Team Leader Assets and Performance
We're looking for a Team Leader to lead our committed and friendly Assets and Performance team. This full-time role is fixed term until 5th April 2027 to cover parental leave and is based in our central Wellington office.
**About the role:**
Infrastructure management is at the heart of what we do. In this role, you will lead improvements across our asset base by applying best-practice asset management principles and ensuring consistency in systems and processes. You will champion innovation and efficiency while maintaining standards.
As Team Leader, Assets and Performance, you will bring together leadership and engineering expertise to deliver strategic asset management planning for flood protection assets, including dams and other complex structures, while supporting the wider Delivery portfolio.A key part of your role will be ensuring compliance with Dams Safety Regulations and applying these principles to critical infrastructure such as stopbanks. Beyond technical excellence, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and growing the team, building capability, and fostering a collaborative, high-performing culture.
**Skills and experience required:**- Capability in te ao Maori aligned with Greater Wellington's Maori Capability Framework.
- A relevant tertiary qualification such as BE, BSc, NZCE, REA, or equivalent experience.
- Strong asset management expertise with the ability to apply systems thinking and strategic planning.
- Familiarity with asset management systems and data-driven decision-making tools
- Proven experience in project and programme delivery; experience managing dams as an owner is an advantage.
- Knowledge of regulatory compliance and safety standards, including Dams Safety Regulations.
- Ability to champion innovation and continuous improvement across systems and processes.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and grow teams, build capability, and foster a collaborative, high-performing culture through change.
- Skilled in change leadership and managing multidisciplinary teams effectively.
- Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills, including working with mana whenua and community partners.
- Excellent communication and sound decision-making, including risk management in complex situations.
- Work to suit your life and whanau with our flexible working policy.
- We'll encourage you to grow and prosper with a range of learning and development opportunities, internal secondments and career progression.
- Your wellbeing is our priority - we'll provide medical and trauma insurance (or an allowance to cover this if on a short, fixed term), support through our employee assistance programme, including Rongoa Maori partner providers, along with Tangihanga leave and support.
- We want you to have a sense of belonging, where you can reflect your personal and cultural identity in the way that you work.
- Social clubs, staff networks and a friendly and inclusive culture.
- Great working environments across our beautiful region.
**How to apply:**
Greater Wellington is proud to be a member of Te Uru Tangata Centre for Workplace Inclusion. We value diversity and are committed to an inclusive, flexible, and supportive workplace. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds and welcome the unique talent and experience you will bring to our team.
We are passionate about ensuring our recruitment processes are fair and equitable. Please let us know if you have any accessibility needs or adjustments that need to be made so we can offer a recruitment process that is more accessible to you.
Click on the Apply link to view the job description and to apply for the role with a cover letter and CV. *All applicants will be required to provide proof of their eligibility to work in New Zealand.*
For further information, please contact Jacky Cox on 027 255 8636
**Applications close:** 5.00pm, Sunday, 22 February 2025. *However, we will be shortlisting applications as they come in and will interview as soon as possible to secure the right person.*
Greater Wellington is an accredited Living Wage Employer. We're committed to making sure our people, including people in our supply chain, earn enough to meet life's basic needs, support their whanau, and participate fully in their communities.
The remuneration for this position, inclusive of all benefits, is $132,174 to $198,262 with a midpoint of $165,219. Starting remuneration will depend on the skills and experience of the successful applicant.
*Agency applications won't be considered at this time.*