Contract Manager, Asset Management

Lead commercial management of one of New Zealand's largest outsourced asset management contracts, ensuring critical infrastructure operates smoothly.
- Build strong partnerships in a fast-paced, high-performance environment.
- Gain exposure to a major department-wide initiative, creating opportunities for future leadership growth.

**Mo te tunga | About the role**

This 12-month fixed-term opportunity is a chance to lead the commercial management of one of New Zealand's largest outsourced contracts in asset management. As Contract Manager - Asset Management, you will ensure critical facilities operate smoothly across multiple sites, maintaining strong relationships with service providers while driving contract performance.

Balancing strategic oversight with hands-on execution, you will work closely with internal managers and stakeholders, responding to requests, implementing adjustments, and proactively resolving challenges across the organisation and with providers. You will provide a point of escalation and commercial expertise for the facilities team who manage day-to-day matters.

What sets this role apart is its scale, complexity, and impact. It requires collaborative leadership to uphold high-performance standards in a demanding operational environment, where success hinges on influencing effectively, maintaining strong relationships, and making informed decisions.

This role also presents significant growth potential, with exposure to major Department projects and initiatives.

**Mou | About You**

You are a pragmatic, relationship-driven professional with a strong technical background in contract management. Skilled in managing large-scale, high-value service agreements and confidently navigating complex contracts while developing collaborative partnerships.

To be successful in this role, you will:

- Have extensive experience in commercial and contract management, particularly in performance-based arrangements and assets and facilities management-related service agreements
- Excel at building relationships, ensuring seamless collaboration with stakeholders and service providers
- Lead and influence effectively, guiding teams and driving contract performance outcomes.
- Bring a strategic mindset, balancing technical requirements with practical, results-driven solutions
- Communicate with confidence, using negotiation and problem-solving skills to resolve challenges while maintaining strong partnerships
- Bring commercial expertise and influencing skills to support resolution of day-to-day issues and concerns raised by the facilities team
- Be willing to travel on occasion and undertake occasional short periods away from home should business need require.

**Utu a-tau | Salary**

The midpoint of the salary range is $147,765 and the full range (85%-120%) is $125,601 - $177,318. Appointment and remuneration will reflect skills and experience relevant to the role.

**Mo matou | About us**

Ara Poutama Aotearoa is a name that has been gifted to us and is our commitment to improving the oranga and safety of the people, whanau, and that of the communities we serve across the motu.

As a values-led organisation, we use the principles of rangatira (leadership), manaaki (respect), wairua (spirituality), kaitiaki (guardianship) and whanau (relationships) to shape how we work and deliver the outcomes in our strategy - Hokai Rangi.

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To apply, please submit a tailored CV and a cover letter describing your motivation for joining the department highlighting relevant skills and experience. Alignment to our kaupapa is critical to our success - we ask that you provide examples which reflect and demonstrate our organisation values.

**Applications close on: Sunday 25**th** May