Team Leader - Maintenance

The Team Leader Maintenance leads a high performing team that works with maintenance partners to coordinate and deliver services that respond to the maintenance issues raised by customers living in Kāinga Ora homes.

This is an exciting opportunity to take ownership of an outcome for an entire business area, offering professional development opportunities into a myriad of pathways - from the wider maintenance space to our Healthy Homes mahi and project management roles.

• You'll be experienced in property management and maintenance, with a sound understanding of maintenance contracts and KPIs.
• You'll also have experience navigating and leading through change — whether it's implementing new processes, adapting to evolving service models, or supporting your team through transformation.
• Your ability to bring others on the journey and embed change sustainably will be key to your success in this role.
• You'll take a proactive and collaborative approach to working across a variety of internal and external stakeholders.
• You'll be passionate about providing exceptional customer service and have the stakeholder management skills to match.
• Demonstrated people leadership skills.
• You'll be analytical, confident utilising reporting tools to ensure the provision of a streamlined service that is efficient and effective.
• You'll be adept at prioritising a busy workload in a fast-paced environment.

A current and full NZ driver's license is required in this role.

As a Kāinga Ora - Homes and Communities employee, we want to make sure that you have all the tools and support you need. We want to ensure you are healthy and have work-life balance. We also want to support and grow your personal and career development through on-the-job learning, training courses, secondments and study opportunities.

At Kāinga Ora, ours is the important responsibility of transforming New Zealand's housing choices, outcomes, and the entire housing sector by creating homes and communities that allow New Zealanders to thrive.

What is exciting about working for Kāinga Ora is getting the chance to make a real and positive impact on New Zealanders' lives. With skills, planning and purposeful action, our people are creating the homes and neighbourhoods that will build Aotearoa's future.

We are passionate about transforming New Zealand for the better. That includes being a trusted partner for Māori and iwi, protecting and enabling their rights, interests, and aspirations under the guidance of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

Our values were developed by us, for us. They unite us as an organisation and guide how we work every day. Our values are :

Applications close on Sunday 19 th October 2025 by 11.55pm

We value diversity and are committed to working with each other and our customers in an inclusive and respectful way. We welcome applicants from all walks of life and appreciate the richness of experience that your point of difference brings to the organisation.

Reference # 77575

Posted on 08 Oct 2025

Closes on 19 Oct : 55

Location(s) Christchurch

Expertise Maintenance, People Leadership, Strategy & Planning

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