INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES MANAGER
Port of Napier Ltd is a top tier New Zealand port with a vision of being the key port in central
New Zealand. Strategic priorities are driven off customers, safety, teams and sustainability.
The Port has a 24/7 workforce of 175 staff covering commercial, logistics, marine,
engineering, driving, trades and corporate roles.
The Infrastructure Services Manager is a new role established to:
 Provide high standards of professional leadership to a complex and large scale
infrastructure development programme (upto $150 million over the next 10 years).
 Lead development of capability in governance, project and management functions to
support the programme.
 Augment management (governance, programme, maintenance, financial, contractor) of
our infrastructure and assets.
 Provide expert financial stewardship – to establish the budget, aggressively manage cost
and expenditure, and maintain appropriate levels of reporting.
 Providing infrastructure solutions to company issues and;
 Work closely with internal stakeholders to manage the impact of the programme on the
wider business, minimising business interruption.
The role reports to the Port Services Manager and is a member of the Port’s Management
Group and Strategic Development Group. The Manager has a workforce of 9 Engineering
and Maintenance staff as well as Engineering Contractors. Direct reports include the Senior
Engineering Technician, Engineering Technician and Carpenter Foreman.
KEY PRIORITIES
Key priorities include:
 Establishing the Port’s infrastructure development programme (marine and land) –
scoping, sequencing, resourcing, risk and contingency planning.
 Execution of the Programme, enabling it to be executed within the demands of a busy and
dynamic operating environment and financial constraints.
 Oversight of property maintenance services.
 People and performance management of engineering and maintenance staff.
 Supporting the company’s goals of a Zero Harm workplace through a Just Safety Culture
 A culture of continuous improvement and internal service
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ACCOUNTABLILITY FRAMEWORK
ACCOUNTABILITY
KEY ACTIVITIES
MEASURES
INFRASTRUCTURE
DEVELOPMENT
 Oversee the Port’s Infrastructure Masterplan
 Leadership (governance, programme,
maintenance, financial, contractor) of
infrastructure and assets
 Establish the overall programme – scoping,
sequencing, resourcing, risk and
contingency planning.
 Lead delivery of the infrastructure
development programme
 Manage resource consenting processes
 Execution of Strategic Plan
 Integration of Infrastructure
Master Plan with Strategic
Plan
 Port wide view over
infrastructure
 Financial controls
 Value add infrastructure
solutions
ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT
 Develop & maintain:
 Environmental strategy and management
plan
 Policies, standards & systems
 Advice & support to managers
 Advise on the Port’s response to
environmental incidents
 Oversee compliance requirements eg noise
 Lead liaison with agencies and interest e.g.
Territorial Authorities, LINZ and interest
groups e.g. Seascape
Targets met around:
 Statutory and regulatory
compliance
 Consenting processes
 Reporting, systems &
processes in place
 Port wide view
 Noise
 Sustainability scoreboard
PREVENTATIVE
MAINTENANCE
 Lead the preventative maintenance
programme for assets
 Oversee the maintenance programme –
staffing, resources & supplies
 Oversee reactive maintenance requirements
 Manage supplier & contractual relationships
 Maintain asset management system
 Champion an improvements culture
throughout the Port
 With the Process Improvements Advisors promote an improvement & learning culture
across the Port
 Analyse barriers to reporting & promote
strategies to eliminate them
 Maintain currency with best practice
Targets met around:
 Fit for purpose assets
 Service and responsiveness
 Staff availability & skills/
qualifications
 Asset optimisation
 Asset management system
 Trending down:
 Damages and waste
 Cost of service
 Improved outcomes in:
 Customer value
 Productivity
 Health and safety
 Workforce performance
 Zero lost time accidents
 Hazard register and controls
 Proactive support for
investigations
 Completion of JSA’s
Proactive contribution to:
 Strategic processes
 Cross organisational initiatives
 Company values
CONTINUOUS
IMPROVEMENT
HEALTH & SAFETY
ORGANISATIONAL
 Promote Zero Harm and Just Culture
initiatives
 Hazard management
 Incident and accident investigations
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Lead the Infrastructure Services Team
Contribute to the Management Team
Contribute to Port strategy & development
Corporate processes eg finance, people,
asset management, risk, audit
Professional development &
qualifications of staff
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QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
Demonstrated expertise and experience in:
 Leadership of all aspects of significant capital programmes
 Advanced expertise in engineering - preferably in an operational environment
 Chartered professional Engineer with either civil or structural background
KEY INTERFACE POINTS
Internal
 Senior Management Team
 Operational managers and supervisors – Operations Supervisor, Plant Services Manager
and Marine Operations Supervisor, Rail and Terminal Park Supervisor
 Corporate Finance
 Culture and Capability – Health and Safety, Human Resources and Payroll
 Senior Pilots
 Process Improvements Advisors
External
 Territorial Authorities
 Contractors, vendors and suppliers
 Engineering Consultants
 Interest groups e.g. Seascape
 Forums e.g. Engineering, Ports, Lifelines
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