Senior Project Manager

New Zealand Government; Wellington; Hybrid; NZD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

3.5% superannuation

4 weeks annual leave

Professional development

Wellbeing fund

Wellness coach

Hybrid working environment

IT home bundle

Job summary

Natural Hazards Commission Toka Tū Ake is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead two priority initiatives: Physical Security Uplift and the migration from InMoment XI to Qualtrics XM. This fixed-term role runs to the end of June 2027, reporting to the Manager, Programme Delivery, and brings together business, technical and specialist resources to deliver secure, sustainable outcomes.

You will oversee delivery with sponsors, manage risks and dependencies, coordinate internal and external

Qualifications

• Five+ years’ experience leading complex business and technology projects with multiple stakeholders and delivery risk.
• Experience delivering SaaS implementations, platform migrations, system replacements, or technology-enabled business change.
• Strong governance, planning, risk and financial management skills with clear reporting and timely escalation.
• Experience managing data migration, integration, testing, cutover and transition to operational ownership.
• Experience coordinating business and technical specialists and managing vendor-led delivery or external implementation partners.
• Ability to work effectively with executive sponsors, business owners and vendors to support decisions and deliver practical outcomes.
• Sound judgement and adaptability to lead concurrent initiatives in evolving environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead both initiatives through planning, delivery, cutover and handover within scope, timeframes and budget.
• Develop integrated delivery plans, milestones, budgets, dependencies and governance reporting.
• Oversee CCTV improvements and discovery for future CCTV and access solutions.
• Deliver Qualtrics XM implementation and migration while maintaining customer feedback continuity.
• Coordinate internal specialists and external vendors with clear delivery responsibilities and acceptance criteria.
• Manage project risks, assurance and operational readiness, escalating significant issues early.

Skills

Leading complex projects

SaaS implementation

Governance & reporting

Data migration & integration

Vendor coordination

Stakeholder management

Adaptability

Job description

About the role | Mō te mahi

We are looking for an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead two priority initiatives that will strengthen NHC’s physical security, customer insight capability and operational resilience. This role is a fixed-term opportunity until the end of June 2027. Reporting to the Manager, Programme Delivery, you will lead the Physical Security Uplift and the migration from InMoment XI to Qualtrics XM. You will manage both initiatives from planning through to implementation and operational handover, bringing together business, technical and specialist resources to deliver secure, sustainable outcomes. You will provide clear oversight of delivery, risks and dependencies, while ensuring sponsors have the information needed to make timely decisions.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead both initiatives through planning, delivery, cutover and operational handover within agreed scope, timeframes and budget.
• Develop integrated delivery plans, milestones, budgets, dependencies and governance reporting.
• Oversee immediate CCTV improvements and discovery for a future CCTV and card access solution.
• Deliver the Qualtrics XM implementation and migration from InMoment XI while maintaining continuity of customer feedback and reporting.
• Coordinate internal specialists and external vendors, ensuring delivery requirements, responsibilities and acceptance criteria are clear.
• Manage project risks, assurance and operational readiness, escalating significant issues, decisions and trade-offs early.

Skills & Experience | Ngā pukenga me ngā wheako

To be successful in this role you will bring:

• At least five years’ experience leading complex business and technology projects involving multiple stakeholders, competing priorities and significant delivery risk.
• Experience delivering a SaaS implementation, platform migration, system replacement or technology-enabled business change.
• Strong project governance, planning, risk and financial management skills, including clear reporting and timely escalation.
• Experience managing data migration, integration, testing, cutover and transition to operational ownership.
• Experience coordinating business and technical specialists and managing vendor-led delivery or external implementation partners.
• The ability to work effectively with executive sponsors, business owners and vendors to support decisions and deliver practical outcomes.
• Sound judgement and adaptability, with the ability to lead concurrent initiatives and surface risks and trade-offs in an evolving environment.

What’s in it for you? | Nōu te rourou

Competitive salary (including 3.5% superannuation)

4 weeks annual leave

Commitment to your professional development

Wellbeing fund

Access to inhouse Wellness Coach

Hybrid working environment

IT home bundle

Why NHC Toka Tū Ake is a great place to work

Natural Hazards Commission Toka Tū Ake is an Aotearoa (NZ) Crown entity that invests in natural hazard research and education as well as providing natural hazard insurance to residential property owners.

NHC Toka Tū Ake mission is to reduce the impact on people and property when a natural hazard occurs while administering the natural hazard fund.

Our values define who we are; they influence the way we work with each other and the way we engage with homeowners, stakeholders and with communities, every day.

• Connection – hononga
• Curiosity – māhirahira
• Confidence – māia

He aha te mea nui o te au – he tāngata he tāngata he tāngata

What is the most important thing in the world; it is people, it is people, it is people.

Our commitment is a diverse and inclusive workforce because we know our culture thrives when we get this right.

We make a difference for all New Zealanders and strive to increasingly reflect the diversity of communities we serve by including and valuing perspectives from all backgrounds including ethnicity, religion, gender, age, accessibility needs, sexual orientation, and national origin.