Rope Access Project Manager — Avalon Industrial Services

Avalon Industrial Services; Hamilton; On-site; NZD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Avalon Industrial Services, based in Hamilton, is seeking a Rope Access Project Manager to lead rope access projects across New Zealand’s infrastructure sector.

You will scope, quote, and program projects, manage budgets and subcontractors, and oversee teams across multiple sites while ensuring safety, quality, and client satisfaction. A hands-on role with travel to sites and a strong HSQE framework will be central to the role.

Qualifications

• Proven project management experience in rope access or related infrastructure disciplines.
• Excellent knowledge of health and safety legislation and risk management.
• Strong client-facing communication and multi-project prioritisation skills.

Responsibilities

• Scope, quote, and program rope access projects (geotechnical inspection, maintenance, remedial works).
• Manage project budgets, resourcing, and subcontractors.
• Coordinate rope access teams and equipment logistics across multiple sites.
• Ensure compliance with codes of practice and site-specific safety plans.
• Act as primary client contact for project delivery, reporting and variations.
• Work with HSQE to maintain audit-ready documentation.
• Conduct site visits and audits; support tender submissions.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder communication

Health & safety

Education

IRATA rope access qualification

Job description

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Rope Access Project Manager - Avalon Industrial Services

Avalon Industrial Services is a Hamilton-based specialist contractor delivering rope access, geotechnical work, confined space entry, and infrastructure inspection services across New Zealand. We work with clients in energy, water, telecommunications, and heavy infrastructure, and we hold ourselves to a high standard of safety and quality on every site we touch.

About the role

This role involves scoping, quoting, and programming rope access projects, including geotechnical inspection, maintenance, and remedial works. You will manage project budgets, resourcing, and subcontractors, coordinate rope access teams and equipment logistics across multiple concurrent sites, and ensure compliance with codes of practice and site-specific safety plans. You will act as the primary client contact for project delivery, reporting, and variations, work closely with the HSQE system to maintain audit-ready documentation, and conduct site visits and audits while supporting tender and prequalification submissions.

Key responsibilities

Scope, quote, and program rope access projects, including geotechnical inspection, maintenance, and remedial works

Manage project budgets, resourcing, and subcontractors

Coordinate rope access teams and equipment logistics across multiple concurrent sites

Ensure compliance with codes of practice and site-specific safety plans

Act as the primary client contact for project delivery, reporting, and variations

Work closely with the HSQE system to maintain audit-ready documentation on every job

Conduct site visits and audits

Support tender and prequalification submissions

About you

Proven project management experience in rope access, industrial services, or a related infrastructure/construction discipline

Rope access qualification (IRATA or equivalent) highly regarded; hands-on rope access background preferred

Strong understanding of health and safety legislation and site risk management

Confident client-facing communicator, comfortable managing multiple projects and priorities at once

Full New Zealand driver's licence and willingness to travel to sites as required

Excellent organisational skills and a genuine commitment to doing the job right

A varied, hands-on role with a specialist team doing technically interesting work across New Zealand's infrastructure sector

Supportive, safety-first culture backed by a mature HSQE system