Manager Property Projects - Permanent - Auckland/Tauranga or Dunedin at Fire and Emergency New Zealand, Multiple Locations

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

• Do you enjoy working and delivering on complex projects?
• Experienced in property project and contract management?
• Salary range $151,774-$168,638 salary dependent on skills and experience

Bring your knowledge and experience to this exciting new role and help make a difference to Fire and Emergency operational staff and our communities.

Mō tēnei tūranga - about the role

Working within the Enterprise Project Management Office (EPMO), as a key member of the EPMO Leadership Team, your role plays a vital part in supporting our national property team with delivery of critical capital projects, ensuring our fire stations, training facilities, depots and other property assets are protecting and enabling front line firefighters.

Reporting to the National Manager, EPMO, you will lead and be accountable for a geographically spread team of five, delivering new capital projects and managing project delivery contracts. Operating as a programme manager, you will operate in both a people leadership and direct delivery capacity coaching and guiding your team members to meet delivery targets and actively identify and mitigate risks. You will ensure any major refurbishments and new builds are developed with the principles of safety, resilience, and comfort at the forefront of your approach. In this role you will be working closely with the National Manager Property, regional property teams and regularly interact with both user and specialist roles to deliver quality project outcomes.

Ko tāu nā i tēnei tūranga - what you'll bring to the role

You will have extensive and demonstrable senior level experience in both direct delivery and managing teams delivering projects, across geographically dispersed locations.  Significant experience in property contract management and procurement processes, including experience using NZS3910 and CCCS is required.  You will be adept at managing building and property projects from initiation to completion and proficient in project management methodologies and tools, government procurement requirements, and health, safety, and value engineering.

To be successful in this role, we'd expect you will have:

• A bachelor's degree in engineering, Construction Management, Business Administration or a related field or equivalent work experience.
• Significant experience in successful delivery of projects and project delivery contracts in property and land development is required, ideally from client side.
• Project director or programme manager experience of overseeing a portfolio of work.
• Experience managing optimal performance of others in delivering projects, and the ability to coaching teams to build competence.
• Experience and understanding of property-related delivery including asbestos and contamination risks, natural hazard risk, construction H&S management, consent processes and applications.
• High levels of stakeholder engagement experience and expertise.
• Solid writing and documentation skills and attention to detail, ideally with experience of drafting governance and decisioning papers.
• Experience in procurement planning for central or local government.
• A project management qualification (eg PMP, CCP or similar) is desirable.

He aha ngā painga o tēnei mahi mōu? – Why you will enjoy working here:

As an employer, Fire and Emergency New Zealand is committed to providing an enjoyable and challenging work environment with a focus on serving our communities.

Benefits

• Matched Kiwi Saver employer contributions of up to 6%
• Life and income protection insurance for eligible employees 
• A health and wellness policy that supports our people

The salary range for this role is $151,774 - $168,638 dependent on skills and experience relevant to the role.

Ko wai mātou - who are we? 

Fire and Emergency New Zealand is a Crown Entity responsible for reducing unwanted fires, responding to structural and vegetation fires and other emergencies including motor vehicle crashes, medical emergencies, hazardous substance related incidents, natural disasters, and supporting increased community resilience.

Our vision is to build stronger communities and protect what matters most to the people within them. We are proud to be recognised as New Zealand's most trusted public sector agency. Our values reflect what our people believe is core to who we are and the organisation we aspire to be.

• Kia Tika - We Do the Right Thing
• Manaakitanga - We Serve and Support
• Whanaungatanga  - We Are Better Together
• Auahatanga - We Strive to Improve

Ko te tono mai - How to apply:

Come join us - we are excited about the future of Fire and Emergency New Zealand, and we'd love you to be part of it! We value diversity as a strength and welcome applicants that can help bring a difference to our organisation.

If this sounds like you, apply now. To download a copy of our position description please visit our vacancy page on our FireJobs website. 

If you have any specific questions about this role, please email nhqjobs@fireandemergency.nz

However please note, applications sent via email will not be accepted.

Applications close Tuesday 15^th July 2025.

We will be reviewing applications as they are received and may progress with suitable applicants prior to the application closing date. Therefore, please apply as soon as possible if you are interested in this position.

Please note:  Eligibility to work in New Zealand is mandatory for this role.