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Programme Delivery Lead

Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-24 → 2026-09-28

Core

Lead procurement, contract management, and capital project delivery for the Council's transportation programme, acting as an Engineers Representative and supervising construction to ensure design requirements are met.

Role type

Senior IC programme delivery lead (transportation/civil engineering)

Builds

Capital construction projects and procurement processes for the Whanganui District Council

Domain

Public sector transportation and civil engineering

Required skills

contract management, project management, civil engineering, tender evaluation, stakeholder management, works programme compilation, claims processing

Preferred skills

continuous improvement, challenging the status quo, technical credibility, delivery focus

Technologies

asset management data systems

Responsibilities

Lead procurement and contract management for third-party suppliers; act as Engineers Representative on in-house contracts; project manage capital construction projects from planning to delivery; compile works programmes from asset management data; undertake tender evaluations; supervise construction to ensure design requirements are met; process claims; develop and embed best-practice contract management policies.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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