Senior Project Manager

2 weeks ago

Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand KiwiRail Full time

Company description:

About KiwiRail:

Our people are everything. That's why KiwiRail is committed to an inclusive, flexible, and supportive workplace where everyone can feel valued, respected, and have equal opportunity to succeed. We encourage applications from people of all ages, genders, sexual orientation, personalities, ethnicities, abilities, and cultures.

If life's a journey, KiwiRail is a great way of keeping your career moving through it. Ours is a fast-paced, inspiring, and truly customer-focused culture - where your career will connect you to real opportunities, while balancing work and whānau life.

Job description:

Are you a seasoned project management professional with a track record of delivering complex projects on time and within budget? Do you excel in leading cross-functional teams and driving strategic initiatives? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as a Senior Project Manager.

  • Join a friendly and supportive team
  • Wellington Based
  • Busy and challenging role
  • Monday - Friday (40Hours per week)

As a Senior Project Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing the planning, execution, and delivery of high-impact projects. You will work closely with stakeholders across the organization to ensure projects align with business objectives and are completed to the highest standards.

The Engineering and Asset Services (E&AS) group has the overall responsibility and ownership for managing KiwiRail's rolling stock assets, including mainline and shunt locomotives, freight and specialist wagons, containers, passenger carriages and other rolling stock vehicles and equipment. Located in Wellington, the Senior Project Manager will scope, organise and monitor progress of the project works, leading them through to their successful completion. This role will be committed to keeping close control of time and money, while driving safety, innovation and improvement. Your prime focus will be the capital production projects at KiwiRail's Mechanical Workshops - Hutt Workshops and Hillside Workshops.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

  • 7+ years of project management delivery and change management experience
  • Formal qualifications in project management, business management, people leadership or relevant discipline
  • Extensive demonstrated knowledge of best practice project management systems and methodologies
  • Knowledge of relevant project and asset management methodologies with understanding of engineering principles and practices
  • Demonstrated ability to analyse, interpret and present complex data in a way that is clear and easy to understand
  • Knowledge and understanding of best practice asset management including ISO55000 & systems including ISO9001 is desirable

Your Benefits:

  • Enhanced leave options
  • Enjoy our Scenic trains and Interislander with discounted travel privileges
  • Access to discounted health insurance & holiday houses across NZ as part of our Staff Welfare Trust
  • A strong Zero Harm policy to keep you safe
  • Competitive salary package plus benefits

About KiwiRail:

KiwiRail is New Zealand's national railway, employing around4,200 talented people in a wide range of business functions. Our teams are responsible for maintaining 4,000 kilometres of rail corridor, bridges, tunnels, viaducts, overhead wires, signals, and level crossings.

Our team is like a family; we love what we do, and we thrive in this busy and upbeat environment.

KiwiRail is committed to an inclusive, flexible, and supportive workplace where everyone can feel valued, respected, and have equal opportunity to succeed. We encourage applications from people of all ages, genders, sexual orientation, personalities, ethnicities, abilities, and cultures.

If life's a journey, KiwiRail is a great way of keeping your career moving through it. Ours is a fast-paced, inspiring, and truly customer-focused culture - where your career will connect you to real opportunities, while balancing work and whānau life.

If you are a driven project management professional ready to take on new challenges and make a significant impact, we would love to hear from you

#We're going places. Are you? Apply now.

Due to Immigration Regulations, we are currently only accepting applications from candidates residing within New Zealand as New Zealand Residents or Citizens for this role

Applications Close: 28th June 2024

Please note that due to the high volume of applications we receive, this position may be filled before the application end date. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible if you are interested in this opportunity.

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