Asset Manager

Kāinga Ora - Homes and Communities; Wellington; Hybrid; NZD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

5 weeks annual leave

Insurance benefits

Job summary

Kāinga Ora - Homes and Communities is seeking an experienced asset and project professional to manage a portfolio of housing assets and maintenance projects across the Wellington region. You will collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure compliance, quality and customer outcomes.

The role combines asset management with project delivery, requiring strong communication, negotiation, and problem-solving to support the portfolio’s financial and physical performance.

Qualifications

• Relevant qualification in Property Management, Valuation, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience delivering asset management or project initiatives (small to medium).
• Strong analytical skills; interpreting financial/technical information.
• Knowledge of property legislation (Fencing Act, RMA, RTAs, Unit Titles Act).
• Experience preparing options analyses, business cases, reports and recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of asset and maintenance projects across the Wellington region.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure assets are well maintained, compliant and meet customer needs.
• Balance physical and financial performance to protect and enhance housing portfolio value.
• Identify risks, develop practical solutions, and deliver projects from planning through delivery.

Skills

Asset management

Project management

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Financial interpretation

Negotiation

Communication

Education

Property Management/Valuation qualification or equivalent

Tools

Oracle (procurement systems)

Job description

• Are you experienced in asset management, project management, or coordinating programmes of work from planning through to delivery?
• Looking for variety, challenge, and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact in our communities?
• Permanent opportunity based in Wellington, supporting the Wellington Region, with 5 weeks' annual leave and insurance benefits

Reporting to the Manager – Regional Assets, you'll play a key role in managing a portfolio of asset and maintenance projects across the Wellington region. As part of the wider Asset & Maintenance team, you'll work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to ensure our homes are well maintained, compliant, and continue to meet the needs of our customers and communities.

This is a varied role that combines asset management, project delivery, stakeholder engagement, and problem-solving. You'll use your strong communication, relationship management, and negotiation skills to ensure the physical and financial performance of our assets meets agreed targets and standards, helping to protect and enhance the value of our housing portfolio.

• A relevant Property Management, Valuation, or related qualification, or equivalent practical experience
• Experience managing property assets, maintenance programmes, or property-related projects
• Proven experience delivering small to medium-sized asset management or project-based initiatives
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret and apply financial and technical information
• Knowledge of relevant property legislation, including the Fencing Act, Resource Management Act, Residential Tenancies Act, and Unit Titles Act
• Experience preparing options analyses, business cases, reports, and recommendations
• The ability to identify risks, navigate complex issues, and implement practical solutions
• Exceptional communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills
• Experience with Oracle, particularly procurement systems, would be an advantage

As a Kāinga Ora - Homes and Communities employee, we want to make sure that you have all the tools and support you need. We want to ensure you are healthy and have work-life balance. We also want to support and grow your personal and career development through on-the-job learning, training courses, secondments and study opportunities.

At Kāinga Ora, ours is the important responsibility of transforming New Zealand’s housing choices, outcomes and the entire housing sector by creating homes and communities that allow New Zealanders to thrive.

What is exciting about working for Kāinga Ora is getting the chance to make a real and positive impact on New Zealanders’ lives. With skills, planning and purposeful action, our people are creating the homes and neighbourhoods that will build the future of Aotearoa.

We are passionate about transforming New Zealand for the better. That includes being a trusted partner for Māori and iwi, protecting and enabling their rights, interests and aspirations under the guidance of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

Our values were developed by us, for us. They unite us as an organisation and guide how we work every day.

Our values are:

• Manaakitanga – People at the Heart
• Whanake – Be Bold

Applications close on Thursday 17 September 2026 at 11:55pm.

As part of our commitment to supporting employees through organisational change, affected Kāinga Ora employees will be considered for vacancies in the first instance.

We value diversity and are committed to working with each other and our customers in an inclusive and respectful way. We welcome applicants from all walks of life and appreciate the richness of experience that your point of difference brings to the organisation.

If you don’t tick all the boxes in this listing but think that you could be a great fit based on your unique background and skillset, we would welcome an application from you.

Reference # 80118

Posted on 03 Sep 2026

Closes on 17 Sep 2026 23:55

Location(s) Wellington, Hutt Valley, Porirua

Expertise Acquisition, Divestment and Redevelopment, Investment, Maintenance, Property Management, Quality and Standards, Stakeholder Management, Tenancy Management