A high level of computer literacy in the Microsoft Office Suite with experience using JIRA or other project planning software
- Confidence in communicating with internal and external stakeholders
- High attention to detail and accuracy
Benefits
At Wellington Water, our purpose extends beyond delivering great water services for the region; we foster a thriving community, support a diverse workforce, and offer supportive development opportunities. We genuinely care about your safety and wellbeing.
Our benefits include the following:
- Flexible working arrangements including up to two days working from home
- Comprehensive wellbeing programme, including one paid wellbeing day annually
- Formal and informal professional development opportunities
- Two weeks annual leave accrual will be available following two years of continual service.
For a full list of our employee benefits: click here.
About us
Wellington Water is the professional water services provider across Greater Wellington and South Wairarapa. Our job is to provide safe and healthy drinking water, collect and treat wastewater, and ensure the stormwater network is well managed.We're a multi-council owned entity, tasked to manage the infrastructure and deliver water services to our communities.
The value of water (a precious taonga) sits at our organisational heart. Our people are passionate about providing waters services for our communities and environment which is reflective in our values; Tangata Tiaki, Whanau and Mana.
Applications close: Friday, 13 March 2026.
How to apply
To view a copy of the position description: click here.
To apply, select' apply' button or visit the Wellington Water Careers site, please note if you are a Wellington Water employee please apply using your work email.
For further information, email: JoinUs@wellingtonwater.co.nz
Applicants for safety sensitive roles will be required to undergo drug and alcohol testing prior to commencing employment with Wellington Water. You must also be legally entitled to work long-term in New Zealand and have an appropriate Visa.