Job Opportunities in New Zealand

• Join the delivery team on one of our priority programmes
• Provide technical programme centric advice to delivery teams
• Fixed term until June 2025

This is an exciting opportunity to join a team building the people and technology capabilities to operate a best practice safety camera system across our roading network. Te Whiwhinga mahi | The opportunity
The PMO Advisor is a key member of the Programme Management Office (PMO) specialist team who provision programme and project management advice and services such as resource, risk and issue, assurance and financial management reporting. This role will support and work closely with the PMO Lead, Programme Manager and /or Programme Director, in driving and implementing PMO-centric approaches and support to enable NZTA to successfully deliver transformative programmes of work using established good-practice standards and frameworks. Key deliverables for this role include:

• Providing technical and tactical programme-centric advice to delivery teams utilising embedded frameworks, tools and templates.
• Oversight and maintenance key Programme controls ensuring agreed standards and hygiene are adhered working with Programme teams to lift overall maturity in this discipline.
• Delivering targeted programme reporting and analysis, and apply a critical eye across key programme and governance-related documents.
• Contributing to the uplift and continual improvement of programme-centric frameworks, artefacts and templates.
• Identifying Programme risks and escalate accordingly.
• Developing and facilitate Programme training, workshops and meetings, e.g. lessons learned, as required.
• Taking the lead in various Programme closure activities as identified.

Ko koe tēnei | About you We are looking for someone who has PMO experience and enjoys working in a fast paced environment, stays calm under pressure and can adapt quickly to new and unexpected challenges, and can bring:

• Large scale programme experience working in a hybrid Agile delivery environment.
• Experience in providing practical programme management advice and guidance on large programmes or projects.
• Planning tools experience including; Jira, Planview and Microsoft Project.
• Experience ensuring consistent, predictable delivery by maintaining programme controls and hygiene.
• Reporting and documentation experience, with a critical eye for detail, including drafting and reviewing reports and relevant project documentation, ensuring quality of narrative and messaging is accurate and current.
• Ability to contribute to the continual improvement and documentation of project management frameworks, templates, processes, and standards.
• Ability to assimilate information from various sources and translate into a meaningful story.
• Experience in ensuring that programme artefacts are of a high quality, clear, succinct, and meaningful to a programme and business audience.

You will demonstrate knowledge of, or a willingness to gain an understanding of Te Ao Māori and promote tikanga and Te Reo Māori. You will also have knowledge of, or a willingness to gain an appreciation of te Tiriti o Waitangi (the Treaty of Waitangi) as it applies in the public sector. View the position description here.Ko wai mātou | About us As the lead regulator for land transport our purpose is to ensure that the system is safe, efficient, effective and operates in the public interest. Safety is a top priority for Waka Kotahi and we, as Te Rōpu Waeture (the Regulatory Services group), aim to improve safety and reduce the risk of harm by being a firm and fair real-world regulator applying principles of good practice grounded in Te Ao Māori -Whakapono (Integrity), Manaakitanga (Caring for people),Whanaungatanga (Relationships) and Kotahitanga (Unity). Being a real-world regulator means we take a systems view that is focused on improving safety outcomes and reducing harm, we work to understand why people behave the way they do and are pragmatic in how we respond, we encourage and educate to support people to comply and enforce compliance when necessary. The purpose of this group is to contribute to an effective, efficient, and safe land transport system in the public interest and to: Provide - oversight of the effectiveness of regulatory interventions on outcomes.Inform - relevant and responsive regulation by regular monitoring and review.Ensure - effective compliance monitoring and management processes of regulated parties to enable system access for people, devices, and networks, by risk targeted and cost-effective regulatory management of the land transport system.The role of the Regulatory Strategic Programmes team (the Team) is to establish and drive the delivery of strategic and operational improvements programmes that sit within the regulatory portfolio and provide strategic direction and leadership for Waka Kotahi in the delivery of agreed initiatives. The team will directly lead the programme and project delivery teams and be responsible for their overall delivery. These initiatives are expected to deliver a step change in achieving a safe, effective and efficient land transport regulatory system in the public interest.Keen to apply?Please upload your CV and cover letter outlining your interest in the role, and how you could apply your skills, knowledge and experience to this role.
Rā Katinga | Applications close: 30 September 2024

For further information, email: careers@nzta.govt.nz
To be considered for this position you must have a legal right to live and work in New Zealand.
NZTA|Waka Kotahi is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). We recognise the importance of diversity and inclusion and are committed to providing a working environment that embraces these values. Please let us know if you need any support or have any access requirements that will help you through the recruitment process.
Please note that we may begin shortlisting as we receive applications. We encourage early applications as we may withdraw the advertising at any time.