Principal Investment Advisor

1 week ago


Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time
Opportunity to use your asset management expertise and leadership skills

  • Permanent opportunity
  • Christchurch or Dunedin


The focus of Transport Services is to provide, improve and maintain an integrated land transport system to effectively enable people-centered, technology-enabled, system focused transport services, in partnership with other system providers.

Te Whiwhinga mahi | The opportunityOur Maintenance and Operations Team has an opportunity for a Principal Investment Advisor to join the team.

This is a key role that will support local government partners' tactical asset management across multiple road asset types.

You'll contribute to improve the structured approach to local roads management to enable road operation, maintenance, and restoration of assets to meet key condition, functional and performance requirements.

You will help to ensure local councils can reasonably demonstrate a more optimal use of available resources for the benefit of local communities.

Working closely with local councils you'll have the opportunity to develop and implement best practice asset and maintenance management across their transport system and to ensure value, in what is proposed to be delivered.

View the position description here.
Ko koe tēnei | About youAs our Principal Investment Advisor, not only are you a strong influencer, negotiator and top-class relationship builder, you also possess:

  • Experience working across roading assets with a strong understanding of asset management.
  • Asset data literacy with excellent analytical and problemsolving skills.
  • Experience at advising a wide range of stakeholders on complex asset and asset management topics.
  • Proven track record of building strong and successful working relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.
  • Excellent written and oral communication, influencing and relationship management skills.
  • Demonstrated experience in influencing within an organization to ensure delivery on commitments.


This is a role where you will get to showcase your Asset Management expertise, collaborate, engage and build effective relationships across the local government sector.

Ko wai mātou | About usAt Waka Kotahi, the NZ Transport Agency, it all starts with our people.

The organisation's performance and success depends on the people who choose to make this a great place to work and make a difference for Aotearoa.

The Transport Agency has a strong future focus, understanding that new technologies and changing customer expectations mean the transport system we know today will not be the one we deliver in ten years' time.


Rā Katinga | Applications close: 11:59pm,12 June 2023

To be considered for this position you must have a legal right to live and work in New Zealand.
Waka Kotahi is an equal opportunity employer (EOE).

We recognise the importance of diversity and inclusion and are committed to providing a working environment that embraces these values.

Please let us know if you need any support or have any access requirements that will help you through the recruitment process.


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