Infrastructure Delivery Lead – Remote Antarctic Base

Antarctica New Zealand; Christchurch; On-site; NZD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Antarctica New Zealand invites applications for the role of Manager, Infrastructure Delivery. Based in Christchurch, you’ll lead the operational arm of Antarctic Infrastructure, turning asset plans into safe maintenance, renewals and capital works for Scott Base as part of a four-year redevelopment.

You will manage a team of engineers, oversee life-support systems, and travel to Antarctica to lead on-ice work, with a strong focus on safety, risk management and contractor performance.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree or equivalent senior operational experience.
• Experience leading operational engineering and maintenance teams in remote environments.
• Delivery of capital works, renewals and maintenance with financial control.
• Strong contract management and supplier performance experience.
• Solid grounding in health and safety, statutory compliance, risk management and incident response.
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary technical and trade teams.
• Excellent communication, planning and organisational skills.
• Ability to obtain medical clearance for travel to Antarctica.

Responsibilities

• Lead four Asset Engineers and the Scott Base Engineering Supervisor.
• Keep Scott Base life support systems maintained and operating to a high standard.
• Own delivery of planned and reactive maintenance, renewals and the capital works programme within budget.
• Drive operational health and safety, engineering risk management, statutory compliance and emergency preparedness.
• Manage contractor and service-delivery performance, and lead engineering assurance and technical governance.
• Build crew capability, succession and year-round engineering leadership, including winter cover.
• Travel regularly to Antarctica to lead work on the ice.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Asset management

Safety leadership

Contract management

Engineering communication

Planning & budgeting

Education

Engineering degree

Advanced trade qualification

Job description

Antarctica New Zealand invites applications for the role of Manager, Infrastructure Delivery. Based in Christchurch, you’ll lead the operational arm of Antarctic Infrastructure, turning asset plans into safe maintenance, renewals and capital works for Scott Base as part of a four-year redevelopment.

You will manage a team of engineers, oversee life-support systems, and travel to Antarctica to lead on-ice work, with a strong focus on safety, risk management and contractor performance.