Project Director

Ko wai mātou | Our Organisation
It's not very often something happens that's big; like, really big. Big to the point that it will touch the lives of every single person in the motu. That's what we're talking about here. The provision of health services in Aotearoa, and how they are delivered, is about to change in a big way.
Te Whatu Ora-Health New Zealand and Te Aka Whai Ora-Māori Health Authority will together shape the delivery of health services in Aotearoa for generations to come and will form the core of a modern and integrated service looking after the needs of all our whānau. Te Whatu Ora is ‘the weaving of wellness'. Whatu is the combining together of people, resources, organisations, thoughts and actions for the betterment and wellbeing of all. Whatu is also a direct reference to the pupil of the eye, and the vision required of the new entity and system. Join us in this mahi...
Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity
Te Whatu Ora is undertaking a significant multi-year programme of change to provide the safe, fit for purpose health facilities, sites and equipment that are essential for a well-functioning health system. The IIG leads major infrastructure investment by understanding and managing these, ensuring health facilities, sites and equipment that have the highest need of investment are prioritised and standardising the way these are refurbished or redeveloped.
We are seeking two Project Directors who will work within the Investment and Infrastructure Group (IIG) and report to a Programme Director. They will be responsible for undertaking and leading project activity from concept through to delivery, implementation and operational handover.
Mōu | About you
Ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako | Skills and experience
- Relevant professional project management experience and confidence in understanding a variety of project processes and methodologies, such as PRINCE2, PMBOK or similar or demonstrated experience in Project delivery.
- Significant Project Director and/or leadership experience in successfully delivering Infrastructure projects with a capital cost of up to $1b - preferably in a health context
- Knowledge of the New Zeland Health Sector and/or Health Design
- Experience managing the commercial performance of projects, ensuring timely and meaningful responses to challenges, issues and opportunities, and enabling sustainable levels of high performance
- Proven experience establishing processes for identifying, managing and monitoring complex risks to project outcomes in particular safety management and design.
- Ability to lead in complex environments and manage a wide range of diverse stakeholders that are internal and external to Te Whatu Ora.
- A respected leader with demonstrated experience working at a senior management level across large and complex programmes of work include reporting to Project Governance
- Significant experience in strategic communications and an ability to take complex information and synthesise into key messages for relevant audiences
- Political nuance, with an understanding how issues play out and what is important to key stakeholders and the Government of the day
- Demonstrated skills of operating within an environment that demands a high level of senior stakeholder engagement, political nous, financial management and a solid level of commercial/contractual acumen

This role requires and/or would benefit from the following
- Competency with te ao Māori, tikanga, and te reo Māori or a willingness to learn and grow

Nau mai, uru mai | Come and join us
Te painga o te mahi tahi me matou | Benefits
This is a truly rewarding role where you will come to work each day making a difference, leading change, and creating capabilities across our health service. Te Whatu Ora supports flexible and hybrid working, offers learning and growth opportunities and gives all staff five weeks of annual leave per year.
Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply