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Contracts Lead

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Napier City Council

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New Zealand , Napier

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120763.00 - 142074.00 NZD / Year
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Job Description:

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.

Job Responsibility:

  • Lead the end‑to‑end contract management function across Council, from contract strategy and formation through to delivery, variations, and close‑out
  • Set and uplift Council’s contract management frameworks, tools, templates, and governance practices
  • Develop and enhance contract frameworks, supplier panels, alliances, and contract delivery models
  • Lead and Support contract negotiations, risk management, and performance outcomes across various council contracts
  • Partner with project, asset, and operational teams to improve contract accountability and delivery confidence
  • Lead contract assurance and audit activity, including supporting and responding to contract management audits and funding assurance requirements (e.g. NZTA), and driving corrective actions where required
  • Build strong relationships with suppliers, contractors, consultants, and internal stakeholders
  • Lead, mentor and support a capable contracts team while fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement

Requirements:

  • Proven experience leading contracts, procurement, or commercial delivery within infrastructure, construction, or complex operational environments
  • Strong commercial judgement with the ability to navigate risk, negotiations, and contract outcomes confidently
  • Strong contract leadership experience and confident operating in complex delivery environments
  • Practical, commercially astute, and comfortable stepping into detail when required, while also thinking strategically about how systems and frameworks can work better
  • Naturally collaborative, with the ability to build trusted relationships across teams, suppliers, and industry partners
  • A proactive and solutions-focused approach, with an eye for opportunities to improve value, efficiency, and performance
  • Leadership experience that brings out the best in others through clear direction, support, and coaching
What we offer:
  • 5 weeks' annual leave after 2 years service
  • Discounted health insurance work scheme
  • Eye test subsidy
  • Retailer discounts
  • study assistance
  • Employee Assistance Program (OCP)
  • Quarterly values awards
  • Birthday vouchers
  • Social club
  • Free flu vaccinations (annual)
  • Ka Awatea Cultural Wānanga
  • NCC Kapa Haka
  • Te Reo Māori language classes

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
May 10, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
On-site work
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