Job Vacancies Project Manager - Mawley Holiday Park Upgrade 1. Overview Masterton District Council (MDC) has allocated a sum of $1.2 million over two financial years to either refurbish or replace facilities within Mawley Holiday Park and requires the services of a project manager with a broad range of skills and experience to manage this project from concept through to completion. With the expected influx of visitors for the 2011 Rugby World Cup the refurbishment and/or replacement programme must be complete by the end of August 2011 to accommodate some of these visitors. To this end MDC is seeking to engage a person who excels when working to tight timeframes to manage this project. 2. Person Specification To be appointed to the role of Project Manager – Mawley Holiday Park Upgrade, you will be either a trade qualified carpenter/builder, specialist project manager or a combination of these, have considerable experience in the construction and maintenance of buildings and facilities, and have a record of industry achievement to support the above. Please note: This position is not suitable for someone seeking to gain project management skills and experience. Council requires the Project Manager – Mawley Holiday Park Upgrade, to be a self-starter and to “hit the ground running”. Given the tight timeframes and complexity of the position only candidates with the requisite skills and experience should consider applying for this role. 3. Position Description See attachment. 4. Closing Date for Applications Written applications, directed to the Special Projects Manager, Masterton District Council, PO Box 444, Masterton, close at 4:00pm, on Friday 10 September 2010. It is anticipated that shortlisted candidates will be interviewed during the week beginning 13 September 2010. 5. Type and Term of Contract It is anticipated that the Project Manager – Mawley Holiday Park will be employed on an hourly rate, term contract basis. However, the terms and conditions will be discussed with shortlisted candidates and negotiated with the preferred candidate. The duration of this contract will be initially one year, however depending on progress of works and budget this may be shortened or increased at the discretion of the Masterton District Council. 6. No Guarantee of Minimum Hours Candidates should note that Masterton District Council does not guarantee that the Project Manager – Mawley Holiday Park will be a fulltime position. It is anticipated that the project development phase will be fulltime, however the input required from the project manager will vary through the other phases of the project life-cycle to reflect the changing demands of the upgrade. 7. Queries Queries should be directed to the Parks and Recreation Manager, Mr Grant Hathaway, telephone (06) 370-6300. Position Description A Profile of the Masterton District Wairarapa Key Facts For Local Government jobs you can view the NZ Jobs site at LG JobZ