Manager Planning, Advisory & Support

Pōneke is a city with ambition, creativity, and resilience at its core. As New Zealand's capital, we are globally connected yet distinctly local, future-focused yet grounded in our communities, culture, and whenua. We're committed to building a city that is sustainable, inclusive, and prepared to meet the challenges of tomorrow - where infrastructure and mobility are not just services, but enablers of wellbeing, equity, and climate responsibility.

The Planning, Advisory and Support function provides strategic coordination, high-quality business support, and integrated planning across the Infrastructure & Delivery Group. It serves as a central hub for group-wide business process integrity - business planning, performance reporting, change and audit programme oversight and actions, asset planning, risk management, and executive advice and support, management of the group's interface with Democratic Services.

This role is integral in leading a newly established function within the Infrastructure & Delivery Group, designed to strengthen strategic capability and deliver consistent, high-quality business support across the group. This role is responsible for consolidating and maturing fragmented support functions into a centralised hub for planning, reporting, coordination, and strategic advisory. Operating directly under the CIO, the role plays a critical part in enabling group-wide performance, governance, and operational integration.

Āu ake mahi | What you'll do

Leveraging your experience leading people and function, you will hold a pivotal role in connectivity across the group, supporting leadership visibility, decision-making, and organisational agility positioning the group to respond to evolving expectations and enabling delivery of priorities with clarity and confidence.

As an astute leader you will demonstrate the ability to :

• lead and manage a high performing multi-disciplinary team, enabling them to deliver to business function goals, objectives and required outcomes, by setting the vision and direction, whilst building the overall capability
• lead and facilitate a way of working within the Planning, Advisory & Support business unit that builds a constructive and collaborative environment, maintains a strong customer focus, and drives continuous improvement, whilst ensuring the business unit is well connected to internal and external stakeholders and broader communities
• lead the development and implementation of group-wide business planning and budgeting processes and oversee performance reporting frameworks
• provide strategic oversight and support for programme delivery, including risk and benefit tracking
• champion continuous improvement and innovation across business support functions

You will have a reputation for driving innovation and excellence and possess strong demonstrable knowledge and experience working in infrastructure, utilities, asset management or local government. You will relish the opportunity to drive efficiencies, and transformation whilst engaging with and managing diverse stakeholder relationships.

Nōu te rourou | What's in it for you

Working for the Council offers you a range of benefitsincluding 5 weeks annual leave , flexible working options, health and wellbeing support, Council staff discounts and a range of learning and development programmes and opportunities.

Applications close on the 9 th of November 2025.

All applications must be submitted online. All applicants must have the current right to work in New Zealand.

Diversity :

We want your application to enable you to portray the real you. Skills are gained across many areas of our life, not just formal employment. If you can demonstrate the skills listed in the advert through whānau life, community or mahi aroha (volunteering) we encourage you to apply and share your story with us in your cover letter. We welcome applications from all walks of life and like our workforce to reflect the diverse communities we serve.

Accessibility Support :

We want to make sure any accessibility requirements you may have, are well supported so the selection process is equitable for everyone. Please let us know if there are any adjustments or support, we can offer to make our process more accessible to you by emailing :

Details

Reference number : 49341

Posted on : 22 Oct 2025

Closes on : 09 Nov : 55

Location(s) : Wellington CBD

Expertise : Administration and business support, Engineering (infrastructure and transport), Policy, planning and strategy, Waste Management

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