Infrastructure Development Manager

2 weeks ago

Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand LGJobs Full time

Infrastructure Development Manager
Are you looking for the next step in your career? How does this sound...

  • Be part of a brilliant forwardfocused team, working on projects that will shape the future
  • Never a dull day, with a variety in scope of work
  • Love what you do every day, by shaping your role to best fit your skillset and future drive
  • Competitive salary
We're looking for a wizard to complete our team. Someone who gets excited by the idea of getting stuck in and making a real difference.

We're looking for someone who wants to take the leap into their next challenge and are keen to help major developers navigate the complex beast of Council.

You'll be joining a team that is highly experienced in town planning.

We're keen to add different skill sets to ensure that we create a formidable brains-trust for Developers and Council Staff to lean into.

You might be a planner as well, or an experienced program manager, development manager, a financial wizard, or even a legal mind who has a passion for infrastructure, land development and problem solving

About Waikato District Council
Waikato District Council is working on delivering its vision of creating Liveable, Thriving and Connected Communities. The Waikato District is growing, so our organisation has to grow too. We need team members who are innovative and community focused. We're looking for a person who embodies our Do It Right values and isn't afraid of getting stuck in. WDC pride themselves on their efficient and effective flexible work-from-anywhere policy.

The District is our office, with our head office based in Ngaruawahia, just 10 minutes from Hamilton.

You've got the benefits of an easy commute, free parking, and true work-life balance, all within a progressive and people centric organisation.

Leave your thoughts of what a Council looks like, come and experience how geared for growth and greatness WDC is.


About the role:

Working as an Infrastructure Development Manager, you'll be linked closely with private land developers. You'll be working across our infrastructure, planning and funding departments to influence, integrate and get stuff done. This is a role where you can make a real difference.


This role does rely upon you building strong relationships both internally and externally, you will be entrusted to establish and maintain relationships with some of our most important clients.

You'll be the lead on commercial negotiations with large land developers on behalf of Council. Working with internal and external teams to draft and implement development agreements is another big part of your role.

Sound good?


We're looking for the final addition to our newly formed team will have influence shaping this fresh approach for Council.

Our team are already making a difference, taking a new approach with large scale developers, and we need you to complete us and enable real impact for the district.


  • Have a proven track record in program management, development management, finance, legal or planning and engineering? Our minds are open to what this looks like, transferable skills are a valuable asset, tell us about yours
  • Be able to get along with a range of personalities and effortlessly work as a virtual member of teams right across the Council.
  • Be great at communication and relationships, working directly with residential and commercial land developers ensuring their projects gain traction as they navigate the complexities that come when aligning with the delivery of capital infrastructure.

Sound like you? Then we would like to meet you

Brush up your CV, attach a cover letter and get it in to us for consideration.


If you're keen to learn more about the role before you apply, give your new manager a call for a confidential chat.

You can reach Will Gauntlett on

**Applications Closing Date: Thursday, 13th July 2023 at 11:55pm.

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