Portfolio Lead

1 day ago

Hawke's Bay, New Zealand 84 Recruitment Limited Full time

Location: Hawke's Bay | Work Type: Full-time, Permanent | Hybrid working supported

Lead delivery across the city's transport and harbour projects

Play a key role in shaping a safe, efficient, and sustainable transport network for the community. As Portfolio Lead – Transport, you'll coordinate a program of transport and inner harbour projects, ensuring they're well-prioritised, efficiently delivered, and aligned with long-term goals.

You'll provide leadership through coordination and influence—guiding external project managers and consultants to achieve shared outcomes. This role is ideal for an experienced project or programme manager ready to move into a broader, portfolio-level position.

What you'll do

  • Provide strategic oversight of transport and inner harbour capital works.
  • Manage delivery performance, risk, and reporting in line with EPMO frameworks.
  • Collaborate with Waka Kotahi, regional partners, and consultants to achieve successful outcomes.
  • Ensure projects align with sustainability, asset, and service delivery goals.

What you'll bring

  • 7–10 years' experience in programme, portfolio, or senior project delivery.
  • Strong procurement and contract management skills (NZS 3910 preferred).
  • Background in transport, infrastructure, or harbour-related capital projects, ideally within the public sector.
  • Proven ability to manage budgets, risk, and stakeholder relationships.
  • Relevant tertiary qualification.
  • New Zealand experience preferred, particularly with local frameworks and agency partnerships.

Why apply

  • Purpose-driven work improving transport and coastal infrastructure.
  • Hybrid flexibility – up to two days a week from home.
  • Five weeks' annual leave after two years and relocation support for North Island movers.
  • Health Insurance/Retailer Discounts
  • Quarterly Values Awards + Birthday Vouchers + Social Club

Next Steps

If you're a seasoned project professional ready to step into a strategic leadership role - one that blends people, purpose, and performance - we'd love to hear from you.

Contact Ben Lapworth for confidential enquiries to explore if this is the position for you |

*84 Recruitment is the sole exclusive recruitment partner assisting with this role.

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