Team Lead Asset Management Planning

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi; Auckland; On-site; NZD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi is seeking an experienced people leader to head a specialist asset management planning team and shape long-term lifecycle and forward works programmes. You will align asset solutions with investment priorities and drive value-for-money outcomes across the national asset base while staying connected to technical work.

You will lead, coach and develop teams, manage complex stakeholder relationships, and influence across the organisation to deliver strategic asset

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading, coaching and developing people or specialist teams
• Strong practical understanding of road assets and asset management planning
• Experience developing or contributing to lifecycle plans, forward works programmes or investment planning
• Advanced asset data literacy, analytical thinking and problem-solving capability
• Programme or project management experience, with the ability to coordinate multiple workstreams and priorities
• A track record of advising, influencing and building trusted relationships with diverse stakeholders
• Clear written and verbal communication, including the ability to explain complex technical matters
• A relevant tertiary qualification or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead, support and develop a team of asset management planning specialists
• Oversee the development and continuous improvement of lifecycle management plans and 10-year forward works programmes
• Align asset management solutions and investment proposals with strategic direction, funding requirements and value-for-money expectations
• Strengthen asset management processes, templates, guidance and organisational capability
• Provide specialist advice, review and support across regional teams and external suppliers
• Build effective relationships across Asset Management, Maintenance and Operations, programme offices, delivery teams and industry partners
• Undertake horizon scanning and help improve the systems and practices that support national asset management planning.

Skills

People leadership

Asset management knowledge

Stakeholder management

Data literacy

Programme/project management

Communication

Strategic thinking

Education

Tertiary qualification or equivalent

Job description

Permanent |Full-time | People leadership | National Asset Management

• Lead a specialist team

• Shape 10-yearprogrammes

• Support better lifecycle management decisions

Tewhiwhingamahi | The opportunity

This is an opportunity to lead a specialist team responsible for developing detailed lifecycle asset management plans and forwardworksprogrammesof up to 10 years. Theseprogrammessupport national asset management, inform investmentdecisions and help shape corridor tactical delivery strategies across the state highway network.

Primarily apeopleleadership role, you will build an engaged, capable team whileremainingconnected to the technical work. You will bring together asset information, investmentprioritiesand stakeholder perspectives to supportprioritised, value-for-money outcomes.

Kokoetēnei| About you

You will be an experienced people leader with strong asset management knowledge and the credibility to advise and influence across a complex organisation. You will be comfortable working with technical information, competingprioritiesand a wide range of internal and external partners.

• Proven experience leading,coachingand developing people or specialist teams

• Strong practical understanding of road assets and asset management planning

• Experience developing or contributing to lifecycle plans, forward worksprogrammesor investment planning

• Advanced asset data literacy, analyticalthinkingand problem-solving capability

• Programme or project management experience, with the ability to coordinate multiple workstreams and priorities

• A track recordof advising,influencingand building trusted relationships with diverse stakeholders

• Clear written and verbal communication, including the ability to explain complex technical matters

• A relevant tertiary qualification or equivalent practical experience.

What you will be doing

• Lead,supportand develop a team of asset management planning specialists

• Oversee the development and continuous improvement of lifecycle management plans and 10-year forward worksprogrammes

• Align asset management solutions and investment proposals with strategic direction, fundingrequirementsand value-for-money expectations

• Strengthen asset management processes, templates,guidanceand organisational capability

• Providespecialist advice,reviewand support across regional teams and external suppliers

• Build effective relationships across Asset Management, Maintenance and Operations, programme offices, deliveryteamsand industry partners

• Undertake horizon scanning and help improve the systems and practices that support national asset management planning.

Rá Katinga | Applications close:

28 September 2026

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. Please let us know if you need any support or have any access requirements that will help you through the recruitment process.

Please note that we may begin shortlisting as we receive applications. We encourage early applications as we may withdraw the advertising at any time.