Senior Project Manager

TribeRecruit New Zealand; Queenstown; On-site; NZD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive remuneration

Great benefits

Job summary

Jora New Zealand is seeking a hands-on Senior Project Manager in Queenstown to embed in the business and deliver technology-enabled change. You will own end-to-end delivery from idea through adoption, work with a lean team, and ensure value lands in a fast-paced environment.

The role requires leading scope shaping, workshops, and process mapping, with responsibility for planning, resourcing and budget oversight while balancing agile and traditional delivery methods.

Qualifications

Responsibilities

• Shaping scope and objectives for initiatives.
• Facilitating workshops, steering groups and senior stakeholder discussions.
• Mapping processes and validating requirements with the business.
• Managing risk, issues and governance across delivery work streams.
• Coordinating vendors and partners, including SOWs and performance.
• Leading change activities to ensure adoption and measurable benefits.

Job description

Jora New Zealand will close on 9th September 2026. Thank you for being with us, we are cheering you on as you continue your career journey.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a South Island organisation where sustainability and conservation sit at the heart of what they do, and where technology and change are there to support a bigger mission.

They are at an exciting point in their journey, accelerating a modernisation agenda and looking for a hands-on, all-round Senior Project Manager who can embed themselves in the business and deliver technology-enabled change. This is not a role for someone who wants to sit at arm’s length and manage from a spreadsheet. You will be visible, close to the operational reality, and trusted to drive work from idea through to adoption.

You will join a small, high-performing team in a practical environment where people pitch in, decisions move quickly, and outcomes matter. The remit is broad and varied across a pipeline that includes large system implementations, cyber uplifts, AI enablement, system upgrades and reviews. We are looking for someone experienced who cares about making sure change actually sticks.

Because the team is lean, you will also lead the front end of work when required. That includes shaping scope, clarifying objectives, facilitating workshops, mapping processes, pressure-testing requirements, and setting initiatives up for success before delivery ramps up. From there, you will own the full lifecycle, including planning, resourcing, budget oversight, risk and issue management, vendor coordination, running project governance and change activities, and ensuring outcomes land, are adopted, and deliver value. Ideally you will have the judgement to take the best from agile and waterfall playbooks and know when to use what to deliver outcomes on time and to budget.

You will also people manage another Project Manager and a Business Analyst who may be working on your project or on other change priorities.

Location: This role is in Queenstown only. Being present and connected to stakeholders is key to success here, so there is an expectation of being on-site or in-office a minimum of three days per week.

About the Opportunity
A chance to join a purpose-led South Island organisation where sustainability and conservation matter

• A broad portfolio of technology-enabled change across systems, cyber, AI enablement, upgrades and reviews
• End-to-end ownership from early discovery through to delivery, adoption and benefits realisation

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a South Island organisation where sustainability and conservation sit at the heart of what they do, and where technology and change are there to support a bigger mission.

They are at an exciting point in their journey, accelerating a modernisation agenda and looking for a hands-on, all-round Senior Project Manager who can embed themselves in the business and deliver technology-enabled change. This is not a role for someone who wants to sit at arm’s length and manage from a spreadsheet. You will be visible, close to the operational reality, and trusted to drive work from idea through to adoption.

You will join a small, high-performing team in a practical environment where people pitch in, decisions move quickly, and outcomes matter. The remit is broad and varied across a pipeline that includes large system implementations, cyber uplifts, AI enablement, system upgrades and reviews. We are looking for someone experienced who cares about making sure change actually sticks.

Because the team is lean, you will also lead the front end of work when required. That includes shaping scope, clarifying objectives, facilitating workshops, mapping processes, pressure-testing requirements, and setting initiatives up for success before delivery ramps up. From there, you will own the full lifecycle, including planning, resourcing, budget oversight, risk and issue management, vendor coordination, running project governance and change activities, and ensuring outcomes land, are adopted, and deliver value. Ideally you will have the judgement to take the best from agile and waterfall playbooks and know when to use what to deliver outcomes on time and to budget.

You will also people manage another Project Manager and a Business Analyst who may be working on your project or on other change priorities.

Location: This role is in Queenstown only. Being present and connected to stakeholders is key to success here, so there is an expectation of being on-site or in-office a minimum of three days per week.

About the Opportunity
A chance to join a purpose-led South Island organisation where sustainability and conservation matter

• A broad portfolio of technology-enabled change across systems, cyber, AI enablement, upgrades and reviews
• End-to-end ownership from early discovery through to delivery, adoption and benefits realisation

What You’ll Bring
Proven end-to-end delivery across complex initiatives, including technology projects, implementations, migrations, upgrades, and business change

• Strong project shaping and discovery capability, turning broad objectives into clear scope, outcomes, deliverables and measurable success criteria
• Confidence facilitating workshops, steering groups and senior stakeholder discussions, driving decisions, alignment and accountability
• The ability to take people on a journey, with a strong change and adoption mindset, including partnering with L and D and training to build capability and embed new ways of working
• Strong vendor and partner management experience, including selection support, SOW oversight, coordination and performance management
• Comfortable operating in a lean environment where you will roll up your sleeves, fill gaps, and keep momentum without losing the bigger picture
• Calm judgement under pressure, able to manage ambiguity, competing priorities and fast-moving delivery environments

Project frameworks and certifications (PMP, PRINCE2, Scrum etc.) are helpful, as is comfort with delivery tools (for example MS Project, Jira, DevOps) and process mapping tools (for example Visio). But your ability to lead people, build trust, and deliver practical outcomes will matter most.

What’s on Offer

• A role with real breadth and impact across evaluation and selection through to implementation, training, adoption and business change
• Autonomy and trust to deliver visible, practical wins quickly
• Competitive remuneration, great benefits, and the chance to do meaningful work in a purpose-driven organisation

You MUST be a New Zealand citizen, resident, or have already secured the right to work in New Zealand and therefore hold a valid visa.

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