Team Lead Asset Management Planning

New Zealand Transport Agency; Wellington; On-site; NZD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency in Wellington is seeking a strategic leader to head a specialist team responsible for developing detailed lifecycle asset management plans and forward works programmes up to ten years. This role focuses on people leadership while staying connected to the technical work and influencing investment decisions across the state highway network.

You will align asset management solutions with strategic direction, strengthen planning processes and build capability across

Qualifications

• Experienced people leader with asset management knowledge and advisory credibility across a complex organisation.
• Comfortable with technical information, competing priorities and diverse partners.
• Proven experience leading, coaching and developing people or specialist teams.
• Strong understanding of road assets and asset management planning.
• Experience developing lifecycle plans, forward works programmes or investment planning.
• Advanced asset data literacy and analytical thinking.
• Programme or project management experience coordinating multiple workstreams.

Responsibilities

• Lead, support and develop a team of asset management planning specialists.
• Oversee development and improvement of lifecycle management plans and 10-year forward works programmes.
• Align asset management solutions with strategy, funding and value-for-money expectations.
• Strengthen asset management processes, templates, guidance and capability.
• Provide specialist advice across regional teams and external suppliers.
• Build relationships across Asset Management, Maintenance and Operations and partners.
• Undertake horizon scanning and help improve systems for national planning.

Skills

People leadership

Asset management

Lifecycle planning

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical thinking

Project management

Communicating complex concepts

Education

Relevant tertiary qualification

Job description

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

The opportunity

This is an opportunity to lead a specialist team responsible for developing detailed lifecycle asset management plans and forward works programmes of up to 10 years. These programmes support national asset management, inform investment decisions and help shape corridor tactical delivery strategies across the state highway network. Primarily a people leadership role, you will build an engaged, capable team while remaining connected to the technical work. You will bring together asset information, investment priorities and stakeholder perspectives to support prioritised, value-for-money outcomes. Ko koe tēnei

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, competing priorities and a wide range of internal and external partners.
• 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.

What you will be doing

• 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.

Ko wai mātou | About us

At Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency, it all starts with our people. The organisation's performance and success depends on the people who choose to make this a great place to work and make a difference for Aotearoa. Waka Kotahi has a strong future focus, understanding that new technologies and changing customer expectations mean the transport system we know today will not be the one we deliver in ten years time.

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.

To be considered for this position you must have a legal right to live and work in NewZealand.