Senior Project Manager

Omexom New Zealand; Maungakiekie-Tāmaki; On-site; NZD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Health Insurance

Life & Disability Cover

KiwiSaver Contributions

Enhanced Parental Leave

Birthday Leave

Long Service Rewards

Career Advancement Opportunities

Great Team

Job summary

Omexom New Zealand invites applications for a Senior Project Manager based in Mt. Wellington, Auckland. You will plan and deliver large-scale electrical construction projects, ensuring milestones, quality, and profitability.

The role requires hands-on management across electrical disciplines and mentoring junior PMs. You will oversee budgeting, reporting, risk management, and client variations while maintaining strict regulatory and safety standards.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree or equivalent required.
• Estimating/tendering skills with hands-on ability.
• Proven senior management experience in electrical/construction projects.
• Hands-on electrical and construction project management.
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements and contract law.
• Excellent interpersonal and mentoring abilities.
• Full NZ Driver's license (Class 1).

Responsibilities

• Plan and implement projects to meet time, quality, and profit targets.
• Manage project margins; identify cost and time issues and take corrective actions.
• Prepare and deliver contractual and company reports on time.
• Ensure governance and compliance with health and safety regulations.
• Drive continuous improvements within the Management System.
• Mentor and develop project managers across the team.
• Re-estimate labour requirements monthly to complete jobs.
• Identify and obtain client sign-off on variations and contract compliance.

Skills

Estimating/tendering

Senior management

Hands-on PM experience

Inter-personal skills

Mentoring/people development

Attention to detail

Decisive decision-making

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent

NZ driver’s license (Class 1)

Tools

HV electrical design experience

Job description

Job Category: Construction & Project Management

Job Description

• Based in Mt. Wellington, Auckland
• Comprehensive Health Insurance.
• Life & Disability Cover.
• Generous KiwiSaver Contributions.
• Enhanced Parental Leave.
• Birthday Leave.
• Long Service Rewards.
• Career Advancement Opportunities.
• Be a part of a Great Team

About the Role

Looking for your next big opportunity? We've got an exciting Senior Project Manager role just for you! In this position, you will plan and implement all projects to ensure they are completed on time, to an appropriate quality standard and to achieve planned profit or better as per project bid margin targets, making a real impact.

• Planning the project utilising computer-based planning packages to ensure milestones are achieved and resources optimised.
• Achieving project margins, identifying problems with cost and time implications and taking corrective-action as required.
• Carrying out all required company and contractual reporting correctly and on time.
• Ensuring good governance in respect of all legal, regulatory and compliance requirements.
• Ensuring continuous improvements occur within the company Management Systems.
• Assisting Project Managers from other areas in the recovery of poor performing contracts.
• Managing, developing and mentoring staff performing a variety of roles at various levels.
• Re-estimating labour to complete the job at the end of each month.
• Ensuring all variations are identified, submitted and authorised by the client.
• Ensuring that both the company and the client comply with the Contract Agreement.
• Understand and comply with your obligations under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 and all associated regulations, standards, and approved codes of practice.
• Comply with any reasonable instruction given to you by the company relating to health and safety

Qualifications and Skills

• Engineering Degree or similar.
• Possess estimating/tendering skills, with an ability to be hands-on.
• Proven experience in primary and secondary electrical design for high-voltage (HV) substations under an EPC framework, with expertise in conducting technical reviews of contractor drawings, equipment specifications, and protection settings
• Electrical or professional registration is preferred.
• Proven experience in a senior management role
• Ability to manage projects across a wide range of electrical disciplines.
• Hands-on experience in electrical and construction project management.
• A thorough knowledge of current regulatory and industry requirements.
• Knowledge of industry contracting procedures and contract law.
• Excellent inter-personal skills with customers at all levels.
• Experience in and ability to mentor other project managers as required.
• Hold a full Class 1 NZ driver's license
• Attention to detail and confident decision‑making ability

Who are we?

As the global energy landscape continues to evolve, Omexom is supporting New Zealand's transition toward a cleaner, more sustainable energy future. We work alongside partners across the energy ecosystem to accelerate progress and enable meaningful decarbonisation.

Omexom New Zealand brings the global scale, innovation, and proven expertise of a global leader to every local project. We collaborate with those who produce, transform and transport electricity and energy, including network owners and local authorities, to operate, build and maintain critical infrastructure. Our established processes ensure reliability and safety at scale, while longstanding relationships and on‑ground experience make us trusted partners to work with.

We're here to help New Zealand build smarter, more efficient and resilient energy networks that will support community and industry for generations to come.

Applications close on Friday, 30 October 2026.

Please note, that only candidates with the right to live and work in New Zealand will be considered for this role.

According to the Harvard Business Review, men typically apply for jobs when they meet only 60% of the qualifications, whereas women and individuals from underrepresented groups usually apply only if they meet all the criteria. We're not just about checking boxes, so if you believe you have the skills but don't meet every requirement listed, please reach out if you would like to find out more, we'd love to talk with you.

Come join our amazing team and be a part of the pioneers in energy transition.