Deliver iconic Departmental projects across Southern South Island working with a dynamic and experienced team. Four weeks and three days annual leave per year pro-rata, flexible working options. Full-time, two year fixed term role based in Invercargill.

Toit te marae a Tne-Mahuta, toit te marae a Tangaroa, toit te tangata If the land is well and the sea is well, the people will thrive Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai (DOC) serves to protect and sustain nature across Aotearoa. We put nature and people at the heart of our mahi, guided by te reo Mori, te ao Mori and Te Tiriti o Waitangi. We do this by: protecting land, species, ecosystems, and cultural heritage for conservation purposes managing threats and adverse impacts being a voice for conservation connecting people to nature.

He angittanga | About the role As our Works Officer, you will manage a variety of construction projects, ranging from visitor experience improvement work, high priority treaty partner projects, safety related work and asset replacements. You will work as part of a small team to successfully deliver projects to planned scope, time, and budget. The position will be focused on: managing projects: procurement, consultant management, consents, tendering, and construction contracts maintaining project documentation, team, and governance reporting using the Department's Project Management Framework for all project deliverables, including business case development and reporting adhering to best practices in procurement, tender, contract, and supplier management.

This is a full-time two year fixed-term role supporting construction projects across the Southern South Island Region and will require some regional travel. Ng pkenga me ng wheako | Skills and experience As a committed team player with a positive personality, you will work well within our team being happy to get out and about and build relationships with operations teams, contractors, and treaty partners. You will have strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills and the ability manage your workload, often with competing deadlines and priorities and still produce high quality work.

Ideally you will have: a qualification and/or relevant experience in construction or project / contract management the ability to develop and maintain relationships and work as part of a high functioning team. sound level of knowledge and practice of capital and operational budget management within the context of project delivery an understanding of, or experience with, applying for statutory consents such as resource or building consents a sound knowledge of contractor health and safety management a current full driving licence is required. high level of proficiency with Microsoft Office products including Word, Excel, Project, and PowerPoint.

Ng huatanga kei a mtou | What's in it for you? We are committed to fostering a diverse workforce that represents the communities we serve, creating an inclusive workplace culture, suppor.