Senior Road Construction Project Lead — Growth & Impact

Fletcher Building Limited; Hamilton; On-site; NZD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Higgins, in partnership with Fletcher Construction, is seeking an experienced Project Manager to join our Waikato team and deliver road construction projects across the region from planning through to completion.

You will own project delivery, build strong client relationships, and lead teams with a focus on quality, safety and continuous improvement, with opportunities for professional development and career growth.

Qualifications

• Relevant tertiary qualification in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or related discipline.
• Experience delivering road construction or civil infrastructure projects across full lifecycle.
• Proven ability to manage multiple operations with on-time, on-budget delivery.
• Strong commercial capability including pricing and managing projects valued at $10M+.
• Leadership skills to build capable, engaged teams.
• A practical approach to health and safety with prevention mindset.

Responsibilities

• Manage road construction projects from planning and programming to handover.
• Coordinate multiple operations to deliver safely, efficiently and to a high standard.
• Monitor project budgets, forecasts, programme performance and commercial outcomes.
• Build and maintain relationships with clients, contractors, suppliers and stakeholders.
• Lead and support project teams with clear direction and expectations.
• Promote a health, safety, quality and environmental culture where incidents are preventable.

Skills

Leadership

Commercial acumen

Health & safety focus

Stakeholder management

Budget management

Education

Tertiary qualification in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or related discipline

Job description

Higgins, in partnership with Fletcher Construction, is seeking an experienced Project Manager to join our Waikato team and deliver road construction projects across the region from planning through to completion.

You will own project delivery, build strong client relationships, and lead teams with a focus on quality, safety and continuous improvement, with opportunities for professional development and career growth.