Company Description Waipapa Taumata Rau | The University of Auckland The University of Auckland is New Zealands leading university and 68th in the QS World University Rankings 2024. Employing over 9,000 staff supporting over 46,000 students, we are one of NZs largest and most diverse employers. Our significant Property Portfolio represents a vibrant, valuable, and complex network of physical spaces that enable learning and teaching, research and innovation, support the student experience as well as our partnerships and engagement.

Job Description The opportunity | Te Whiwhinga mahi We have a fantastic opportunity for a new Grounds & Precinct Manager to join Property Services and lead our Grounds Team. The Universitys estates and reserves encompass a diverse range landscapes, plants, trees and fauna including an historic conservation area comprising 41,500 square metres within its City Campus in which is a special botanical collection dating back over 175 years. The catalogue of plants across all campuses is vast, numbering over 7,000.

The Grounds & Precinct Manager will lead, manage, support, train, and embed high-quality practices within the University Grounds Team to provide a unified, cohesive and effective service. You will oversee and provide guidance on the Botanical Collection and biodiversity attributes of the Estate, and lead input into grounds project briefs, design and large programmes of work whilst ensuring they align with biodiversity and sustainable horticultural principles which include but are not limited to: habitats and wildlife sustainable horticultural practices environmental weed management improving natural plant and soil health contribute to water and stormwater management management of pesticides and chemical fertilizers through best practice minimize maintenance through enhanced outcomes A large part of this role will be working with our consultants and contractors to ensure a high level of service and delivery is upheld. Health and Safety plays a big part with worksafe procedures and reporting on the use of dangerous and hazardous chemicals being of high importance.

For more information please see Position Description. About you | He krero mu As an experienced leader, our ideal candidate will demonstrate a high-level ability to influence and communicate effectively to a diverse range of stakeholders. They will demonstrate cultural sensitivity, embrace diversity, and have the technical background to understand projects from multiple viewpoints and this will come from significant commercial and project management experience in a relevant field.

Leadership, teamwork, customer focus and negotiation skills are vital to the role. Preference will be given to candidates with a proven understanding of large-scale grounds projects and those who can demonstrate an ability to think and act strategically to provide valuable input to achieve the best long-term outcomes. What we offer | Ng huatanga kei a mtou We offer our staff more t.