Project Manager - ICT

Airways; Christchurch; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Airways New Zealand is hiring a Project Manager for our Christchurch (Burnside) site. You will lead ICT and enterprise system projects across a varied portfolio, reporting to a Project Delivery Manager and coordinating with business units, vendors and technical specialists to ensure on-time delivery and regulatory compliance.

You will bring 10+ years in complex, regulated environments and 5+ years in ICT or enterprise projects of similar scale, with strong communication and leadership skills.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of ICT/enterprise project experience in regulated environments.
• Advanced practical knowledge of project management methodologies (PMBOK preferred).
• Experience coordinating data cleansing, migration, integrations and cutover/go-live sequencing.

Responsibilities

• Lead ICT and enterprise systems projects from initiation to delivery, handover and closure.
• Manage scope, time, cost, quality, risks and reporting, ensuring safety and regulatory compliance.
• Collaborate with business and operational teams, technical specialists and vendors to achieve project objectives.

Skills

10+ years experience

ICT project management

Regulated environments

Communication

Stakeholder management

PMBOK familiarity

Education

Undergraduate degree in Engineering/Science/Commerce

Postgraduate degree (advantage)

Job description

About Airways:

Our people manage New Zealand's 30 million square kms of airspace, providing air traffic control, surveillance, communication, flight inspection, mapping, and airspace design services. We work with government, regulatory authorities, airlines, airports, and the general aviation community to ensure pilots, passengers and goods reach their destination - safely. At Airways, our values underpin all that we do. We value Safety, One Airways, Excellence and Success in all that we do.

Our organisation is made up of operational business groups that are supported by governance and corporate services functions. Our team members are located in offices, workshops, Air Traffic Control Towers and surveillance centres across Aotearoa. To learn more about our people and organisational structure, check out www.airways.co.nz/about .

About the Team:

The Technology business unit is responsible for the effective delivery, management and services of all technology disciplines within the air navigation services environment – engineering design, software design and development, technology architecture and infrastructure, asset management, installation and maintenance, technical training, workload planning, maintenance program development, project management, and logistics support.

The purpose of Portfolio Delivery is to provide workforce and capital programme planning, to successfully project manage the delivery of the capital programme, and to optimise the performance of the Technology Group.

About the Projects:

With over a hundred projects underway at any time, our portfolio span enterprise systems, networks , e ngineering/ i nfrastructure , e lectrical/ p ower and property. Th is opportuni ty has a focus on ICT, technology and enterprise systems in a highly regulated operational environment , with flexibility to manage projects across the wider portfolio as projects arise.

Our uniquely complex environment includes 20+ inhouse systems, hardware (design, build, installation and maintenance) at 90 NavAid sites, networks (design, implementation and maintenance), IT services (design, maintenance and improvement), construction and maintenance of buildings .

About the Role:

We’re recruiting multiple permanent , full-time Project Managers at intermediate and senior levels in our Project Delivery team, based at our Christchurch (Burnside) office. You’ll bring ICT, technology or enterprise systems project experience and a flexible approach to delivering projects across our varied portfolio.

Reporting to a Project Delivery Manager, you’ll work collaboratively with business and operational teams , technical specialists and vendors to deliver projects within agreed scope, time and budget . You’ll bring people together, support informed decisions and contribute to programme outcomes .

As a Project Manager , you r key responsibilities include :

• Leading ICT and enterprise systems projects from initiation and planning through delivery, operational handover and closure, and managing projects across other disciplines as required .
• Managing scope, time, cost, quality, risks, issues, people, communication, procurement and reporting, while meeting safety , security, privacy and regulatory requirements.
• Planning and coordinating data cleansing and migration, system integrations and interfaces, and cutover and go-live sequencing to support operational readiness and minimise disruption to service users and teams.
• Working with specialists and vendors to understand and constructively challenge solution architecture, functional designs and configuration choices, assess integration and data flow impacts, and manage data quality, reconciliation and legacy decommissioning risks.
  

About You:

You bring 10+ years’ industry experience in complex, highly regulated operational environments comparable to Airways (a state-owned enterprise with 800+ employees across multiple locations ), including 5+ years managing ICT, technology or enterprise systems projects of similar scale and complexity. You communicate clearly, welcome different perspectives and collaborate across business and technical teams. You constructively challenge decisions , work with specialists to solve problems and adapt your project management skills across disciplines without needing to be the technical expert in every area.

You'll also bring:

• Undergraduate university degree in Engineering, Science, Commerce or equivalent
• Advanced practical knowledge of project management methodologies (PMBOK preferred)
• Knowledge of enterprise systems, platforms , integration principles and end-to-end processes across business units / entities in regulated environments; experience modernising legacy systems and assessing in-house versus vendor support
• Ability to constructively challenge architecture, functional designs and configuration choices, assess integration and data flow impacts , and plan around platform constraints, release cycles and vendor roadmaps
• Experience coordinating data cleansing , migration, integrations , interfaces and cutover / go-live sequencing, managing data quality, reconciliation and legacy decommissioning risks, and applying quality assurance and controls
• End-to-end procurement experience, including RFI/RFP processes, response evaluation, supplier selection and contracting; confidence working with technical consultants and managing contractors, vendors and suppliers
• Business case analysis, financial and budget management skills
• Knowledge of relevant safety legislation
• Competence in the MS Office Suite including SharePoint, Teams and MS Project
  

Helpful, but not essential:

• Postgraduate university degree or equivalent
• PMP accreditation or similar professional project management qualification
• Prior exposure to Sentient PPM software
  

Please note that you must be legally eligible to work in New Zealand to be considered.

This role will require the successful candidate to undergo pre-employment background checks including references, drug and alcohol screening, criminal conviction, and related checks.

Application closing date is Tuesday, 17th November.

At Airways, our people are at the heart of what we do to keep NZ skies safe. We are committed to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace where people feel they belong and can bring their whole self to work. We currently hold the Rainbow Tick and NQTick (neurodiversity) and are working towards Gender Tick. We make our recruitment decisions based on the best candidate for the job and therefore encourage applications from diverse candidates.