Sr. Project Manager - Tauranga

RobLawMax Recruitment; Tauranga; On-site; NZD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent compensation

Senior leadership role

Job summary

RobLawMax Recruitment is seeking a Senior Construction Project Manager for a major healthcare project in Tauranga, New Zealand. This senior role leads site management, commercial and engineering teams, and oversees pre-construction through handover.

The successful candidate will bring proven leadership, extensive NZ healthcare construction experience, and a track record of delivering high-value projects with strong financial control and stakeholder management.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in New Zealand commercial construction.
• Proven delivery of substantial construction projects in healthcare/medical facilities.
• Experience managing projects through full construction lifecycle.
• Proven ability to lead and develop project teams.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and relationship management skills.
• Experience in hospital/healthcare construction preferred.
• Strong leadership with commercial awareness and decisive decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Take overall responsibility for the successful delivery of a major healthcare construction project.
• Lead and coordinate the project team including site management, commercial, engineering and project delivery personnel.
• Manage the project from pre-construction through construction, commissioning, practical completion and handover.
• Work with commercial and quantity surveying teams to maintain strong financial control.
• Monitor budgets, forecasts, procurement and cashflow.
• Act as senior point of contact for client and key stakeholders.
• Champion a strong health and safety culture on the project.
• Ensure works comply with legislation, project requirements and company standards.

Skills

Project management

Healthcare construction

Leadership

Communication

Stakeholder management

Job description

Senior Construction Project Manager

Take the Next Step

Our client is a highly respected and established New Zealand construction contractor with a strong reputation for delivering complex, high-value commercial and institutional projects.
Due to the award and delivery of a significant healthcare project in Tauranga, they are seeking an experienced Senior Construction Project Manager to take a key leadership role in the successful delivery of this major project.
This is a senior-level opportunity for an accomplished construction professional who can take ownership of complex project outcomes, lead high-performing teams and manage the full lifecycle of a major construction project.

Key Responsibilities

• Take overall responsibility for the successful delivery of a major healthcare construction project.
• Lead and coordinate the project team, including site management, commercial, engineering and project delivery personnel.
• Manage the project from pre-construction through construction, commissioning, practical completion and handover.
• Work closely with the commercial and quantity surveying teams to maintain strong financial control.
• Monitor project budgets, forecasts, procurement and cashflow.
• Act as a senior point of contact for the client and key project stakeholders.
• Champion a strong health and safety culture throughout the project.
• Ensure all works are delivered in accordance with relevant legislation, project requirements and company standards.

About You

You will ideally bring:

• Significant experience within the New Zealand commercial construction industry.
• Proven experience as a Project Manager or Senior Project Manager delivering substantial construction projects, specifically in the healthcare/medical facility space.
• Experience managing projects through the full construction lifecycle.
• Proven experience leading and developing project teams.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and relationship management skills.
• Previous hospital or healthcare construction experience.
• You will be a proven leader who can bring together project teams, subcontractors, consultants and clients to achieve exceptional outcomes. You will be commercially astute, highly organised and comfortable making decisions in a fast-paced and complex project environment.

What's on Offer

• Excellent compensation + benefits
• A senior leadership role on a major construction project.
• The opportunity to work with an experienced and highly capable project delivery team.
• A long-term career opportunity with a well-established New Zealand construction contractor.
• Exposure to complex, high-profile construction work.

All enquiries and applications will be treated in the strictest confidence.