Senior Project Manager New Zealand

Nordex Group; New Zealand; Remote; NZD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Nordex career development

Job summary

Nordex Group in New Zealand seeks an experienced Project Manager to lead wind farm projects across the country, ensuring safety, quality, schedule and budget objectives while driving customer satisfaction. You will act as the primary interface between Nordex, customers, contractors and stakeholders, coordinating multidisciplinary teams and managing contractual obligations.

The role requires a track record of delivering multi-million-dollar projects, strong commercial acumen, and the ability to

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in Project Management or related roles in renewables or heavy engineering.
• 5+ years leading large-scale projects with full accountability for safety, quality, schedule, budget and customer satisfaction.
• Proven success delivering complex, multi-million-dollar projects from contract award through to commissioning and final handover.
• Strong commercial acumen with budgeting, forecasting, and cost control.
• Expertise in contract administration, change management, claims management, and risk mitigation.
• Proven ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams and manage stakeholders across NZ and the Oceania region.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, execution and delivery of wind farm projects across New Zealand.
• Ensure safety, quality, schedule and budget objectives.
• Interface between Nordex, customers, contractors and stakeholders.
• Coordinate Site Management, Engineering, Procurement, Logistics, HSE, Service and subcontractors.
• Ensure contractual obligations and Nordex standards are met.
• Drive commercial performance through cost control and financial management.
• Identify and mitigate project risks and manage variations and change orders.
• Provide governance and reporting on progress, risks and performance.
• Foster collaboration and continuous improvement for long-term success.

Skills

Project management

Construction management

Renewable energy

Stakeholder management

Contract administration

Budgeting & forecasting

Risk management

Leadership

PMP/PRINCE2

Travel readiness

Education

Engineering degree

Project Management certification

Job description

The Project Manager New Zealand is responsible for the successful delivery of wind farm projects across New Zealand, ensuring achievement of project objectives related to safety, quality, schedule, budget and customer satisfaction.

The role provides overall leadership and coordination throughout the project lifecycle, acting as the primary interface between Nordex, customers, contractors and key stakeholders. The Project Manager is accountable for project execution, risk management, contractual compliance and commercial performance, while ensuring alignment with company standards and strategic objectives.

YOUR TASKS:

• Lead the successful planning, execution and delivery of wind farm projects across New Zealand, ensuring achievement of key project objectives.
• Assume full accountability for project performance, including safety, quality, schedule, budget and customer satisfaction.
• Act as the primary interface between Nordex and customers, building strong relationships and ensuring effective stakeholder communication.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary internal and external teams, including Site Management, Engineering, Procurement, Logistics, HSE, Service and subcontractors.
• Ensure compliance with contractual obligations while delivering projects in line with customer requirements and Nordex standards.
• Drive commercial performance through effective cost control, forecasting, profitability optimisation and financial management.
• Identify, assess and mitigate project risks, while managing variations, claims and change orders to protect project outcomes.
• Provide clear project governance and reporting, highlighting progress, key risks, opportunities and business performance indicators.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, continuous improvement and operational excellence to support long-term project success.

YOUR PROFILE:

• 10+ years of experience in Project Management, Construction Management, Engineering or related roles within the renewable energy, infrastructure, construction or heavy engineering sectors.
• 5+ years of experience leading large-scale projects, with full accountability for safety, quality, schedule, budget and customer satisfaction outcomes.
• Proven success delivering complex, multi-million-dollar projects from contract award through to commissioning and final handover.
• Strong commercial acumen, with demonstrated experience in budgeting, forecasting, cost control and driving project profitability.
• Sound expertise in contract administration, change management, claims management and project risk mitigation.
• Proven ability to lead and influence customers, contractors, subcontractors and multidisciplinary teams throughout the full project lifecycle.
• Tertiary qualifications in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Business Management or a related discipline.
• PMP, PRINCE2 or equivalent certification will be highly regarded.
• Exceptional leadership, communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships and influence outcomes at all levels.
• Results-driven and highly accountable professional, committed to safety, quality, continuous improvement and operational excellence, with the flexibility to travel across New Zealand and the Oceania region as required.

YOUR BENEFITS

In addition to the opportunity to make our world a little more sustainable, we offer you:

• Some offers may vary by location

At Nordex, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone has the opportunity to thrive. As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applicants of all genders, ethnicities, ages, religions and backgrounds to apply for our open positions.

ABOUT THE NORDEX GROUP

The manufacture of wind energy plants in the on-shore segment has been our core competence and passion for around 40years. With more than 57GW installed capacity worldwide, our turbines supply sustainable energy to more than 80% of the global energy market and we are one of the largest companies in the wind industry. National subsidiaries in more than 40markets and production facilities in Germany, Spain, Brazil, the USA, Mexico and India offer our more than 10,400employees the opportunity for international and intercultural cooperation.

We are growing and together driving forward the expansion of alternative energies worldwide - if you wish, from now on with you. Join the #TeamNordex