• Utilise your Senior Project management and stakeholder engagement skills in this multi-dimensional programme, initially for Prison Capacity and Housing on Prison Land.
• Senior Project Manager responsible for delivering on the Prison Capacity programme and assisting the Manager Delivery Projects on the Housing Detail Business Case.
• Role based in National Office, Wellington – fixed term until June 2026.

Ngā kawenga | About the role
As the Senior Project Manager, you will be responsible for ensuring the strategic asset management elements of the Capital Programme are delivered efficiently. This role involves proactive project management, including organising people, tasks, and resources, setting deadlines, and creating project documentation. You will need to engage effectively with internal and external stakeholders, manage consultancy contracts, and handle project finances. Additionally, you must identify and manage project risks, ensure compliance with quality assurance standards, and maintain a focus on health, safety, and wellbeing.
In this role you will also contribute to creating a positive and high-performing project team while supporting the Asset Management team in embedding inclusion, diversity, and professional development.
Project focuses for this role will be:

• Prison Capacity - In response to this capacity challenge, Asset Management is exploring infrastructure solutions to expand prison capacity. The strategy involves the urgent implementation of smaller-scale capacity enhancements.
• Housing on Prison Land Programmes - Providing a residential reintegration service on Corrections land with a safe environment for high risk people, that provides effective reintegration support and helps improve public safety. They provide oversight and support in the community within the parameters of the person's sentence or order.

He kōrero mōu | About you
We are looking for someone who has the ability to build and lead bespoke / tailored project teams and proactively manage key project stakeholder relationships. You'll have excellent interpersonal skills and proven negotiation experience, including the ability to influence and build consensus across a variety of internal and external stakeholders.
Key skills we will look for in your application:

• Demonstrated experience in skilfully identifying risks and issues, and successfully implementing plans to resolve these to ensure project delivery.
• Experience within P3M3, change, benefits framework and drafting investment cases.

In the broadest sense, if you like to be responsible for planning, organising, and managing the completion of a project, while ensuring that it delivers the expected results on time, on budget, and within scope we have a job for you.
Ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako | Skills and experience
To be successful in this role you will bring:

• A proactive approach: Understand and apply best practice project management processes, methods, techniques, and tools.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills including the ability to act as an editor for reports and business cases, communicating technical information clearly and effectively to both technical and non-technical team members and stakeholders.
• Excellent organisational skills and drive; Demonstrated ability to deliver projects to achieve the desired outcomes to budget and within required timeframe.
• Ability to build rapport with internal and external stakeholders, including technical teams and suppliers.

Utu ā-tau | Salary
The midpoint of the salary range is $143,461 and the full range (85%-120%) is $121,942 - $172,154. Appointment and remuneration will reflect skills and experience relevant to the role.
Ko wai mātou | 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, whānau, 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 whānau (relationships) to shape how we work and deliver the outcomes in our strategy - Hōkai Rangi.
It is an exciting time to join us, and we continue to seek out talented individuals who are committed to an inclusive, vibrant workplace. We recognise and celebrate the uniqueness of individuals, and that of the collective talent in our whānau.
We welcome applications from disabled and neurodiverse communities, all cultures, faiths, and Rainbow communities, as we appreciate the richness of experience that diversity brings to our organisation. We strive to make our recruitment process fair and inclusive, and we encourage applicants to discuss reasonable accommodation with us if required at careers@corrections.govt.nz.
Tono ināianei | Apply Now
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: 24 November 2024 at 11pm NZST.
All applications must be submitted through our careers site to ensure transparency. Applications received via email will not be considered.
If you want to find out more about a career with us, visit careers.corrections.govt.nz or email our team at careers@corrections.govt.nz
If you have any specific questions about the role please contact: sarah.zagarelos@corrections.govt.nz