Group General Manager – Asset and Operations

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi

Group General Manager for Asset & Operations leading New Zealand’s transport asset portfolio. Responsible for performance and resilience of critical transport assets including highways and transit networks.

Posted 5/4/2026full-timeAuckland • 🇳🇿 New ZealandMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the stewardship, performance and resilience of New Zealand’s most critical transport assets
Shape the future of a nationally significant lifeline asset
Provide enterprise leadership and technical authority across asset management, network operations and maintenance delivery
Set direction, standards and assurance to ensure the network performs today and is fit for the future
Lead a diverse national group, providing effective day-to-day operational delivery
Ensure a consistently high level of network performance and resilience
Provide oversight and clear direction during major incidents and emergencies

Requirements

What you’ll need

Extensive executive leadership experience in large, complex, asset‑intensive or infrastructure environments
Deep system‑level expertise in asset management, network operations and maintenance delivery, with the ability to operate as a technical authority
Proven experience providing assurance over asset performance, safety, resilience and risk at executive level
Strong commercial acumen, including leadership of large‑scale, long‑term service and maintenance contracts
Demonstrated leadership of standards, frameworks and assurance in complex operational or engineering contexts
Highly developed stakeholder and sector-leadership capability across government, local authorities, iwi, emergency services and delivery partners
A visible and sustained commitment to health, safety, wellbeing and risk leadership

Benefits

Comp & perks

A competitive senior executive salary and benefits package
Five weeks’ annual leave
Income protection and critical illness insurance (permanent employees)

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Hard Skills & Tools

asset managementnetwork operationsmaintenance deliveryperformance assurancesafety assuranceresilience managementrisk managementcontract managementstandards leadershipframeworks development

Soft Skills

executive leadershipcommercial acumenstakeholder engagementsector leadershipoperational deliveryincident managementemergency responseteam leadershipcommunicationcommitment to health and safety