Senior Project Manager

Alstef Group; Avondale; On-site; NZD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Southern Cross Group medical insurance

Free onsite car parking in Avondale, A

Access to INSTEP EAP wellbeing support

Opportunity to purchase shares in the

Job summary

Alstef Group is leading the Auckland Airport Project, delivering a large-scale solution with a diverse team of partners and stakeholders. The role requires strong leadership across project teams, with focus on commercial outcomes and successful end-to-end delivery in a complex environment.

Based in Avondale, Auckland, the Senior Project Manager will drive strategic direction, manage budgets and risks, and strengthen customer relationships to ensure timely, on-budget project completion and

Qualifications

• Significant experience in a Senior Project Management role delivering large-scale projects with accountability for performance and commercial outcomes.
• Experience in Baggage Handling Systems, Materials Handling, Automation, Infrastructure or Engineering environments.
• Engineering tertiary qualification preferred; Mechanical or Electrical disciplines particularly relevant.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic direction and leadership across multidisciplinary project teams.
• Manage project financial and commercial performance, including budgets, forecasting, contractual obligations, risk, change and opportunities.
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with customers, partners, contractors and senior stakeholders.
• Proactively identify and resolve commercial, operational and delivery risks.
• Maintain strong oversight of project performance, ensuring governance, risk management, reporting and escalation of critical issues.
• Provide strategic leadership and direction to the project team.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Financial management

Contract management

Negotiation

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Strategic thinking

Education

Engineering degree

PMP Certification

Job description

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This is an opportunity to take a leadership role in the delivery of a large scale project, working with a major customer and a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders.

Joining our project team working on the Auckland Airport Project and provide strong leadership across the project team, customers, partners, contractors and other key stakeholders. You will bring the commercial judgement, leadership capability and strategic perspective required to navigate complexity, manage competing priorities and drive successful delivery.

Key Responsibilities

Provide strategic direction and leadership across, creating clarity, accountability and alignment across multidisciplinary project teams

Manage project financial and commercial performance, including budgets, forecasting, contractual obligations, risk, change and opportunities to protect and enhance project outcomes

Build and maintain trusted relationships with customers, partners, contractors and senior stakeholders, effectively navigating competing priorities and maintaining alignment throughout the project lifecycle.

Proactively identify and resolve commercial, operational and delivery risks while maintaining focus on key project objectives

Maintain strong oversight of project performance, ensuring effective governance, risk management, reporting and timely escalation of critical issues

Provide strategic leadership and direction to the project team, fostering collaboration, accountability and a strong focus on commercial and delivery outcomes

• Southern Cross Group medical insurance discount
• Free onsite car parking in Avondale, Auckland
• Access to INSTEP EAP wellbeing support scheme
• Opportunity to purchase shares in the company when they are available

About you

This role would suit an accomplished project professional with a demonstrated track record of successfully delivering projects. You will be a strong and credible people leader who can bring together multidisciplinary teams, establish clear expectations and drive accountability and performance across the project. You will also bring:

Significant experience in a Senior Project Management role, leading the delivery of large-scale projects with accountability for project performance, commercial outcomes, multidisciplinary teams and successful end-to-end delivery

Experience within Baggage Handling Systems, Materials Handling, Automation, Infrastructure or Engineering environments would be highly advantageous

A tertiary qualification in Engineering is preferred, with Mechanical or Electrical disciplines particularly relevant

PMP Certification

Experience working within consortium or joint venture environments would be advantageous

Strong financial, contractual and commercial capability, with experience managing substantial project budgets, risk, change, forecasting and overall commercial performance.

Exceptional communication, negotiation and influencing skills, with the confidence to engage effectively at all levels.

Strong interpersonal skills, with demonstrated ability to establish credibility and trusted relationships with customers, partners, contractors and senior stakeholders, including navigating challenging conversations and competing commercial priorities

Beyond successful project delivery, you will play an important role in strengthening customer relationships, developing project capability and contributing to the continued growth of the business. For an experienced project leader, this provides the opportunity to combine leadership, commercial management and strategic relationship management while delivering projects of genuine scale.

About Alstef Group:

Alstef Group designs, integrates, and supports automated turnkey solutions for the airport, intralogistics and parcel handling markets. Its mission is to create intelligent solutions that not only meet the needs of its customers, but also provide them with the long-term benefits of a tailor‑made automated system that is eco‑designed, efficient, scalable and innovative.

With a local presence in sixteen countries and a wide range of systems installed across five continents, Alstef Group is a force to be reckoned with in the materials handling industries on a global scale.

We offer a promise of excellence for our dedicated 950 employees and a desire to exceed the needs of all our customers; delivering intelligent solutions and providing the long‑term benefits of tailormade, automated systems that are efficient, scalable and innovative.