Job Description

• Provide programme-level strategies, planning, scheduling and reporting, financial control
• Working on Roads of National Significance (RoNS) and Roads of Regional Significance (RoRS) projects
• Permanent - Based in Wellington, Christchurch, Auckland, or Hamilton

Te Whiwhinga mahi | The opportunity

Our Commercial Delivery team within Transport Services provides end-to-end operational, planning and delivery support to facilitate the achievement of organisational and management objectives. We lead the design and implementation of best practice commercial management business improvement and provide commercial support to for NZTA’s Transport Services portfolio.

In this new position as Principal Risk & Schedule Specialist you will support Transport Services projects and provide programme-level strategies, planning, scheduling and reporting, financial control, innovation and improvement.

As Principal Risk & Schedule Specialist you will:

• provide leadership and oversight across the key programme scheduling and risk workstreams through the systems design and infrastructure delivery and
• be the key interface with NZTA teams to ensure that delivery is fully integrated with the organisation’s strategies, plans and processes.

The role will be aligned to NZTA RoNS and RoRS projects, and the establishment of risk and scheduling tools for these projects ranging in size and scale from $100m to $4b.

View the position description here

Ko koe tēnei | About you

Ideally you will have:

• Demonstrated practical knowledge and expertise of effective risk and scheduling strategies, principles and practices for large scale projects.
• Extensive experience in infrastructure (transport preferred), with strong and demonstrable business acumen.
• Experience using risk and scheduling tools e.g. ARM “Active Risk Manager”, P6/MS Project, Power BI.
• Have a strong knowledge and ability in risk adjusted scheduling.
• Experience working with Cost Estimators and Designers through design development phases.
• Proven ability to build and maintain collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders,
• Strong influencing skills, with the ability to manage external consultants in delivering robust risk management and scheduling.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Highly effective planning and organisational skills

Ready to take the next step in your career? Apply today and join our team on its journey.

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.

Rā Katinga | Applications close:

19 April 2026

For further information, email: careers@nzta.govt.nz

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.