Project Manager

ALM Systems Limited; Christchurch; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

ALM Systems Limited, a Christchurch-based consultancy, is seeking a Project Manager to join a small delivery team. You will oversee capital projects from ideation through design, procurement, construction, commissioning and closeout, working with client engineering and operations teams in an active manufacturing environment.

The role focuses on developing project scopes, budgets and business cases, managing engineering and design, preparing programmes and forecasts, procuring contractors,

Responsibilities

• Developing project scope, budgets and business cases
• Managing engineering and design activities
• Preparing and managing project programmes and cost forecasts
• Procurement and management of contractors and equipment suppliers
• Managing construction and installation activities
• Working with operational teams around shutdowns and production constraints
• Project risk, change and commercial management
• Preparing reports and presenting to project governance groups
• Managing commissioning, handover and project closeout
• Managing relationships with a wide range of technical, operational and business stakeholders

Job description

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We are looking for a Project Manager to join our small project delivery team. ALM Systems is a consultancy company based in Christchurch, New Zealand. Our company specialises in engineering and project management working on capital projects across industrial and manufacturing sectors.

You'll be responsible for taking capital projects from the ideation/problem solving state, developing business cases and moving the projects through the design, procurement, construction, commissioning and closeout stages.

You will work closely with client engineering and operations teams and manage projects within an operating manufacturing environment.

The role includes:

• Developing project scope, budgets and business cases


• Managing engineering and design activities


• Preparing and managing project programmes and cost forecasts


• Procurement and management of contractors and equipment suppliers


• Managing construction and installation activities


• Working with operational teams around shutdowns and production constraints


• Project risk, change and commercial management


• Preparing reports and presenting to project governance groups


• Managing commissioning, handover and project closeout


• Managing relationships with a wide range of technical, operational and business stakeholders

Projects range from relatively straightforward plant modifications through to significant multidisciplinary capital projects.

What we're looking for

At ALM we’re interested in people with solid project delivery background in industrial environments such as dairy, food processing, manufacturing, utilities, process plants or similar industries.

It is beneficial to have an engineering, technical or project management skillset and experience delivering CAPEX projects in an operational setting.

Most importantly, you need to be able to work effectively with people and have excellent communication skills, both written and spoken.

You’ll need to be comfortable dealing with operators, engineers, contractors, suppliers, senior managers and project governance groups. You should be able to challenge something when it doesn't make sense, work through competing priorities and maintain good working relationships while still getting the project delivered.

Experience within the New Zealand dairy manufacturing industry would be useful but isn't essential.

About ALM Systems

ALM Systems is a small engineering and project delivery company based in Christchurch, New Zealand.

We provide experienced project management and engineering resources to major industrial clients and work as part of our clients' project delivery teams rather than operating at arm's length as a traditional consultancy.

That means our Project Managers are given real responsibility for their projects and are expected to become part of the client's team.

We keep the business deliberately small and practical. We're interested in capable people who can operate independently, use sound judgement and get on with the job.