Project Manager – South Island

RCR Infrastructure Ltd; Christchurch; Vor Ort; NZD 90.000 - 130.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

RCR Infrastructure Ltd in Christchurch is seeking a highly experienced Project Manager for the South Island to oversee reactive works, customer projects and regional programmes across our South Island key account customers. This role focuses on delivering safe, efficient and commercially sound outcomes with strong stakeholder engagement and cross-functional collaboration.

You will manage scopes, quotations, delivery plans and budgets while coordinating subcontractors and internal teams to meet

Qualifikationen

• Experience leading projects across South Island infrastructure or related sectors.
• Strong stakeholder management and customer relationship skills.
• Budgeting, forecasting, cost control and invoicing experience.

Aufgaben

• Manage projects and programmes across South Island key account customers.
• Oversee reactive works and monitor KPIs and customer requirements.
• Coordinate subcontractor performance and ensure timely quotations.
• Lead customer projects from scoping through to close-out and handover.
• Develop delivery plans, budgets, schedules and risk controls.
• Provide clear project updates to customers and internal teams.
• Identify opportunities for additional work and growth.

Kenntnisse

Project management

Subcontractor management

Budgeting & forecasting

Stakeholder management

Quotations & costs

Project systems

Multi-site coordination

Communication skills

Ausbildung

Electrical or Mechanical trade qualification

Tools

Project management systems

Jobbeschreibung

Project Manager – South Island

Location: Christchurch | South Island-wide responsibility
Reporting to: Regional Manager

At RCR Infrastructure, we deliver essential infrastructure services that keep New Zealand businesses and communities connected. We are looking for an experienced Project Manager – South Island to join our Christchurch team. This is a varied role with project management responsibility across our South Island key account customers, supporting the delivery of reactive works, customer projects and regional programmes.

You will work closely with customers, operational teams, suppliers and subcontractors to ensure work is delivered safely, efficiently and commercially, while maintaining strong customer relationships and service performance.

Some travel throughout the South Island will be required.

About the Role

Reporting to the Regional Manager – South Island, you will provide project management and delivery oversight across our key account customers throughout the South Island.

A key part of the role will be overseeing reactive works, including monitoring KPIs and service performance, managing subcontractor delivery, coordinating quotations and ensuring quotes are provided to customers in a timely manner.

Alongside reactive works, you will manage customer projects and rollout programmes from scoping and quotation through to planning, mobilisation, delivery, handover and close-out.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage projects and work programmes across our South Island key account customers.
• Oversee South Island reactive works and monitor performance against agreed KPIs and customer requirements.
• Coordinate and oversee subcontractor performance, quality and delivery.
• Arrange, review and submit quotations for reactive works.
• Manage customer projects from scoping and quotation through to mobilisation, delivery, handover and close-out.
• Develop project scopes, delivery plans, budgets, schedules, forecasts and risk controls.
• Coordinate operational teams, technical resources, suppliers and subcontractors to support successful delivery.
• Monitor project performance against budgets, milestones, contract requirements and customer expectations.
• Manage project risks, variations, dependencies, change control and escalations.
• Provide clear project updates and reporting to customers and internal stakeholders.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key account customers, suppliers, subcontractors and internal teams.
• Manage project profitability, work in progress, forecasting, invoicing, cost control and margin performance.
• Ensure project documentation, quality assurance, compliance and close-out requirements are completed accurately and on time.
• Identify opportunities for additional work and continued customer growth.
• Champion a strong health and safety culture across projects and subcontractor activities.

About You

You are an experienced, customer focused and commercially capable Project Manager who enjoys managing a variety of projects, customers and priorities. You are comfortable working across both reactive service environments and larger planned projects and understand the importance of balancing customer expectations, operational delivery and commercial outcomes.

You are organised, solutions-focused and confident building strong working relationships with customers, subcontractors and internal teams. You communicate clearly, remain calm under pressure and take ownership of delivering successful outcomes.

What Your Bring

• Project management experience within electrical, mechanical, telecommunications, HVAC, facilities maintenance or critical infrastructure environments.
• Experience managing reactive works, multi-site projects, regional programmes or customer rollouts.
• Strong customer relationship and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience coordinating and managing subcontractors.
• Experience preparing or managing quotations, scopes of work and project costs.
• Sound financial and commercial capability, including budgeting, forecasting, margin management, invoicing and cost control.
• Strong planning, organisation and problem-solving skills.
• The ability to manage multiple projects, priorities, stakeholders and deadlines.
• Experience using project or job management systems.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• The ability to work autonomously while collaborating effectively with operational teams.

Desirable Skills

• An Electrical or Mechanical trade qualification, or relevant technical qualification.
• Experience within telecommunications or critical infrastructure.
• Experience working within key account or contract-based environments.
• HVAC or facilities maintenance experience.
• Contract management experience.
• Experience managing geographically dispersed subcontractors or delivery teams.

Why Join RCR?

At RCR Infrastructure, our people are at the heart of what we do. Our values guide how we work with our customers, communities and each other every day.

This is an opportunity to take on a varied South Island role with exposure across multiple key account customers, combining project delivery, customer relationship management, commercial responsibility and operational oversight.

You’ll have the opportunity to make a real impact across our South Island operations while continuing to develop your project, commercial and customer management capability.

If you’re an experienced Project Manager who enjoys building strong relationships, solving problems and delivering successful infrastructure projects, we’d like to hear from you.