Idc Contract Manager

Downer & Company; New Zealand; Presencial; NZD 150 000 - 210 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Downer & Company is seeking an experienced IDC Contract Manager to lead the Integrated Delivery Contract in New Plymouth and across the Taranaki region.

The role requires senior leadership, accountability for contract performance, safety, and delivery outcomes, and strong collaboration with NZTA and stakeholders to maximise value and efficiency.

Qualificações

• Bachelor level civil engineering qualification or equivalent.
• Experience managing civil engineering or road maintenance contracts.
• Strong leadership and people management.
• Knowledge of IDM model and asset management.
• Commitment to safety and Zero Harm principles.

Responsabilidades

• Lead the Integrated Delivery Contract (IDC) across the Taranaki region and NZTA expectations.
• Ensure contract performance, safety, quality, and commercial outcomes.
• Provide strategic leadership and lift team performance.
• Develop people and organisational culture with a focus on collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Embed IDM model and ensure ethical, best-for-asset decision making.

Conhecimentos

Contract management

Civil engineering background

Leadership

Safety management

Stakeholder engagement

Formação académica

BE (Civil) or NZ Diploma in Engineering (Civil)

Descrição da oferta de emprego

IDC Contract Manager

Company : Downer & Company Job Type : Full Time New Zealand

Job Description - IDC Contract Manager

Description

We are seeking an experienced Contract Manager to lead the Integrated Delivery Contract (IDC), based in New Plymouth and overseeing works across the Taranaki region.

This is a senior leadership role with full accountability for contract performance, people leadership, and delivery outcomes. You will provide strong, visible leadership to an integrated and collaborative team, lifting performance, embedding the Integrated Delivery Model (IDM), and ensuring outcomes aligned with NZTA and Downer expectations.

Te kōwhiringa | The Opportunity

As the IDC Contract Manager, you will be responsible for the overall delivery and day-to-day management of the contract, ensuring Downer meets all contractual, commercial, safety, quality, and performance obligations.

You will play a critical role in leading the transition to, and ongoing success of, the IDM model, creating a positive, engaged, and high-performing team culture that embraces collaboration, continuous improvement, and shared accountability.

• Clearly articulate and embed the IDM model, enabling teams to adopt new ways of working and deliver effectively.
• Implement NZTA's Working Together outcomes through collaborative and transparent leadership.
• Achieve contract performance, sustainability, safety, quality, and commercial outcomes.
• Provide strategic leadership, influencing teams and stakeholders at all levels to lift performance and drive results.
• Develop people and organisational culture, empowering teams to make decisions and succeed.
• Make ethical, best-for-asset decisions that enhance NZTA and Downer's reputations while providing delivery certainty through optimised programming.

This is a great opportunity to lead by example, influence at all levels, and work closely with NZTA and key stakeholders to provide delivery certainty, optimise programmes, and achieve sustainable outcomes.

Nga pūkenga matua | Important Skills

You are a confident and inclusive leader with strong commercial and operational acumen, capable of leading complex civil maintenance contracts and high-performing teams.

• BE (Civil), NZ Diploma in Engineering (Civil), or other relevant tertiary qualification, or equivalent industry experience.
• Proven experience managing civil engineering or road maintenance contracts, including people, plant, supply chain, and financial performance.
• Strong understanding of the IDM model, infrastructure asset management, road maintenance practices, and asset lifecycle management.
• Demonstrated leadership in Zero Harm environments, with sound knowledge of safety management systems and quality principles.
• Highly developed communication, influencing, and relationship-building skills, with the ability to engage effectively with clients, teams, suppliers, and stakeholders.
• Strategic, analytical thinker with strong planning and problem-solving capability, high emotional intelligence, and a commitment to Te Ao Māori and Te Tiriti o Waitangi principles.

We are committed to a safe working environment for everyone - all successful applicants will be required to undertake a pre-employment drug test, medical and a Ministry of Justice check prior to starting employment. If you need support with this requirement, please talk to our team.