Project Manager

GHD; Christchurch; Hybrid; NZD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A global professional services company is seeking a Project Manager to lead diverse projects across New Zealand. The role involves stakeholder engagement, risk management, and building client relationships in sectors like water and transport. Ideal candidates have over 8 years of project management experience and relevant engineering qualifications. This opportunity offers a dynamic team environment with the potential for professional growth.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in project management.
• Proven experience managing complex projects with a focus on risk and quality.
• Ability to engage effectively with diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver projects across the APAC region.
• Engage and manage stakeholders for successful project outcomes.
• Build strong client relationships and contribute to business development.

Skills

Project Management

Stakeholder Engagement

Risk Management

Communication

Education

Relevant engineering qualifications or equivalent industry experience

Tools

Project Management Tools

Job description

Overview

Job Description

Help us build the future and we’ll help you build a rewarding and purposeful career. Our global network is made up of architects, designers, planners, engineers, and environmental scientists all working towards the same goal. Join a team that brings inspirational architecture, landscapes, townscapes, and places to our world, and we’ll provide you unlimited space to grow. We are looking for a Project Manager to join our dynamic team and lead a range of exciting projects across the New Zealand Pacific Region. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to impactful work in sectors such as water, transport, aviation, property & buildings, geotechnical, planning, and advisory services. You’ll also play a key role in securing future opportunities and expanding our project portfolio. You’ll be supported by the Business Group Leader and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across New Zealand and internationally. This role blends project delivery for both our internal design services and external client engagements. The position will be preferably located in Auckland, Wellington or Christchurch, but we are open to other locations where GHD has an office for the right candidate.

The Role

• Lead and deliver projects across the APAC region, ensuring quality assurance, risk and change management, programme and cost control.
• Engage and manage stakeholders to ensure alignment and successful project outcomes.
• Build strong client relationships and contribute to business development through proposal and bid preparation.
• Collaborate with internal teams, clients, and contractors to meet project goals and exceed expectations.

About You

• Relevant engineering qualifications or equivalent industry experience.
• 8+ years of experience in project management.
• Proven experience managing complex projects with a strong focus on risk, quality, timelines, and commercial performance.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage effectively with diverse audiences.
• A track record of building trusted client relationships and identifying new business opportunities.
• Versatile project management experience across consultancy, client-side, or contractor-side roles.
• Proficiency with project management tools and systems for tracking, reporting, and control.
• A proactive, solutions-focused mindset and a “can-do” attitude.
• A strong team player, able to collaborate effectively across disciplines and geographies.

Click Apply to submit your CV or reach out to Zen Chua ([e-mail]) for more information.

Ki GHD, ka ākina te kaimahi e mātou kia tutuki ōna ake moemoeā. Nā te mea, ko te kaha o te tangata te tuarā o te pakihi. Nā reira, he hiahia nō mōu ki te whiwhi kaimahi nō ngā ahurea tuakiri maha, nō whenua rerekē, tane mai, wahine mai.

At GHD we encourage individual achievement and recognize the strength of a diverse workforce. GHD is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunities and invites applications from people of all nationalities, genders, and cultural backgrounds.

About Us

Come together and make a meaningful impact. We bring our people together to create something bigger and solve some of the world’s most complex problems. Come and experience the power of commitment and see strategy and ideas come to life when you join GHD.

Let’s drive real change. Our pledge to you. At GHD, we don’t just believe in the power of commitment, we live and breathe it every day. That’s why we pledge to empower our people to make a positive impact. Combining our deep technical expertise with the capabilities of our clients and partners, we respond to some of the most complex challenges facing our planet today.

See where your commitment could take you. That’s the #PowerOfCommitment

Who We Are. GHD is a global professional services company that leads through engineering, architecture, and construction expertise. We are an employee-owned company with over 11,000 diverse and skilled individuals, across more than 200 offices spanning five continents. The Power of Commitment is our brand promise. It’s what makes us different. We are bound to our stated vision and determination to address humanity’s most urgent needs: to make water, energy and urbanisation sustainable for generations to come.