Project Manager - Payroll Transition

Fletcher Construction; Auckland; On-site; NZD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free parking

Onsite café

KiwiSaver up to 4% match

Retail discounts

Job summary

Fletcher Construction – Auckland, North Island is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead a major payroll systems transition from Chris21 to PayGlobal. This 12-month fixed-term role focuses on payroll continuity, data quality, and stakeholder engagement across payroll, HR, ERP, and analytics systems.

The ideal candidate will have 8+ years in delivering enterprise systems projects, strong integration and testing experience, and a relevant qualification with PMP/PRINCE2 or Agile PM

Qualifications

• 8+ years’ project management experience delivering enterprise business systems projects.
• Experience delivering payroll, HRIS, ERP, workforce management, or similar system implementations.
• Strong experience managing complex integrations, data migration, testing, and cutover activity.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end transition from Chris21 to PayGlobal.
• Develop and manage project plans, schedules, risks, issues, budgets, and governance reporting.
• Coordinate requirements, configuration, testing, cutover, training, and post go-live support.
• Manage integration workstreams across payroll, HR, workforce management, ERP, reporting, recruitment, learning, and analytics systems.
• Work with HR, Payroll, Finance, Technology, vendors, implementation partners, and VINCI transition teams.

Skills

Project management

Payroll systems

ERP integration

Data migration

Stakeholder management

Vendor management

Education

Tertiary qualification in Business/IT

Tools

Chris21

PayGlobal

APIs

Middleware

Job description

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Fletcher Construction – Auckland, North Island

Fletcher Construction is entering an exciting new chapter as part of the global VINCI Construction group. As we grow our in-house IT capability, we are looking for a Project Manager to lead a key payroll systems transition from Chris21 to PayGlobal.

This 12-month fixed term role will suit someone who is confident leading complex technology projects, working across business and technical teams, and keeping critical systems running smoothly through change. You will manage the full project lifecycle, with a strong focus on payroll continuity, integration readiness, data quality, testing, and stakeholder engagement.

You will:

• Lead the end-to-end transition from Chris21 to PayGlobal
• Develop and manage project plans, schedules, risks, issues, budgets, and governance reporting
• Coordinate requirements, configuration, testing, cutover, training, and post go-live support
• Manage integration workstreams across payroll, HR, workforce management, ERP, reporting, recruitment, learning, and analytics systems
• Work closely with HR, Payroll, Finance, Technology, vendors, implementation partners, and VINCI transition teams
• Support business readiness, communication, adoption, and handover to future support teams

What You’ll Bring to the Role:

• You will bring a practical, organised, and calm approach to project delivery, with the ability to work across both business and technical detail.
• We are looking for someone with:
• At least 8 years’ project management experience delivering enterprise business systems projects
• Experience delivering payroll, HRIS, ERP, workforce management, or similar system implementations
• Strong experience managing complex integrations, data migration, testing, and cutover activity
• A relevant tertiary qualification in Business, Information Technology, Human Resources, or a related field
• A project management certification such as PMP, PRINCE2, Agile PM, or equivalent
• Strong communication, planning, vendor management, and stakeholder engagement skills
• Experience with API, middleware, enterprise integration platforms, payroll controls, or HR processes would be highly regarded. Change management certification would also be an advantage.

What’s on Offer:

• Lead a major payroll transformation programme from Chris21 to PayGlobal
• Join Fletcher Construction as we grow our in-house technology capability
• Be part of an exciting transition into the global VINCI Construction group
• Work alongside business and technology leaders across a large and complex organisation
• Opportunities to grow your career as new technology roles and functions are established
• Penrose office location with free parking and onsite café
• Up to 4% matched KiwiSaver contribution
• Retail discounts and benefits for you and your family

Fletcher Construction is a leading construction and infrastructure business delivering complex projects that support New Zealand's communities, economy and future growth. Working across three brands, Fletcher Construction, Higgins and Brian Perry Civil, our teams deliver infrastructure and civil engineering projects, alongside maintaining and operating critical transport networks, bringing deep local knowledge, strong engineering capability and a commitment to safe, high-quality delivery.

As part of VINCI Construction, a global leader in construction, we are guided by our vision – Build Better Together. We draw on the strength of an international network of more than 1,300 business units operating in over 100 countries, combining global expertise with the local decision making and relationships that enable successful delivery in New Zealand

We are actively looking to fill this role and encourage your early application. Applications are reviewed regularly, and we reserve the right to remove the advertisement before the advertised closing date.

Research shows that females and minority groups don’t always apply for roles unless they match 100% of the requirements. So, 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 and see it as one of the things that make us better together.