Project Manager/Senior Project Manager - Heath Care

Turner & Townsend; Auckland; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is delivering complex healthcare projects in Auckland, New Zealand, leading as the primary interface among clients, consultants and contractors. This role requires senior project leadership to ensure delivery on time, on budget and to high clinical standards.

The successful candidate will manage planning through commissioning, coordinate multidisciplinary teams and ensure regulatory compliance while focusing on patient care outcomes and operational excellence.

Qualifications

• Degree in Project Management, Construction, Engineering, Architecture or related field.
• 5–10+ years of project management experience in healthcare or complex infrastructure.
• Strong understanding of full lifecycle from planning through commissioning.
• Proven experience managing budgets, risks, contracts and stakeholders.
• Knowledge of healthcare facility requirements and regulatory standards.
• Advanced MS Office; MS Project or Primavera advantageous.
• Excellent communication and relationship management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver healthcare projects, acting as primary client contact.
• Build relationships with healthcare stakeholders, consultants, contractors and clinical teams.
• Manage planning, design, procurement, construction, commissioning and handover.
• Monitor scope, timelines, budgets, risks and compliance requirements.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams to meet patient care and operational needs.
• Manage contracts, vendors and consultants to support delivery.
• Ensure safety, quality and healthcare regulatory compliance.
• Support client development and business growth initiatives.

Skills

Project management

Healthcare projects

Budget management

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Degree in PM/Engineering/Architecture

Tools

MS Project

Primavera

Job description

• Casual

Company Description

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 62 countries.

Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people's lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world's most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.

Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.

We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world's largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

Please visit our website: www.turnerandtownsend.com

As a Project Manager / Senior Project Manager, you will lead the successful delivery of complex healthcare projects and programs, acting as the primary interface between clients, consultants, contractors, and key stakeholders. This role is ideal for an experienced project professional with a passion for delivering healthcare environments that support exceptional patient care, operational excellence, and future healthcare needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver healthcare projects, acting as the key client contact throughout the project lifecycle.
• Build strong relationships with healthcare stakeholders, consultants, contractors, and clinical teams.
• Manage project planning, design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and handover.
• Monitor project scope, timelines, budgets, risks, and compliance requirements.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams to ensure projects meet operational and patient care needs.
• Manage contracts, vendors, and consultants to support successful project delivery.
• Ensure compliance with safety, quality, and healthcare regulatory standards.
• Contribute to client development and business growth initiatives.

Qualifications

• Degree qualification in Project Management, Construction, Engineering, Architecture, or a related discipline.
• 5-10+ years' project management experience, within healthcare, hospitals, aged care, life sciences, or complex infrastructure environments.
• Strong understanding of the full project lifecycle from planning and design through to construction and commissioning.
• Proven experience managing budgets, risks, contracts, and stakeholder engagement.
• Knowledge of healthcare facility requirements, compliance standards, and operational environments is highly regarded.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills; experience with MS Project or Primavera is advantageous.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and relationship management skills.
• Client-focused, proactive, and driven to deliver high-quality outcomes.

Additional Information

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time.

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