Date: 16 Apr 2025
Location: Auckland Wide, NZ, 1010
Company: Auckland Council
- Opportunities across multiple locations
- Project portfolios including green open space, property and buildings
- Make your mark on Auckland's future
He angitūtanga: The opportunity
Parks & Community Facilities’ focus is on ensuring community assets (buildings and open space) are fit for the purpose of delivering outstanding community experiences and outcomes for Aucklanders.
We’re seeking professional project managers with community facility experience, who want to make a positive impact on Auckland's future at a local level. Your focus will be on developing quality and relevant facilities for Aucklanders, contributing to the design phase and translating community plans into physical reality.
You’ll be involved in a diverse and exciting portfolio covering Auckland's development initiatives encompassing urban, rural and coastal communities depending on your location. As Project Manager, you’ll champion and deliver specific projects (part of large work programmes) to leave the Auckland public with high-quality assets improving open space and facilities.
These projects are focused on capital and renewal works in the built and open space. Delivery will be from; detailed design, consent and tender process management and overseeing the delivery of works to project closeout and completion. You’ll need to deploy your excellent communication skills throughout the process as you liaise with a wide range of stakeholders such as local iwi, councillors and local boards to ensure a "best-fit" solution is delivered for the benefit of the community.
Areas and locations are:
- Henderson-Massey & Waitākere Ranges – Based in Henderson
- Māngere-Ōtāhuhu & Ōtara-Papatoetoe – Based in Manukau
- Karaka Lakes & Botanic Gardens/Tōtara Park – Based in Manukau
- Rodney – Based in Albany
- Aotea/Great Barrier-Waiheke & Whau – Based in CBD (Please note for this area there will be travel required to Aotea/Great Barrier and to Waiheke
He kōrero mōu: About you
You’ll have relevant experience in project and contract management, and be able to show excellent interpersonal and communication skills combined with a solid understanding of resource consenting processes. Ideally you’ll have experience in construction, landscape architecture, civil, structural or mechanical engineering, and a relevant tertiary qualification.
To be successful in this role you’ll need to be able to listen and understand while also being able to think for yourself. You’ll have the ability to make decisions on the spot, proven communication expertise, strong collaboration skills and the ability to ‘manage’ the quality outcomes of the project’s asset types, people and stakeholders. Relationship building and collaboration with both internal and external stakeholders will lead to success in this role. We’re looking for a pragmatic individual with political nous who guides outcomes through influence and effective communication.
Ngā āhuatanga kei a mātou: What we offer
We offer you a career-enhancing opportunity, competitive remuneration and to be part of Auckland’s meaningful history. You’ll be part of a team that is passionate about what we do. Working 40 hours per week Monday to Friday; you will have flexibility with how those hours are set.
If you are high-performing, passionate about Auckland and the world around you and would like the chance to facilitate making tangible and visible improvements to our environment, then join us.
Apply today (telling us why you are interested in and right for this opportunity) by cover letter along with your CV. You’ll have the opportunity as part of your application to indicate your preferred local board area(s).
Please use this link to view a copy of the position description.
Applications close Thursday, 1st May 2025
You will be required to have a valid NZ driver's licence due to the nature of the position where you will be required to regularly travel to various Community Facility sites across the Auckland region.
Auckland Council is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) and we are committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of application to assist you through the recruitment process.
