Contract Specialist

1 week ago


Auckland City, New Zealand Auckland Council Full time

Join Australasia's leading local government provider of asset management solutions
- Manage key contracts, variations, and renewals
- Permanent, 20 hours per week

**He angitūtanga: The opportunity**

Parks & Community Facilities (PCF) is dedicated to making great places Aucklander’s love by supporting several related services such as asset maintenance, management and renewals of Parks, Open Spaces, Buildings, Facilities, Conservation Areas and Urban Ngahere (forest). As kaitiaki (guardian) of Auckland Council facilities, we play a vital role in promoting the wellbeing of our communities and environment while also delivering strategically significant programmes.

You’ll have the opportunity to work alongside other contract managers in a unit that manages NZ’s largest local government-built service contracts worth more than $120 million, while also delivering on Auckland Council asset maintenance service - with assets that range from open spaces, arboriculture, ecology to community buildings across the region.

You’ll oversee a portfolio of contracts, where your remit will include:

- Providing effective contract management advice and recommendations
- Evaluating, monitoring and being accountable for contract performance
- Efficient administration of contract portfolio
- Reviewing and negotiating contract variations, extensions, and renewals
- Analysing and driving cost efficiencies in operational contracts - without compromising quality

You’ll also support kaitiakitanga and being responsive to the needs of the Māori community and be willing to contribute to the department’s Māori Responsiveness Plan.

**He kōrero mōu: About you**

We’ll be looking for your commercial acumen and a track record of managing contracts; and ideally managing built and open space maintenance contracts. Your experience in a contract management environment will be key, and you’ll bring with you the ability to easily build and maintain effective relationships with contractors, management, and other stakeholders.

You’ll have knowledge and experience in procurement, contracts, health and safety legislation, and ideally local government. As this role will manage interactions with various stakeholders (including engagement with Local Boards, Council Controlled Organisations, Iwi and the public) a background in delivering results and innovation in a public profile environment would be advantageous. Consideration will be given to a background in contract law, with the ability to interpret legislation and provide solutions to contractual issues.

**Ngā āhuatanga kei a mātou: What we offer**

If you are high performing, passionate about Auckland and the world around you and would like the chance to help in making tangible and visible improvements to our environment, then join us.

Please use the following link to view a copy of the position description - bit.ly/3AWyYRg
- Please note, formal title is Contract Manager._

**Applications close Tuesday, 15th October 2024**
- You will be required to have a valid NZ driver's licence due to the nature of the position where you will be required to regularly travel to various Community Facility sites across the Auckland region._


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