Assistant Project Manager

Redpath Partners; Auckland; On-site; NZD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development opportunities

Exposure to data centre sector growth

Work on large-scale development

Job summary

Goodman in New Zealand is expanding its Data Centre development team; the Assistant Project Manager supports delivery across design, procurement, construction, commissioning and handover.

You will coordinate consultants, contractors and internal stakeholders to keep programs, budgets and quality on track, with exposure to all stages of the lifecycle.

The role suits an ambitious project coordinator aiming to progress in a technically complex development environment.

Qualifications

• 2+ years experience in project management or project coordination.
• Experience within construction, property development, infrastructure or a related sector.
• Exposure to project reporting, documentation, cost tracking and project administration.
• Confidence working with consultants, contractors and external stakeholders.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel, PowerPoint and Microsoft Project.
• Experience using project management and document control platforms such as Aconex or Procore.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications in Construction Management, Project Management or a related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Supporting project delivery across design, procurement, construction, commissioning and handover.
• Coordinating consultants, contractors, authorities and internal project stakeholders.
• Managing project documentation, action registers, reporting and document control.
• Supporting tendering, procurement and contract administration activities.
• Assisting with cost reporting, forecasting, cash flows and payment processing.
• Coordinating resource consents, building consents and other statutory approvals.
• Supporting project meetings, stakeholder coordination, health and safety and compliance requirements.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder coordination

Documentation control

Microsoft Project

Excel

Education

Construction Management degree

Project Management qualification

Tools

Aconex

Procore

Job description

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The Company
Redpath Partners are proud to be partnering with Goodman, one of New Zealand’s leading industrial property and infrastructure organisations.

Goodman owns, develops and manages high-quality logistics properties and essential infrastructure across key global markets. With significant growth underway across its Data Centre platform, the New Zealand business is expanding its specialist development capability to support the delivery of technically complex, large-scale digital infrastructure projects.

This is an opportunity to join a growing team at an exciting stage of Goodman’s Data Centre journey, supporting projects that will play an important role in New Zealand’s digital infrastructure landscape.

The Role
Reporting to the Head of Data Centre Development, the Assistant Project Manager will provide project management and coordination support across the delivery of Data Centre development projects.
This is a broad and hands-on role offering exposure across all stages of the development lifecycle, including design, procurement, enabling works, construction, commissioning and handover.

You will work closely with internal stakeholders, consultants, contractors and external authorities, supporting the successful delivery of projects in line with programme, budget, quality and stakeholder expectations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Supporting project delivery across design, procurement, construction, commissioning and handover
• Coordinating consultants, contractors, authorities and internal project stakeholders
• Managing project documentation, action registers, reporting and document control
• Supporting tendering, procurement and contract administration activities
• Assisting with cost reporting, forecasting, cash flows and payment processing
• Coordinating resource consents, building consents and other statutory approvals
• Supporting project meetings, stakeholder coordination, health and safety and compliance requirements

About You
This role will suit an ambitious Project Coordinator or Assistant Project Manager looking to take the next step in their career within a technically complex development environment.

You may currently be working for a project management consultancy, developer, contractor or infrastructure organisation and will have developed a strong understanding of the construction and project delivery lifecycle.

Data Centre experience is not essential. However, an interest in technically complex projects and the ability to work across multiple stakeholders and project workstreams will be important.

You’ll likely bring:

• 2+ years experience in project management or project coordination
• Experience within construction, property development, infrastructure or a related sector
• Exposure to project reporting, documentation, cost tracking and project administration
• Confidence working with consultants, contractors and external stakeholders
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel, PowerPoint and Microsoft Project
• Experience using project management and document control platforms such as Aconex or Procore
• Relevant tertiary qualifications in Construction Management, Project Management or a related discipline

What’s on Offer

• Opportunity to join one of New Zealand’s leading property and development organisations
• Exposure to the rapidly growing Data Centre and digital infrastructure sector
• Work across technically complex, large-scale development projects
• Broad exposure across the full project development and delivery lifecycle
• Work closely with experienced development, design and delivery professionals
• Long-term career development within a growing specialist team and sector