Team Leader - Asset Planning

Hawke's Bay Regional Council; Napier; On-site; NZD 113,000 - 133,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

5 weeks leave after 3 years

4% superannuation after 3 years

Life insurance

Income protection

Eye tests & lenses

Well-being initiatives

Job summary

Hawke's Bay Regional Council is seeking a Team Leader Asset Planning to guide a multidisciplinary team and set strategic direction for asset management across rivers, parks, forestry, and infrastructure.

You will lead lifecycle strategies, service levels, and risk analysis while influencing key plans and capital programs. A strong leadership and data-driven approach will help strengthen resilience and long-term outcomes for the community.

Qualifications

• Proven leader who can motivate and develop a diverse team.
• Strong background in asset management planning and frameworks.
• Confident working with asset data, systems, and long-term planning.
• Able to influence, communicate, and drive results in a complex environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead a high-performing, multidisciplinary Asset Planning team.
• Shape how HBRC plans, invests in, and manages its growing asset portfolio.
• Drive best-practice asset management across rivers, parks, forestry and regional infrastructure.
• Provide both people and technical leadership, setting direction and lifting capability.
• Contribute to the Long Term Plan, Infrastructure Strategy, and capital programme.

Skills

Asset management

Leadership

People management

Stakeholder engagement

Data analysis

Long-term planning

Job description

Our vision is a healthy environment and a resilient and prosperous community.

About The opportunity | Ko te āheinga:

• Lead a high-performing, multidisciplinary Asset Planning team
• Shape how HBRC plans, invests in, and manages its growing asset portfolio
• Drive best-practice asset management across rivers, parks, forestry and regional infrastructure

As Team Leader Asset Planning, you’ll provide both people and technical leadership - setting direction, lifting capability, and ensuring strong, consistent asset management practices across the organisation.

You’ll lead asset planning activities including lifecycle strategies, levels of service, and risk analysis, while providing critical input into the Long Term Plan, Infrastructure Strategy, and capital programme.

This is a key role in strengthening how we manage resilience and respond to natural hazards - particularly as we rethink river management and support an expanding and increasingly complex asset base.

About you | E pā ana ki a koe:

• Proven leader who can motivate and develop a diverse team
• Strong background in asset management planning and frameworks
• Confident working with asset data, systems, and long-term planning
• Able to influence, communicate, and drive results in a complex environment

You will bring a combination of technical expertise and leadership capability. You’re comfortable setting direction, making decisions, and translating complex asset information into clear, practical outcomes.

You build strong relationships, create clarity for your team, and focus on continuous improvement - ensuring asset planning delivers real value to the organisation and community.

The salary range for this role is between $113,305 to $133,300 and will depend on the qualifications and experience of the successful candidate.

Other benefits of working for our team include:

• Flexible working options to support work/life balance
• 5 weeks annual leave after 3 years
• 4% superannuation after 3 years
• Life insurance and income protection
• Subsidised eye tests and lenses, flu vaccinations, and other well-being initiatives
• Strong commitment to developing and upskilling people within a supportive working environment.

As an equal opportunity employer, we are dedicated to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment. We recognise that collaborative and innovative organisations depend on having a workforce made up from a diverse range of perspectives and experiences. We're all about excellence, and we encourage open communication – if you need any specific support, just let us know! Our main goal is to empower each person to share their unique talents to contribute to the outcomes for our community. This commitment ensures that our workplace is a dynamic and progressive space where everyone can flourish.

HBRC is responsible for Civil Defence emergencies and as such, all staff may be called upon to support the response.

Applicants must have existing rights to work in New Zealand.

At Hawke’s Bay Regional Council our purpose is to work with our community to protect and manage the region’s precious taonga of rivers, lakes, soils, air, coast and biodiversity for health, wellbeing and connectivity. Our organisation is diverse and our work is varied. Our structure comprises of six key business units; Corporate Services, Integrated Catchment Management, Asset Management, Māori Partnerships, Policy & Regulation, and the Executive Advisory Group which also consists of the Civil Defence and Emergency Management.

We focus on prioritising:

Kia koi, kia toitū hoki te whakamahinga o te whenua|Climate-smart and sustainable land use.