Senior Project Manager

Higgins; Hamilton; On-site; NZD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading roading and civil infrastructure company in Hamilton seeks an experienced Roading Construction Senior Project Manager. In this dynamic role, you will lead projects up to $30m, manage a diverse team, and ensure successful delivery while collaborating with stakeholders. Experience in New Zealand construction contracts and proven leadership skills are essential. Join a company that values diversity and offers a supportive working environment.

Benefits

Competitive hourly rate

Subsidised medical insurance

Subsidised education and training

Qualifications

• Extensive experience managing roading and civils projects of $10m+.
• Experienced with New Zealand construction contracts like 3910 and 3916.
• Proven ability to lead and motivate teams.
• Excellent relationship management and influencing skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple roading and civils projects from tender to delivery.
• Collaborate with the Construction Manager and stakeholders.
• Manage coordination with designers and customers.
• Lead a bid team and support estimators.

Skills

Leadership

Communication skills

Critical thinking

Project Management

Job description

Overview

We have an opportunity available for an experienced Roading Construction Senior Project Manager to join our Green Team in Hamilton. Reporting to the Construction Manager, this is a diverse role where you will be working on multiple projects up to the value of $30m and will play an integral part in everything from tender through to delivery. You’ll also be responsible for the day-to-day leadership of the team of Graduate, Site and Project Engineers. Depending on the project, your team can range between 5-15 people.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple roading and civils projects up to $30m from tender through to delivery.
• Provide day-to-day leadership of the project team (Graduate, Site and Project Engineers) with team sizes typically 5–15 people.
• Collaborate with the Construction Manager and project stakeholders to achieve project objectives, schedule, safety, quality and budget.
• Manage coordination with designers and forge strong customer relationships.
• Lead a bid team and provide detailed information to assist estimators.

Qualifications

• Extensive proven experience successfully managing roading and civils projects of $10m+
• Experienced in New Zealand construction contracts such as 3910 and 3916
• Experience managing construction teams, designers and forging strong customer relationships
• Have previous experience of leading a bid team and providing detailed information to assist estimators
• Proven ability to lead, motivate, and develop high-performing teams
• Excellent communication, relationship management, and influencing skills
• Proven understanding of project management best practice, tools, techniques, market trends and product innovation
• Critical thinking, analysis, problem solving and effective decision-making

About Higgins

Higgins is a leading roading and civil infrastructure company in New Zealand. We are on a dynamic growth path with people at the heart of what we do every day. We offer a great working environment, competitive hourly rate, subsidised medical insurance and subsidised education and training for you and your dependants.

Building better roads for safer journeys – He pai ake te hanga o ngā rori, kia haumaru ai ngā haerenga

We are actively looking to fill this role and encourage your early application. Applications are reviewed regularly, and we reserve the right to remove the advertisement before the advertised closing date.

Research shows that females and minority groups don’t always apply for roles unless they match 100% of the requirements. So, if this role is of interest but you feel you don’t quite fit, we encourage you to apply anyway. We are enriched by many nationalities, languages, religions, customs, and lifestyles. We are proud of our diversity and see it as one of the things that make us better together.