Vacancy - Technical Strategy and Engagement Manager

Civil Contractors New Zealand is the industry association representing New Zealand’s civil (horizontal) construction sector. Our members connect towns and cities with essential roads, bridges, tunnels, and wharves. We connect households and businesses to the outside world with internet, electricity, and telecommunications services. We ensure healthy communities by installing and caring for the water networks that bring fresh water to houses and wastewater to treatment plants.

The association is supported by a national branch network, each with a branch Chair, Secretary, and Committee. Branches host networking and educational meetings, client meetings, and social events.

A well-resourced and highly skilled workforce is critical to enabling our infrastructure delivery programme. The Technical Strategy and Engagement Manager acts as a connector, facilitator, and enabler, driving capability and value to our members by representing, supporting and ensuring members have access to resources. This role is focussed on getting things done. It’s about leading conversations, building coalitions, and amplifying the voice of contractors to shape a better industry.

The role works closely with CCNZ members, technical groups, government agencies, and industry stakeholders to ensure that the civil construction sector is informed, influential, and future ready.

For this role you will need to understand the fundamentals of civil construction (e.g. roading, aggregates, sustainability, Health & Safety), but you don’t need to be the expert — you will know how to find and use the right expertise. You will be an accomplished and influential communicator, and a good strategic thinker with a reputation for getting things done. And you will stay calm and composed in challenging times.

This is a national role and to be effective, will involve some travel around the country. Work location is flexible.

If you are interested in this varied but important role, please forward a covering letter and your CV to Heather Clayton, Office and Civil Trades Administrator at heather@civilcontractors.co.nz.