Infrastructure Planning Manager

Auckland Airport; Auckland; On-site; NZD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Auckland Airport is seeking an Infrastructure Planning Manager to lead the integrated master schedule across a complex capital portfolio. You will align scope, schedules and risks, providing high-quality analysis to Programme Directors and senior leaders to enable informed decisions from design through operational readiness.

You will drive planning standards, manage dependencies, and deliver credible, consolidated views of delivery while challenging assumptions and enabling confident execution

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in project and programme scheduling within complex capital development programmes.
• Experience leading planning across large, multi-project portfolios and managing cross-project dependencies.
• Strong knowledge of integrated scheduling, risk management, and governance for major capital delivery.
• Proven ability to provide executive reporting, delivery assurance, and clear decision support.

Responsibilities

• Lead and maintain the portfolio-wide planning framework, standards, methodologies and controls across infrastructure programmes and projects.
• Own and maintain the integrated master schedule, providing a consolidated and credible view of delivery across the infrastructure portfolio.
• Identify schedule opportunities and drive alignment across project teams to realise benefits.
• Integrate programme and project schedules across design, procurement, construction, commissioning, handover and readiness.
• Identify and manage cross-project dependencies, interfaces, constraints, and critical paths.
• Monitor delivery against baselines and provide early warning of schedule pressures and risks.
• Lead planning reporting, schedule analysis, and executive briefing material for decision-makers.
• Support gateway reviews, assurance and governance with robust planning evidence.
• Act as a trusted adviser to Programme Directors to strengthen delivery confidence.
• Lead planning capability and continuous improvement across the portfolio.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Strategic planning

Leadership

Communication

Education

Tertiary qualification in construction management / engineering / project management

Tools

Oracle Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Power BI

Advanced Excel

Job description

What you will be doing

The Infrastructure Planning Manager plays a critical role in bringing together planning and schedule integration across Auckland Airport’s infrastructure portfolio. You will lead the development of a credible, integrated view of delivery across programmes and projects, ensuring scope, schedules, dependencies, interfaces, constraints and risks are aligned and clearly understood.

Working across a complex, multi-project capital portfolio, you will own the integrated master schedule, drive consistent planning standards and provide high-quality analysis and advice to Programme Directors and senior leaders. You will help create confidence in delivery by identifying emerging pressures early, challenging assumptions and ensuring planning supports informed decisions across design, procurement, construction, commissioning, handover and operational readiness.

Your key responsibilities are:

• Lead and maintain the portfolio-wide planning framework, standards, methodologies and controls across infrastructure programmes and projects.

• Own and maintain the integrated master schedule, providing a consolidated and credible view of delivery across the infrastructure portfolio.

• Identify schedule opportunities and lead the process to realize schedule opportunities by engaging with project teams to align the integrated master schedule.

• Integrate programme and project schedules across design, procurement, construction, commissioning, handover, and operational readiness.

• Identify and manage cross-project dependencies, interfaces, constraints, critical paths, and competing delivery priorities.

• Monitor delivery against approved baselines and provide early warning of schedule pressures, readiness risks, and emerging delivery constraints.

• Lead portfolio planning reporting, schedule analysis, and executive briefing material, translating complex information into clear decision support.

• Support gateway reviews, assurance and governance processes through robust planning evidence, baseline management, and change control.

• Act as a trusted adviser to Programme Directors, providing constructive challenge and portfolio-level insight to strengthen delivery confidence.

• Lead planning capability and continuous improvement across the portfolio, promoting consistent standards and effective ways of working.

What you will bring to the role

At Auckland Airport, we are a busy hive of activity, and a lot of what we look for is how you would align with our AKL values All In | Tātou tatou How we feel, Know How | Kōkiri Tahi How we think and Let’s Go | Karawhiua How we act.

To ensure your success in this role, you will need:

• A tertiary qualification in construction management, engineering, project management, infrastructure management, or related discipline.

• 15+ years’ experience in project and programme scheduling within complex capital development programmes.

• At least 10 years’ experience using Oracle Primavera P6, with strong expertise in Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Power BI, and advanced Excel.

• Significant senior experience in planning, portfolio integration, project controls, programme management or major project delivery within complex infrastructure or capital works environments.

• Strong knowledge of integrated scheduling, project controls, risk management, and governance frameworks relevant to major capital delivery.

• Experience leading planning across large, multi-project portfolios and managing complex cross-project dependencies and competing priorities.

• Experience across the full project lifecycle, including planning, design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and handover.

• Proven ability to provide executive reporting, delivery assurance, and clear decision support in a complex stakeholder environment.

• Strong influencing, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to translate complex planning issues into clear, practical advice.

About us

From the arrival of the Tainui Waka into the Manukau Harbour, Auckland Airport has always been a place of journeys. We stand proudly as the gateway to Aotearoa, welcoming travellers beginning their journeys, farewelling Kiwis to new destinations, connecting businesses and workers to new

Auckland Airport is more than just a business. It’s a truly unique place with an important role to play in New Zealand’s recovery. Together we’re its custodians, knowing that the work we do has the power to create positive change for our customers, the community, the environment and for the prosperity of Aotearoa. We’re all about creating a sense of place where everyone can thrive, and one where others aspire to work. We’re a diverse and inclusive workplace and welcome people from all walks of life.

Whiria te tangata. Our values weave us together. They’re what we stand for, who we are and how we act.

It’s our collaboration and passion that keep everything together. This is what our culture and heritage have been built on. When you work with us, you’ll share our ambition to be a great New Zealand business, and one that’s making a strong contribution to the wellbeing of our communities and economy.

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