Senior Infrastructure Delivery Director (Auckland)

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi; Auckland; On-site; NZD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi in Auckland seeks an experienced Project Director to provide senior leadership and end-to-end accountability for delivering NZ's largest and most complex infrastructure investments.

You will lead multidisciplinary teams and delivery partners, coordinating planning, procurement, consenting, commercial management, project controls, risk and stakeholder engagement to achieve safety, cost, quality, time and value for money.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Experience across project strategy, governance, controls, risk management, procurement, consenting and benefits realisation.

Responsibilities

• Provide end-to-end accountability for delivery of NZTA's largest, highest-risk infrastructure investments.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams and delivery partners to meet safety, cost, quality, time and value outcomes.
• Coordinate planning, procurement, consenting, governance, project controls and risk management.
• Provide timely, robust advice to governance groups and stakeholders to support effective decision making.

Skills

Senior leadership

Delivery leadership

Commercial acumen

Stakeholder engagement

Governance & controls

Risk management

Team leadership

Engineering background

Public sector delivery

Education

Engineering or Business degree

Job description

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi in Auckland seeks an experienced Project Director to provide senior leadership and end-to-end accountability for delivering NZ's largest and most complex infrastructure investments.

You will lead multidisciplinary teams and delivery partners, coordinating planning, procurement, consenting, commercial management, project controls, risk and stakeholder engagement to achieve safety, cost, quality, time and value for money.