Senior Project Manager - Capital Delivery
We are looking for a Senior Project Manager - someone who can bring order to complexity, manage consultants and contractors without outsourcing accountability, protect scope, cost and programme, and build trust with sponsors, stakeholders and delivery partners.
If you're happy where you are, that's absolutely fine. We're always keen to connect with talented people who excel at what they do and are open to exploring what the right next step might look like.
Tell us about your Experience
Rather than focusing solely on a traditional cover letter and CV, we would like to understand your project delivery experience, leadership approach and the outcomes you have helped deliver.
To help us to align you to the role, please provide the following:
- A concise career record detailing the roles you’ve held, who you worked for, your accountabilities and the types of projects you delivered.
- Three one to two-page project sheets of your top three projects that showcase how you personally managed or lead them as a Project Manager/Senior Project Manager. Please focus on your personal role, decisions, controls, risks, stakeholders, commercial responsibilities and outcomes.
- Examples of project artefacts you created or managed, where appropriate and not commercially sensitive. This may include de-identified programmes, dashboards, risk registers, reporting examples, project controls or other delivery documents. Copies of your relevant academic qualifications, professional registrations and project/construction/commercial certifications.
What we are interested in is clear evidence of real project delivery capability. Please upload supporting documentation under the "Additional Documents" section. This will help us understand your experience, delivery capability and approach to project leadership.
Why Rotorua?
- Rotorua is one of New Zealand's most unique places to live and work. Renowned for its stunning lakes, geothermal landscapes, vibrant Maori culture, and world-class mountain biking and outdoor recreation, Rotorua offers an exceptional lifestyle alongside meaningful career opportunities.
- Working at Rotorua Lakes Council gives you the opportunity to deliver projects that have a visible and lasting impact on our community. Whether you enjoy adventure, family-friendly living, strong community connections, or the satisfaction of shaping the future of a growing district, Rotorua offers the chance to build a rewarding career while enjoying an outstanding quality of life.
- This is an opportunity to work on projects that matter, in a place where you can genuinely enjoy both work and play.
Our Capital Delivery Team delivers a wide range of work: large-value infrastructure projects, smaller but important community projects, horizontal and vertical infrastructure, and almost anything that genuinely needs project discipline to get from idea to outcome. Check out these videos highlighting some of our recent projects:
Video - Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade
What happens next
- We review the submission pack against the realities of the role.
- We will have an initial Teams conversation to get to know each other properly- less of a formal interview, more of an authentic professional discussion.
- The next stage of the process is an in-person meeting exploring parts of the work environment and giving both sides a genuine opportunity to see if there’s synergy and a strong fit.
Built environment and infrastructure experience is preferred, but genuine Project Management experience is essential. Experience across government, client, consultant or contractor environments would be valuable. The main thing we are looking for is the PM in the person: judgement, discipline, ownership, pace, integrity, and the ability to deliver through others.
If this sounds like the kind of conversation worth having, we encourage you to connect with us before applying. We welcome the opportunity to discuss the role, answer any questions, and help you determine whether this could be the right next step for you. For a confidential conversation, please contact us at: [email protected]
