About the role:

Selwyn District Council has an exciting opportunity for a Project Manager to join our Capital Works Team with a strong and considerable focus on Horizontal Projects. As part of the Capital Works Team, you will bring your project management and methodology experience, knowledge, and skills to support the wider Infrastructure and Property group. The role will also:

• Provide visible, values-based leadership, holding a future focus on the needs of the district and ensuring that the team continuously improves to meet changing requirements.
• Use project management methodologies and multistakeholder management to deliver projects.
• Ensure project delivery is achieved in line with Council priorities, to the budgets allocated, encompass sustainability, lead projects through to completion and use by the public. This will ensure that we deliver infrastructure/service delivery outcomes that meet our community, mana whenua, stakeholder, and operational expectations.
• Ensure practical completion inspections are undertaken and defects corrected or remedied over the defects and maintenance periods.

All whilst promoting safe work practices and ensuring a safe working environment.

About you:

You will be a self-starter who is focused on providing solutions and outcomes that are in line with best practice. You will understand what it takes to bring people together to achieve results and be able to communicate and build strong relationships with stakeholders, so they feel well-informed and have a high level of trust.

You will also have:

• At least 5 years' experience in a Project Management role
• Tertiary qualification in Engineering, Project Management (e.g. Prince2 / PMP), or significant experience in these disciplines
• Significant expertise in project management of small to medium and complex projects
• Demonstrable project, programme, financial, quality, tendering and contract management experience in the delivery of large and small projects effectively and efficiently
• Experience in Local Authority project management services is highly desirable

What we can offer:

• Great work-life balance with flexibility
• Career coaching and development
• Life insurance
• Wellbeing and volunteer leave
• Three days paid leave between Christmas and New Year
• Two weeks paid Partners Leave
• Sick leave from day one
• Continued KiwiSaver contributions during savings suspension
• Discounts with local and national businesses

About us:

Selwyn is one of the fastest-growing districts in New Zealand. We have a fantastic quality of life, great communities, and a thriving economy. Our Council works actively with residents to provide the services and facilities that help our communities to thrive and grow.

Our head office is based in Rolleston (only 25km from Christchurch), which offers an enviable family lifestyle, outstanding local facilities and an easy drive to the ski fields, rivers and hills that make up Canterbury's stunning landscape.

Our values are important to us and represent the way we work: · Be a good human · Be brave - Think differently · Better together- Make it happen for Selwyn.

We honour Te Tiriti o Waitangi and we are committed to working with our Treaty partner to deliver on our obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

We value the safety of our community - this role requires a satisfactory safety check including police vetting and for you to pass a drug and alcohol test.

If you'd like to play a part in making Selwyn the best place to live, work and play, join us today!

Applications will be reviewed as they are received, Apply Now!