Project Enabling Lead

See more about the role below, including the responsibilities and skills we are looking for.

Rolleston, New Zealand

Our Performance Delivery Team plays a central role in ensuring Selwyn District Council delivers effectively, transparently, and with accountability to our community.

As Project Enabling Lead, you'll help lift our project management capability and maturity.

This role is all about enabling — creating the right frameworks, processes, and support so our people can deliver successful projects with confidence and consistency.

You'll lead the development and embedding of project management tools, training, and coaching, while also supporting governance groups with good practice guidance.

By facilitating post-project reviews and tracking maturity improvements, you'll ensure lessons learned are applied and project delivery keeps getting better.

Key Responsibilities

Developing and embedding good practice project management frameworks, tools, and processes.

Delivering training, coaching, and guidance to project managers and governance groups.

Facilitating workshops, including post-project reviews, and embedding lessons learned.

Leading maturity assessments to track and improve project management capability across Council.

About You

You'll be a flexible, pragmatic professional who knows that people and relationships are as important as process.

You'll bring :

At least 8 years' experience improving project management maturity, ideally in the public sector.

Recognised project management qualifications (PRINCE2, PMP, or similar).

Strong knowledge of different project management methodologies and their application.

Proven ability to engage, coach, and support others to lift project capability.

A collaborative style with the ability to adapt to changing circumstances.

What We Offer

Great work-life balance with flexibility

Career coaching and development

Life insurance

Wellbeing and volunteer leave

Three days paid leave between Christmas and New Year

Two weeks paid Partners Leave

Sick leave from day one

Discounts with local and national businesses

Selwyn is New Zealand's fastest growing district.

We have a fantastic quality of life, great communities, and a thriving economy.

Our Council works actively with residents to provide the services and facilities that help our communities to thrive and grow.

We honour Te Tiriti o Waitangi and we are committed to working with our Treaty partner to deliver on our obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

If you'd like to play a part in making Selwyn the best place to live, work and play, join us today!

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