Senior Project Leader: Renewable Energy Delivery & Impact

Contact Energy; Clyde; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

KiwiSaver contributions

Wellbeing support

Flexible working where possible

Job summary

Contact Energy's South Island Hydro Projects team seeks a proactive Project Manager to lead a portfolio of generation projects from detailed planning through to delivery.

You'll collaborate with engineers, contractors and operations teams to ensure safety, efficiency and long-term value, applying strong commercial judgment and rigorous risk management in a regulated energy environment across Aotearoa.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree and significant experience leading large-scale infrastructure projects.
• Experience with project planning and scheduling tools (MS Project or Primavera).

Responsibilities

• Lead a portfolio of generation projects from planning through delivery.
• Coordinate engineers, contractors and operations teams to ensure safe, on-time, on-budget delivery.
• Mentor others and drive continuous improvement across the portfolio.

Skills

Project leadership

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Commercial thinking

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

MS Project

Primavera

Job description

Contact Energy's South Island Hydro Projects team seeks a proactive Project Manager to lead a portfolio of generation projects from detailed planning through to delivery.

You'll collaborate with engineers, contractors and operations teams to ensure safety, efficiency and long-term value, applying strong commercial judgment and rigorous risk management in a regulated energy environment across Aotearoa.