Project Manager - - 35195 - Fletcher Building

General Information

Job Type

Permanent

Description

Are you ready to build a great career with Higgins? This is an opportunity to manage and deliver excellence for your own projects. Your key focus will be on overseeing our large pavement renewal programmes, pricing, customer management and delivering project excellence. The variety and pace of this role will continually challenge you along with working on small scale to roads of national significance while utilising your proven ability to inspire and lead high performing teams.

What you’ll enjoy doing

Pricing, planning and tendering for a wide range of projects and management of resources within budget while also ensuring that all targets are met
Identifying problems/faults in the field, and identification of appropriate solutions
Managing project resources including managing and developing efficient work teams
Ensuring progress of projects is on track using appropriate technologies
Identifying new opportunities for the branch to submit tenders, preparing and collating information for tender submission and maintaining appropriate records and information
Day to day leadership and management of the people ensuring health, safety and quality targets are met including audits, toolbox meetings, reporting and managing quality assurance processes.
Project management activities including training, work allocation and ensuring work completed is to the highest possible standard

What you’ll bring

BE, NZCE (Civil) or Diploma in Engineering or equivalent or near completion of diploma
Experience in all aspects of civil construction/roading with a preference for those with maintenance experience. Knowledge of set-out and quality control is also desirable for this position
Strong computer skills in Microsoft Word, Excel and Project and previous experience using RAMM desirable
Being adaptable, flexible and having the capacity to cope with multiple issues
Commitment to the highest standards of health and safety
The ability to lead and motivate teams to meet targets and objectives

About Us

Higgins is a leading roading and civil infrastructure company in New Zealand. We are on a dynamic growth path with people at the heart of what we do every day. We offer a great working environment, competitive hourly rate, subsidised medical insurance and subsidised education and training for you and your dependants.

Building better roads for safer journeys

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How to apply

Interested? Click Apply and provide a current CV.

Higgins is committed to a drug-free workplace. The successful applicant will be required to complete a Ministry of Justice check and pass pre-employment drug and alcohol testing along with a health check – you’ll need to be fit for work!

We welcome your individuality. We are enriched by so many nationalities, languages, religions, customs, and lifestyles. We are proud of our diversity and see it as one of the things that make us stronger.