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You will provide strong, visible leadership to an integrated and collaborative team, lifting performance, embedding the Integrated Delivery Model (IDM), and ensuring outcomes aligned with NZTA and Downer expectations.\nTe kōwhiringa | The Opportunity\nAs the IDC Contract Manager, you will be responsible for the overall delivery and day-to-day management of the contract, ensuring Downer meets all contractual, commercial, safety, quality, and performance obligations.\nYou will play a critical role in leading the transition to, and ongoing success of, the IDM model, creating a positive, engaged, and high-performing team culture that embraces collaboration, continuous improvement, and shared accountability.\nKey success factors include:\nClearly articulate and embed the IDM model, enabling teams to adopt new ways of working and deliver effectively.\nImplement NZTA’s Working Together outcomes through collaborative and transparent leadership.\nAchieve contract performance, sustainability, safety, quality, and commercial outcomes.\nProvide strategic leadership, influencing teams and stakeholders at all levels to lift performance and drive results.\nDevelop people and organisational culture, empowering teams to make decisions and succeed.\nMake ethical, best-for-asset decisions that enhance NZTA and Downer’s reputations while providing delivery certainty through optimised programming.\nThis is a great opportunity to lead by example, influence at all levels, and work closely with NZTA and key stakeholders to provide delivery certainty, optimise programmes, and achieve sustainable outcomes.\nNga pūkenga matua | Important Skills\nYou are a confident and inclusive leader with strong commercial and operational acumen, capable of leading complex civil maintenance contracts and high-performing teams.\nBE (Civil), NZ Diploma in Engineering (Civil), or other relevant tertiary qualification, or equivalent industry experience.\nProven experience managing civil engineering or road maintenance contracts, including people, plant, supply chain, and financial performance.\nStrong understanding of the IDM model, infrastructure asset management, road maintenance practices, and asset lifecycle management.\nDemonstrated leadership in Zero Harm environments, with sound knowledge of safety management systems and quality principles.\nHighly developed communication, influencing, and relationship-building skills, with the ability to engage effectively with clients, teams, suppliers, and stakeholders.\nStrategic, analytical thinker with strong planning and problem-solving capability, high emotional intelligence, and a commitment to Te Ao Māori and Te Tiriti o Waitangi principles.\nMe pēhea ki te tono | How to apply\nIf this sounds like the opportunity for you, click Apply Now to submit your application!\nWe are committed to a safe working environment for everyone - all successful applicants will be required to undertake a pre-employment drug test, medical and a Ministry of Justice check prior to starting employment. 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