Project Manager

Higgins; New Zealand; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

KiwiSaver match

Upskilling opportunities

Permanent full-time role

Job summary

Higgins Wellington is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead bid preparation and end-to-end project delivery within the Te Awa Kairangi Alliance. You will ensure quality, safety and commercial success while growing client and partner relations.

The role requires an engineering qualification, proven leadership, and strong cost control, forecasting and reporting skills to drive projects from tender to completion. Permanent, full-time with a focus on collaboration and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Engineering Diploma or Degree (essential).
• Knowledge of NZS 3910 and the Construction Contracts Act.
• Proven leadership with ability to motivate high‑performing teams.
• Strong commercial acumen with cost control, forecasting and reporting.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, communication and problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of projects, from bid through to completion.
• Support tendering and pricing to produce competitive submissions.
• Build strong client relationships and identify future work opportunities.
• Oversee daily delivery, ensuring projects meet specifications.
• Coordinate teams, subcontractors, plant and suppliers to stay on track.
• Manage project financials, reporting and cost to complete.
• Ensure smooth project administration (RFIs, variations, invoicing).
• Drive safety, environmental and quality culture on site.
• Lead risk management and mitigate issues proactively.
• Collaborate with Alliance partners and procurement on subcontractor performance.
• Plan and forecast workforce resourcing requirements.
• Continuously improve productivity, methodologies and outcomes.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Cost forecasting

Communication

Education

Engineering Diploma or Degree

Job description

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Higgins Wellington is looking for an experienced and driven Project Manager to lead the successful bidding and delivery of projects within the Te Awa Kairangi Project. This role is critical to ensuring high quality, safe and commercially successful outcomes while building strong relationships with clients, partners and internal teams.

This role supports delivery within the Te Awa Kairangi Alliance, a major project improving transport, walking and cycling connections around the SH2 Melling interchange and new rail station. The Alliance brings together Fletcher Construction, AECOM, NZTA, Taranaki Whanau and Ngāti Toa Rangatira to deliver this transformative project for the region.

What you’ll be doing:

• Lead end-to-end delivery of projects, from bid through to completion
• Support tendering and pricing to produce competitive, high-quality submissions
• Build strong client relationships and identify future work opportunities
• Oversee day-to-day delivery, ensuring projects meet or exceed specifications
• Coordinate teams, subcontractors, plant and suppliers to keep projects on track
• Manage project financials, reporting, and cost to complete
• Ensure smooth project administration (RFIs, variations, invoicing)
• Drive a strong safety, environmental and quality culture on site
• Lead risk management and proactively manage issues and mitigations
• Collaborate with Alliance partners and procurement on subcontractor performance
• Plan and forecast workforce resourcing requirements
• Continuously improve productivity, methodologies and outcomes

What you’ll bring to the role:

• Engineering Diploma or Degree (essential)
• Knowledge of NZS 3910 and the Construction Contracts Act
• Proven leadership with ability to build and motivate high-performing teams
• Strong commercial acumen (cost control, forecasting and reporting)
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, communication and problem-solving skills

Come join the green team:

• Permanent, full-time role with guaranteed 40 hours per week
• KiwiSaver employer contribution matched up to 4%
• Opportunities to upskill and gain further licences or qualifications

Higgins is a leading roading and civil infrastructure company in New Zealand. We are on a dynamic growth path with people at the heart of what we do every day. We offer a great working environment, competitive pay, subsidised medical insurance and subsidised education and training for you and your dependants.

We're with you on the road ahead – Ko tatou kei a koe i te huarahi kei mua

Research shows that females and minority groups don’t always apply for roles unless they match 100% of the requirements. If this role is of interest but you feel you don’t quite fit, we encourage you to apply anyway. We are enriched by many nationalities, languages, religions, customs and lifestyles. We are proud of our diversity.