Contract Manager - New Plymouth

Citycare Water; Taranaki; Hybrid; NZD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounted health insurance

Mental health support

Regular health check-ups

Flu vaccinations

BOOST discounts

Making Waves rewards

Bereavement leave

5 days sick leave

Job summary

Citycare Water in New Plymouth is seeking an experienced Contract Manager to oversee the delivery of planned operations, construction, and maintenance contracts across the region, ensuring safety, on-time delivery and high standards.

You will lead day-to-day operations, coach your team, manage resources and KPIs, and foster strong relationships with clients, suppliers and subcontractors while upholding safety, quality and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Qualification in Engineering, Operations or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 5 years leadership experience.
• Strong project management capability and technical skills in Water and/or Wastewater networks and treatment operations.
• Excellent communication and relationship building skills.
• Experience in contracting, service delivery, or infrastructure operations.
• Commitment to safety, quality, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Leading day-to-day operations, ensuring projects are delivered safely, efficiently, and within budget.
• Managing resources, work schedules, and operational planning
• Coaching, mentoring, and developing your team and supervisors
• Building strong relationships with clients, suppliers, and subcontractors
• Overseeing contract performance KPIs, invoicing accuracy, WIP management, and financial outcomes
• Championing safe, smart ways of working and fostering a positive team culture.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Communication

Relationship building

Contracting experience

Education

Engineering or Operations qualification

Job description

About the job:

We’re looking for an experienced Contract Manager to join our team in New Plymouth!

As the New Plymouth Contract Manager, you’ll oversee the delivery of planned operations, construction, and maintenance contracts including reactive maintenance across the region, ensuring projects are delivered safely, on time, and to a high standard.

The role involves:

• Leading day-to-day operations, ensuring projects are delivered safely, efficiently, and within budget.
• Managing resources, work schedules, and operational planning
• Coaching, mentoring, and developing your team and supervisors
• Building strong relationships with clients, suppliers, and subcontractors
• Overseeing contract performance KPIs, invoicing accuracy, WIP management, and financial outcomes
• Championing safe, smart ways of working and fostering a positive team culture.

What you’ll need:

• A qualification in Engineering, Operations, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of proven leadership experience.
• Strong project management capability and technical skills in Water and/or Wastewater networks and treatment operations.
• Excellent communication and relationship building skills.
• Experience in contracting, service delivery, or infrastructure operations.
• A commitment to safety, quality, and continuous improvement.

All preferred candidates will be required to complete preemployment checks to the employer’s satisfaction. These checks include but are not limited to, Ministry of Justice criminal conviction report, medical assessment, and drug and alcohol testing.

If you have any further questions, please email [e-mail]

Benefits and culture:

At our core, we believe that diverse teams drive better outcomes. We're proud to support and invest in initiatives that create a workplace where everyone feels they belong:

• Perks such as discounted health insurance, mental health first aiders, regular health check-ups, flu vaccinations and access to our employee assistance programme.
• Our Women in Water network provides resources, support and opportunities to thrive as a woman in your career and life in general. This wāhine-only environment is a safe space to connect, ask questions, share thoughts and experiences, support each other and have some fun.
• Employee benefits and discounts via BOOST.
• Making Waves – Reward & Recognition Program: We celebrate team members who truly live our values through our Making Waves program, recognising and rewarding outstanding contributions every quarter
• You’re covered from your very first day, with bereavement leave and five days’ sick leave available right from the start.
• Our culture values different perspectives and we provide mentorship and training to help all team members succeedand progress in their careers.

Find out more:

Visit our Careers page to hear from our people about what it’s like working for Citycare Water; and visit out News section to read about the work we do protecting the health of our water in our local communities