Senior Property Acquisition Manager

• Be part of a forward thinking, collaborative team
• Broaden your experience and further develop your career
• Permanent position - Auckland CBD

If you are an experienced property professional, a team player with strong collaboration skills and a solutions focus, then this could be the role for you.  Join our team and deliver high profile, national infrastructure projects.

The opportunity - Te Whiwhinga mahi

Our Property Acquisition Team has a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Property Acquisition Manager to join our team based in Auckland.

This is a pivotal role where you will directly influence a range of internal subject matter experts including project managers, legal, planning and communications along with managing our external property consultants.

You will also be responsible for

• leading and engaging with key stakeholders including landowners, Iwi partners, local government agencies and local community.
• supporting the implementation of major infrastructure projects that will help shape New Zealand into the future.
• driving best practice in property acquisition to continuously improve the way we work and how we support wider NZTA objectives.

Working as part of a regionally dispersed team you will help deliver NZTA’s Property Acquisition Programme which ranges from $75m to $750m each year to support our transport system property programmes.  This includes helping develop property strategies for future projects in conjunction with our LINZ Accredited Suppliers, including cost estimates and risk mitigation.

View the position description here.  Salary band for this position is from $109,407 - $158,032

About you - Ko wai tēnei

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

• Experience in a similar or related property role
• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to influence and collaborate to achieve results
• Knowledge and experience of the Public Works Act 1981.
• Negotiation skills to assist with managing multi-party issues and/or difficult relationships
• A relevant tertiary qualification

About us - Ko wai mātou

At the NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, it all starts with our people. The organisation's success depends on the people who choose to make this a great place to work and make a difference for New Zealand. NZTA has a strong future focus, understanding that new technologies and changing customer expectations mean the transport system we know today will not be the one we deliver into the future.

Along with our other benefits we also offer the NZTA Life, Income Protection and Critical illness Insurance scheme for permanent employees. 

NZTA a great place to work – we have a strong and transparent culture, your talent and skills are valued, and wellbeing is a priority. Make your application today and come join us on our journey.

Rā Katinga | Applications close:

23 November 2025

For further information, email: careers@nzta.govt.nz

To be considered for this position you must have a legal right to live and work in New Zealand.

Waka Kotahi is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). We recognise the importance of diversity and inclusion and are committed to providing a working environment that embraces these values. Please let us know if you need any support or have any access requirements that will help you through the recruitment process.

Please note that we may begin shortlisting as we receive applications. We encourage early applications as we may withdraw the advertising at any time.