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Clerical - Administrative
Team Lead - Capital Works
Clerical - Administrative
#36825
Remote / WFH
Selwyn District Council
Job Description
Rolleston, New Zealand
Reference: 6901864
Bring your expertise in leadership skills to enhance Council's Capital Works portfolio.
About the role:
As a Senior Leader in the Capital Works team, the Team Lead - Capital Works, you will have proven experience in delivering infrastructure projects from conception through to completion. The primary focus is to ensure that projects meet quality and other requirements, are delivered on time, and delivered to budget. The role is varied with the following being some of the key attributes and responsibilities:
Leadership
Proven skills in commercial management, quality management, coaching, mentoring, health and safety, communication, procurement and risk management.
Fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
Assist asset managers and others with conceptual design and project scoping.
Procurement of both professional services and physical works contracts.
Liaise and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders.
Reviewing and writing formal reports
About you:
You will be an experienced Team Leader or a Senior Project Manager ready to take that next step up in your career. You will be a dedicated professional who is able to take a concept on board, pull it all together and deliver it to the community. Our ideal person has a strong, natural sense of communication with all stakeholders and produces high quality community outcomes on time and to budget. You will be a key person in ensuring industry best practices are executed effectively, working across multi-disciplinary teams, consultants and contractors to deliver compliance and quality.
You will also have:
Minimum 10 years' experience in a Team Leadership and/or Project Management at a senior level, across a range of infrastructure projects.
Strong leadership experience, in particular coaching, mentoring and collaboration.
Proven track record of successfully and safely managing complex projects to time, quality and cost.
Knowledge of design management, consenting, safety in design, constructability, risk management, procurement, and quality assurance processes.
Exceptional written and oral communication skills including presentation, interpersonal and consultation skills.
What we can offer:
Great work-life balance with flexibility
Career coaching and development
Life insurance
Paid Wellbeing and volunteer leave annually
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 vetting process.
If you'd like to play a part in making Selwyn the best place to live, work and play, join us today!
We reserve the right to close the role early, so apply now!
Applications Close: 28 Jun 2026
Reference: 6901864
Bring your expertise in leadership skills to enhance Council's Capital Works portfolio.
About the role:
As a Senior Leader in the Capital Works team, the Team Lead - Capital Works, you will have proven experience in delivering infrastructure projects from conception through to completion. The primary focus is to ensure that projects meet quality and other requirements, are delivered on time, and delivered to budget. The role is varied with the following being some of the key attributes and responsibilities:
Leadership
Proven skills in commercial management, quality management, coaching, mentoring, health and safety, communication, procurement and risk management.
Fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
Assist asset managers and others with conceptual design and project scoping.
Procurement of both professional services and physical works contracts.
Liaise and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders.
Reviewing and writing formal reports
About you:
You will be an experienced Team Leader or a Senior Project Manager ready to take that next step up in your career. You will be a dedicated professional who is able to take a concept on board, pull it all together and deliver it to the community. Our ideal person has a strong, natural sense of communication with all stakeholders and produces high quality community outcomes on time and to budget. You will be a key person in ensuring industry best practices are executed effectively, working across multi-disciplinary teams, consultants and contractors to deliver compliance and quality.
You will also have:
Minimum 10 years' experience in a Team Leadership and/or Project Management at a senior level, across a range of infrastructure projects.
Strong leadership experience, in particular coaching, mentoring and collaboration.
Proven track record of successfully and safely managing complex projects to time, quality and cost.
Knowledge of design management, consenting, safety in design, constructability, risk management, procurement, and quality assurance processes.
Exceptional written and oral communication skills including presentation, interpersonal and consultation skills.
What we can offer:
Great work-life balance with flexibility
Career coaching and development
Life insurance
Paid Wellbeing and volunteer leave annually
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 vetting process.
If you'd like to play a part in making Selwyn the best place to live, work and play, join us today!
We reserve the right to close the role early, so apply now!
Applications Close: 28 Jun 2026
