Technical Lead, Transport Planning

• Provide technical leadership that shapes the future of transport and helps make an impact to New Zealand's transport system
• Challenging role leading the delivery of a broad range of Transport Planning practice improvements
• Support the coaching and mentoring of our transport planners to ensure best practice
• Can be based in Auckland, Wellington, or Christchurch

Te Whiwhinga mahi | The opportunity

As our Technical Lead, you will help build and maintain a high performing national team of transport planning professionals who provide transport planning leadership and capability in the development of transport system solutions.  You will provide technical thought leadership with regards to transport planning and support the Practice Leads with coaching and mentoring of Transport Planners to ensure best practice is delivered.

Other key accountabilities include:

• Ensure the transport planning teams deliver best practice transport planning and project development
• Lead the development, implementation and embedding of business improvement initiatives, test and champion new ideas and improve our transport planning practice.
• Work alongside the Practice Leads in providing technical mentoring and coaching.
• Build strong relationships across NZTA in order to be able to effectively influence and lead across the broader business.
• Contribute as a member of the Transport Planning leadership team.
• Collaborate with external consultants and the wider sector to enable the sharing of ideas, insights, lessons learnt and connect to provide best practice outcomes.
• Support the building of highly engaged teams, by working with practice leads to ensure our people have the capability and the tools to deliver NZTA priorities and outcomes.
• Support the development of career pathways, by working with practice leads, to grow and retain high quality transport planning capability.

View the position description here.

Ko koe tēnei | About you

You will need to be a confident self-starter, who thrives working collaboratively with diverse and varied audiences.  We look for people with natural curiosity, solution focus, a proven ability to communicate a compelling story and who demonstrate a growth mindset. 

What we are looking for:

• Demonstrated technical thought leadership experience
• Extensive experience in broad transport planning disciplines within a complex system
• Passion and drive, and the ability to instill this within others
• Demonstrated experience in coaching and mentoring
• Proven ability to build and maintain highly collaborative relationships
• The ability to work strategically within a national context
• The ability to effectively bring together multiple perspectives
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Analytical and critical thinking

This is a rewarding and diverse opportunity to hone your technical skills and use them to directly contribute to furthering the technical excellence of our Transport Planners. The variety, flexibility and significance of the work you will be leading and contributing to makes this a great role for the right person.

Ko wai mātou | About us

The NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi is the largest infrastructure delivery agent in New Zealand, our work touches the lives of all New Zealanders by planning, designing, delivering, managing and operating an integrated transport system along with our partners. We have some of the most capable and motivated people in the industry providing a transport system that enables New Zealanders to live, travel, work and connect. 

In addition to the exciting projects and initiatives we undertake, we also prioritise employee well-being and work-life balance. We offer competitive  benefits  and also have the NZTA Life, Income Protection and Critical illness Insurance scheme available for permanent employees and strive to create a positive work culture that nurtures personal and professional growth.

Transport Services is an end-to-end business group that focuses on our transport system – from policy and planning, through design and delivery, to maintenance and operations. Join us in shaping the future of New Zealand’s transport infrastructure.

Rā Katinga | Applications close:

For further information, email: [email protected]

To be considered for this position you must have a legal right to live and work in New Zealand.

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.