Delivery Manager - Projects
As a Delivery Manager, you will be responsible for leading and supporting a team of Project Managers, ensuring projects are delivered safely, on time, and to a high standard. You'll play an important role in developing your team's capability, improving processes, and driving performance across safety, quality, productivity, and commercial outcomes.
- Manage a team of Project Managers - coaching, mentoring, and enabling their success
- Oversee end-to-end delivery of infrastructure and maintenance projects
- Ensure commercial performance through budgeting, forecasting, and reporting
- Build a strong safety-first culture
- Maintain productive relationships with clients, suppliers, and regulatory bodies
- Support continuous improvement and future growth through innovation and leadership
- Ensure the project delivery aligns with strategic and operational goals
- Have related industry experience, contracting, infrastructure, or utilities maintenance
- Proven project management experience, ideally across both capital works and maintenance environments
- Has a strong commercial background with budgeting and financial performance accountability
- Confident in leading teams, managing multiple priorities, and guiding decision-making
- Can build strong internal and external relationships with ease
- Shows initiative, professionalism, and a commitment to safety and quality
- Competitive remuneration with a full private use vehicle
- An in-house well-being programme, a peer support network (Kaitiaki) and EAP services
- Life Insurance and group discounted medical insurance
- Commitment to professional growth and development
- A friendly workplace where people are valued and appreciated
- Tailored leadership development in line with our specialised capability framework
- Social club, family-friendly events and discounted gym membership along with various retail discounts.
Northpower is an electricity and fibre network provider for Whangarei and Kaipara, with more than 60,000 connected customers.
We are one of the largest multi-utility contractors in New Zealand, servicing the needs of clients in transmission, distribution, generation, fibre, renewables, and commercial sectors. We have a reputation for excellence and innovation, providing commercially viable solutions for electrical and telecommunication design, construction, and maintenance requirements.
We have over 1,400 staff working together across 14 locations to keep the power on and the lights going for our customers.
Get in touch!This is a unique opportunity for a proven leader to drive real impact in project delivery. Step into a key role where you'll guide a team of Project Managers, shape critical infrastructure outcomes, and help grow our presence across Northland.
Apply now by visiting our careers website and searching for job ID #REQ1580.
New Zealand work rights are required for the role.
Pre-employment checks may include a criminal history check, drug and alcohol testing, and a medical assessment.