Contracts Lead

This is a key leadership opportunity to shape how Napier City Council plans, negotiates, and manages its contractual arrangements across capital projects, renewals, maintenance, and operational services. Your expertise will directly influence delivery certainty, value for money, and supplier performance across a complex and growing portfolio. As Contracts Lead, you will be the Council’s senior specialist for contract management and commercial governance setting the standard for how contracts are structured, administered, and managed throughout their lifecycle. Working within the EPMO, you’ll partner closely with delivery teams to ensure contracts are robust, risks are actively managed, and commercial outcomes support successful project and operational delivery. This is a role for someone who enjoys balancing strategy with action. You’ll work closely with internal stakeholders, contractors, consultants, and industry partners to create smarter, more efficient ways of working while ensuring compliance, performance, and commercial outcomes remain front of mind. Alongside this, you’ll lead and mentor a small team, creating a collaborative and high-performing environment where people are supported to succeed.