Senior Project Manager

The Building Intelligence Group; Queenstown; On-site; NZD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee shareholder program

Job summary

The Building Intelligence Group (TBIG) is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead a diverse range of 3 Waters and infrastructure resilience projects in the Queenstown region. You will oversee delivery from feasibility through to handover, guiding design teams and managing client communications with confidence.

Ideal candidates have 8+ years post-grad experience, NZ project delivery expertise, and a driver’s license.

Qualifications

• 8+ years post-grad experience in civil engineering, project delivery, or construction management.
• STEM qualification in Civil Engineering or Construction PM.
• Current driver’s license and willingness to travel to project sites locally and in the wider region.
• Experience delivering 3 Waters assets and other civil infrastructure.
• Leadership coordinating design/technical teams and managing multiple stakeholders.
• Ability to challenge concepts, resolve problems and provide solutions.
• Experience with robust contract documents and NZS3910/NZS3916 as Engineer’s Representative.
• Strong understanding of NZ building regulations and health & safety.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery across the full project lifecycle from feasibility to handover.
• Provide strong day-to-day leadership, issue client-facing reports and chair meetings.

Skills

Project leadership

Stakeholder management

Civil engineering

NZ building regulations

Education

Civil Engineering / Construction PM

Job description

Shape the future. Live the lifestyle.

Our Queenstown based team have strong personal and project connections in the local community and across the deep south. We’ve delivered several cornerstone projects in the region, and we’re busy right now on a range of vertical and horizontal work, including some once in a generation infrastructure upgrade projects such as the Invercargill City Centre Streets Upgrade and The Kingston Housing Infrastructure Fund 3 Waters Project.

Beyond the work, Queenstown offers an exceptional lifestyle – mountains, lakes and a vibrant community right on your doorstep. Known for its world class scenery, year-round outdoor adventure and hospitality scene, it’s a place where career and lifestyle go hand in hand. Not Queenstown based? No problem, we’re happy to support relocation for the right person.

As our project portfolio continues to grow, we’re looking for an experienced Senior PM to lead the delivery of a diverse range of 3 Waters and infrastructure resilience projects, encompassing treatment plants, pumping stations, reservoirs and associated networks.

You’ll be joining a supportive, high-performing local team who are embedded in the community, with the experienced backing of a larger national business that genuinely looks after its people. This is a unique opportunity to expand your professional horizons while working on great projects that make a real impact on the future of our communities.

You Matter @ TBIG

We really mean it – we want you to enjoy your work and the people around you. Our focus is on creating opportunities, not barriers, and giving you the autonomy to lead projects, back your judgement and collaborate with confidence.

You’ll receive a great salary package, but we know a rewarding role is about more than just pay. Longer term, there’s the opportunity to become one of our employee shareholders, along with flexible working arrangements to support balance in your day-to‑day. We’re also committed to your ongoing growth, with access to networking, industry memberships and professional development.

On top of that, we make time for the extras that matter – regular social events, wellbeing initiatives like our Spring Challenge, and opportunities to grow personally as well as professionally.

The Role

You’ll be involved across the full project lifecycle – from early feasibility through to delivery and handover. While you’ll bring strong project leadership and strategic oversight, you’ll also be comfortable staying close to the detail and pitching in with the day-to‑day – whether that’s issuing CI’s, leading meetings or keeping clients well informed through clear reporting.

We’re looking for someone with proven experience delivering projects in complex stakeholder environments, who can confidently lead through all stages of delivery on significant, high‑impact work.

Your experience needs to include:

• Around 8+ years’ post grad experience in civil engineering, project delivery, or construction management, including some time spent performing in the role of consultant or client-side Project Manager. We need you to understand infrastructure projects, but more importantly we need you to be an experienced PM delivering these projects as our client’s representative.
• Relevant qualifications in a STEM discipline such as Civil Engineering, or Construction PM.
• A current driver’s license and willingness to travel to project sites locally and in the wider region.
• You’ll bring a range of project experience with you, which will include civil infrastructure project delivery through all stages, in particular, delivery of 3 Waters assets. Additional experience in delivering building projects is a bonus.
• Strong leadership coordinating design and technical teams including management of multiple project stakeholders and management of the project consenting process.
• The proven ability to challenge concepts, resolve problems and provide solutions.
• Detailed knowledge and the preparation of robust contract documents, correspondence and reporting. Demonstrable experience with NZS3910/NZS3916 contracts acting as Engineer’s Representative.
• Strong understanding of relevant New Zealand building regulations and legislation, and a strong focus on health and safety.

You will have googled us by now:

And here’s what you will have found … The Building Intelligence Group (or TBIG, as most of us call it) is proudly 100% New Zealand owned, with over a quarter of our people as shareholders. Our vision is simple: to be the best and most trusted project specialists in Aotearoa. With 14 locations nationwide, we’re in more places than any other PM company, giving you real flexibility and room to grow as your career and life evolve.

We’ve been delivering great projects for over 35 years, and our people are at the heart of that. In return, you’ll get to work on interesting projects, feel genuinely valued and supported, and have clear opportunities to progress your career.

For more information about our infrastructure projects, check out our website https://tbig.co.nz/infrastructure

14 locations across Aotearoa.

100% NZ owned by the people who work in the business.

35+ years delivering project success.