Infrastructure Project Lead – Water Systems

New Plymouth District Council; New Zealand; On-site; NZD 107,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

People’s Package

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

New Plymouth District Council is hiring an Infrastructure Project Manager to lead a diverse portfolio of water and civil infrastructure projects. The role provides exposure to multi discipline teams and close collaboration with consultants, contractors and stakeholders across Taranaki.

The successful candidate will manage project initiation, planning, construction and handover within the P3M framework, ensuring safety, budget discipline and timely delivery in support of the district’s Three

Qualifications

• Tertiary Project Management/Engineering/Architectural/Building/Construction qualification.
• Well-developed interpersonal skills and relationship engagement.
• At least 3 years project management experience in civil engineering, 3 waters or building sectors.

Responsibilities

• Deliver on infrastructure and planning projects within the Council’s Long Term Plan.
• Undertake the Project Manager role within the Councils Portfolios, Programme and Project Management (P3M) Framework.
• Supporting the culture of supply chain leadership within project teams.
• Deliver high levels of stakeholder management both internally and externally.
• Responsible for ensuring contract documents and tenders are prepared in line with Council policy and legal requirements.
• Responsible for ensuring health and safety leadership is embedded throughout the entirety of the project life-cycle using the Council’s Safety in Design process.
• Ensure accurate reporting on assigned projects by reporting on expenditure against budget on a monthly basis including variances and cashflow profiling.
• Actively ensure that legislative requirements and Council policies and procedures are fulfilled, particularly in relation to all key relevant legislation.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

3+ years PM experience

Education

Tertiary Project Management/Engineering/Architectural/Building/Construction Qualification

Job description

New Plymouth District Council is hiring an Infrastructure Project Manager to lead a diverse portfolio of water and civil infrastructure projects. The role provides exposure to multi discipline teams and close collaboration with consultants, contractors and stakeholders across Taranaki.

The successful candidate will manage project initiation, planning, construction and handover within the P3M framework, ensuring safety, budget discipline and timely delivery in support of the district’s Three