Transport Team Lead

7 months ago


Palmerston North, New Zealand GHD Full time

**Bring your curiosity and determination to make a positive impact on the future of transport, and we’ll help you go all the way.**

**Who are we looking for?**

Our Palmerston North office is currently seeking an experienced Transport Team Leader to become an integral member of our Central and National Transport team.

Join our team of globally connected specialists to help solve complex transport challenges and experience groundbreaking projects from idea to delivery, and beyond.

**Working with an energetic and high performing team, this position offers a variety of work and will see you involved in**:

- Team Management, Contract Management, Administration and Systems, overseeing design solutions, managing client and stakeholder relationships and acting Engineer to various Physical Works Contracts
- We are a multi-disciplinary environment although the role covers car parks, roads, subdivisions, roundabouts etc an interest in or experience in drainage design and other civil works is desirable
- Central to the role is the ability to win new work to keep the team busy - the ability to nurture and improve existing client relationships and spending quality time with their key stakeholders

**What you will bring to the team**:

- A proven leader working primarily on projects for Transit NZ and Local Authority and other national capital works and road maintenance projects
- Working knowledge of Transit NZ and Land Transport NZ standards and guidelines
- Qualified with BE (Civil), NZCE, REA, Dip Highway Eng or similar, have a minimum of 10 years New Zealand experience
- A strong relationship based approach, confidence and excellent communication skills will be necessary to deal with our clients, contractors, landowners and the general public.

At the heart of our business are talented engineers, drafters, planners, architects, scientists and management consultants to name a few. ‘Our people’ are a group of distinctive professionals who share a passion for problem solving and who embrace the values which have sustained the company since its 1928 inception.

Teamwork, Respect and Integrity.

**What's in it for you**:

- Insurances paid for by GHD (life, trauma and income protection)
- Up to 20 days extra leave with our holiday buy-back scheme
- Daily interaction with high performing teams
- Professional development and ongoing training
- Competitive remuneration
- Flexible working arrangements for work-life balance
- Opportunities to learn from our industry experts and technical gurus across APAC.
- A highly supportive and collaborative team environment
- We will set you up for success with the latest hardware, tools and tech

**Ki GHD, ka ākina te kaimahi e mātou kia tutuki ōna ake moemoeā. Nā te mea, ko te kaha o te tangata te tuarā o te pakihi. Nā reira, he hiahia nō mātou ki te whiwhi kaimahi nō ngā ahurea tuakiri maha, nō whenua rerekē, tane mai, wahine mai.**

GHD embraces hybrid work arrangements to create a work environment focused on well-being, flexibility and productivity where GHD people can thrive, this supports the diverse needs of our workforce while balancing the benefits of remote working with the value of face-to-face collaboration in the office.
- We respectfully ask that no agency resumes be presented at this stage. _

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**Why GHD?**

Being the best we can be is in our culture.
We are a family of smart, innovative and creative problem solvers. In our employee-owned company, everything feels like it matters more. Challenge us and help us come up with new solutions to ensure water, energy and urbanisation are made sustainable for generations to come.

**Our commitment to you**

Commitment is a powerful word that defines how we do business, how we serve our clients and how we care for one another. We will support your needs by giving you the tools to do your best work and then recognise achievements. We will set your curiosity free to allow brilliant minds to do their best work. We will invest in new ideas, removing barriers where we can. Finally, we will encourage you to collaborate with thousands of diverse people across our global business.

Our Commitment to you

**Who we**
**are**

We are committed to solving the world's biggest challenges in the areas of water, energy and urbanisation. GHD is a global professional services company that is a leader in engineering, construction and architectural expertise. Established in 1928, we remain wholly owned by our people. We are 10,000+ diverse and skilled individuals, yet we are proudly ‘One GHD’ across more than 200 offices, spanning five continents - Asia, Australia, Europe, North and South America, and the Pacific region. Delivering extraordinary social and economic outcomes, we are passionate about building lasting relationships with our partners and clients.

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