Live-Environment Mechanical Project Manager

Frequency; Wellington; Hybrid; NZD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

5 weeks’ annual leave

KiwiSaver contribution

Enhanced parental leave

Wellbeing benefit

Learning and development support

Regular team connection moments

Job summary

Frequency in Wellington, New Zealand, is seeking an experienced Project Manager with a strong mechanical background to deliver technically complex building services upgrades in live environments. You’ll lead across planning, procurement, delivery and handover for projects spanning healthcare, manufacturing and water infrastructure.

You’ll work between our Wellington office and site locations, coordinating clients, consultants and contractors while maintaining safety and project discipline.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years’ experience in project delivery, ideally within industrial, infrastructure or building services environments.
• A strong mechanical background, gained through engineering, construction, contracting or project delivery.
• Experience delivering mechanical or building services upgrades in live or operational environments.
• Confidence working with technical information and coordinating across multiple disciplines and phases of delivery.
• Experience working in healthcare, manufacturing, water or other critical operational environments would be an advantage.
• Familiarity with NZ procurement/contracts (e.g. NZS 3910/3916) is useful, not a must
• Clear communication, strong organisation, and a structured approach to risk and delivery.
• A willingness to continue developing both your project delivery capability and your consulting skill set.

Responsibilities

• Deliver critical building services upgrades in complex, often live environments keeping essential services running
• Lead or support disruption and outage planning to minimise downtime and manage dependencies
• Build and run clear delivery plans across scope, programme, budget, risk, reporting and governance
• Coordinate consultants, contractors and client stakeholders through design, procurement, delivery and handover
• Support commissioning, testing and handover so systems perform as intended
• Maintain a strong health and safety lens throughout delivery
• Build strong working relationships with clients and project teams while contributing positively to the wider Frequency team

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

Frequency in Wellington, New Zealand, is seeking an experienced Project Manager with a strong mechanical background to deliver technically complex building services upgrades in live environments. You’ll lead across planning, procurement, delivery and handover for projects spanning healthcare, manufacturing and water infrastructure.

You’ll work between our Wellington office and site locations, coordinating clients, consultants and contractors while maintaining safety and project discipline.