SLSNZ - Senior Infrastructure Manager

Surf Life Saving New Zealand; Lower Hutt; On-site; NZD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Surf Life Saving New Zealand seeks a strategic Senior Infrastructure Manager to lead the national infrastructure portfolio and development programme across 74 clubs. You will shape long-term planning, set standards and investment approaches to strengthen asset resilience and sustainability.

Reporting to the General Manager Club Development, you will oversee capital investment around $10 million, manage complex redevelopment projects, advise boards and work with engineers, regulators and funders

Qualifications

• Significant senior experience leading infrastructure, asset management or capital programmes.
• Experience managing complex portfolios and multiple concurrent projects.
• Strong knowledge of strategic asset-management principles.
• Proven capability in capital planning, procurement and project governance.
• Strong financial and commercial acumen.
• Experience advising Boards and executive leadership teams.
• Exceptional stakeholder engagement and relationship-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement SLSNZ's National Infrastructure Strategy.
• Lead long-term infrastructure and capital-renewal planning across the national club network.
• Refresh current-state assessment of club facilities and establish national priorities.
• Develop asset-management standards, planning frameworks and national infrastructure policies.
• Maintain view of asset condition, lifecycle risks and future investment requirements.
• Govern governance of approximately $10 million in capital investment and renewal programmes.
• Develop investment-prioritisation frameworks that support value for money and long-term sustainability.
• Provide strategic oversight of significant club redevelopment projects.
• Support clubs through planning, business-case development, procurement and delivery processes.
• Manage relationships with contractors, consultants and specialist advisors.
• Work with clubs, local authorities, funders, regulators, engineers, environmental specialists, iwi and mana whenua.
• Partner with the National Infrastructure Committee and prepare strategic reporting for the Executive, Board and Government.
• Share lessons, standards and good practice across the club network.

Job description

SLSNZ - Senior Infrastructure Manager

National role | Any SLSNZ Office

• Shape the future of Surf Life Saving infrastructure across Aotearoa

• Lead a national portfolio of approximately $10 million annually in capital investment and renewal

• Help clubs develop safe, resilient and sustainable facilities for future generations

Lead the long-term future of our coastal infrastructure

Surf Life Saving clubs rely on safe, resilient and fit-for-purpose facilities to support their members, lifesaving operations and coastal communities.

We're looking for an experienced Senior Infrastructure Manager to provide strategic leadership of Surf Life Saving New Zealand's national infrastructure portfolio and development programme.

This is an influential senior role with the opportunity to shape long-term infrastructure planning across our network of 74 clubs. You'll establish the strategy, standards and investment approach needed to strengthen asset resilience, respond to environmental change and ensure our infrastructure remains sustainable for future generations.

About the role

Reporting to the General Manager Club Development, you will act as SLSNZ's principal infrastructure advisor and lead the national approach to infrastructure planning, capital investment, asset management and major redevelopment.

You will:

• Develop and implement SLSNZ's National Infrastructure Strategy

• Lead long-term infrastructure and capital-renewal planning across the national club network

• Refresh the current-state assessment of club facilities and establish evidence-based national priorities

• Develop asset-management standards, planning frameworks and national infrastructure policies

• Maintain a clear view of asset condition, lifecycle risks and future investment requirements

• Lead governance of approximately $10 million in capital investment and renewal programmes

• Develop transparent investment-prioritisation frameworks that support value for money and long-term sustainability

• Provide strategic oversight of significant club redevelopment projects

• Support clubs through complex planning, business-case development, procurement and delivery processes

• Manage relationships with contractors, consultants and specialist advisors

• Work closely with clubs, local authorities, funders, regulators, engineers, environmental specialists, iwi and mana whenua

• Partner with the National Infrastructure Committee and prepare strategic reporting for the Executive, Board and Government

• Share lessons, standards and good practice across the club network

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About you

You'll be a strategic and commercially astute infrastructure leader who can bring clarity to a complex national portfolio and influence successful outcomes across diverse stakeholders.

You will bring:

• Significant senior experience leading infrastructure, asset-management or capital programmes

• Experience managing complex portfolios and multiple concurrent projects

• Strong knowledge of strategic asset-management principles

• Proven capability in capital planning, procurement and project governance

• Strong financial and commercial acumen

• Experience advising Boards and executive leadership teams

• Exceptional stakeholder-engagement and relationship-management skills

• The ability to influence and achieve outcomes without relying on direct authority

• Sound judgement and the ability to balance risk, investment, community need and long-term sustainability

• A collaborative approach and the confidence to work with clubs, technical specialists, funders and government stakeholders

Experience with community, coastal or environmentally exposed infrastructure would be particularly valuable.

Why join SLSNZ?

This is a rare opportunity to shape a nationally significant infrastructure portfolio that directly supports lifesaving services and coastal communities.

Your work will help clubs make informed decisions, secure investment and develop facilities that are safer, more resilient and better prepared for the future. You'll combine strategic leadership with meaningful, practical impact across Aotearoa.

You’ll join a purpose-driven organisation guided by our Kawa Tātaki, Respect, Integrity, Collaboration, Wellbeing and Fun, connected through Kapa Kotahi, our commitment to working as one team.

Applications close November 20, 2026