Project Director

New Zealand Transport Agency; Auckland; Presencial; NZD 210.000 - 310.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

New Zealand Transport Agency, Auckland, seeks a Project Director to provide senior leadership and end-to-end accountability for delivering NZTA’s largest, most complex infrastructure investments. You will drive planning, procurement, consent, commercial management, risk, governance and stakeholder engagement to ensure safety, cost, time and value for money.

You will lead multidisciplinary teams and delivery partners, maintain strong governance, and advise senior sponsors to support timely,

Formación

• Extensive senior leadership experience delivering complex, large-scale infrastructure projects or programmes.
• Strong commercial acumen and sound judgement, balancing delivery outcomes, cost, risk and stakeholder interests.
• Proven experience leading multidisciplinary teams, contractors and delivery partners over extended project lifecycles.
• Strong capability across project strategy, governance, controls, risk management, procurement, consenting and benefits realisation.
• Ability to identify and resolve complex delivery issues with evidence-based recommendations.
• Experience building trusted relationships with senior stakeholders, governance groups, local authorities, iwi and hapū, communities, suppliers and industry.
• Excellent communication, influencing and relationship management skills.
• Strong focus on safety, delivery discipline, accountability and value for money.

Responsabilidades

• Lead end-to-end delivery of large, high-risk infrastructure investments.
• Provide direction across planning, procurement, consenting, controls, risk and stakeholder engagement.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams and delivery partners to achieve agreed investment outcomes and governance.

Conocimientos

Senior leadership

Infrastructure delivery

Governance & risk

Stakeholder engagement

Cross-functional leadership

Contract management

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Business

Descripción del empleo

Lead the delivery of some of New Zealand’s most significant and complex transport infrastructure investments. Senior infrastructure delivery leadership role Lead large-scale, high-risk and complex projects from strategy through to delivery Auckland Location

The opportunity

As Project Director, you will provide senior leadership and take end-to-end accountability for the successful delivery of some of NZTA’s largest, highest-risk and most complex infrastructure investments. This is a significant delivery leadership role, bringing together multiple projects, workstreams, disciplines and delivery partners to achieve agreed investment outcomes. You will provide clear direction across planning, procurement, consenting, commercial management, project controls, risk, communications and stakeholder engagement. Working closely with project sponsors, governance groups, local authorities, iwi and hapū, communities, suppliers and industry partners, you will ensure projects are well governed, risks are actively managed and delivery remains focused on safety, cost, quality, time, benefits and value for money. You will lead multidisciplinary teams and delivery partners, establishing clear expectations and maintaining a strong focus on performance and delivery certainty. You will also provide timely and robust advice to senior governance groups, identifying emerging issues early and providing clear recommendations to support effective decision making.

About you

• Extensive senior leadership experience delivering complex, large-scale infrastructure projects or programmes
• Strong commercial acumen and sound judgement, with experience balancing delivery outcomes, cost, risk and stakeholder interests
• Proven experience leading multidisciplinary teams, contractors and delivery partners over extended project lifecycles
• Strong capability across project strategy, governance, controls, risk management, procurement, consenting and benefits realisation
• The ability to identify and resolve complex delivery issues and provide clear, evidence-based recommendations
• Experience building trusted and collaborative relationships with senior stakeholders, governance groups, local authorities, iwi and hapū, communities, suppliers and industry
• Excellent communication, influencing and relationship management skills
• A strong focus on safety, delivery discipline, accountability and value for money
• A bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Business, or equivalent experience
• Experience delivering transport infrastructure within a complex public-sector or comparable environment would be advantageous.

About us

Infrastructure Development & Delivery develops and delivers NZTA’s national land transport capital programme, ensuring investments are well defined, de-risked and deliver their intended benefits. Through strong project leadership, commercial discipline and sector partnerships, we are focused on improving delivery certainty, achieving value for money and delivering enduring transport outcomes for New Zealand. If you are an experienced infrastructure leader who thrives on complexity, is comfortable making difficult decisions and wants to lead projects that will have a lasting impact for New Zealand, we would like to hear from you.

Applications

Applications close: 19 November 2026

For further information, email: [e-mail]

To be considered for this position you must have a legal right to live and work in New Zealand.

Waka Kotahi is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). We recognise the importance of diversity and inclusion and are committed to providing a working environment that embraces these values.

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About us

At Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency, it all starts with our people. The organisation's performance and success depends on the people who choose to make this a great place to work and make a difference for Aotearoa. Waka Kotahi has a strong future focus, understanding that new technologies and changing customer expectations mean the transport system we know today will not be the one we deliver in ten years time.