Senior Project Manager - - 41449 - Fletcher Building

General Information

Job Type

Permanent

Description

Escape the hustle and bustle and make the move to Masterton! Nestled in the heart of the stunning Wairarapa region, this is your chance to enjoy a relaxed lifestyle without compromising your career. We are offering a rare senior leadership opportunity that combines the best of both worlds—leading a dynamic team while living in a region known for its beautiful landscapes, award-winning wineries, and vibrant local community. If you're ready to make a positive change, step into a role that offers growth, challenge, and the perfect lifestyle balance.

We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Senior Project Manager to join our team in Masterton. The successful candidate will lead and manage construction projects from inception to completion, ensuring they meet or exceed time, cost, and quality targets in a safe work environment.

What you will enjoy doing

Provide leadership and direction to project teams, ensuring successful project delivery.
Manage project budgets, forecasts, and reporting to achieve financial targets.
Oversee contract administration, ensuring compliance and managing risks.
Drive procurement strategies and manage supplier and subcontractor relationships.
Lead design management processes to ensure effective design outcomes.
Champion health and safety policies, ensuring a safe work environment for all.
Develop and maintain strong relationships with clients, consultants, and other stakeholders.
Implement robust information management practices using Procore.
Lead project governance processes and ensure effective communication with all stakeholders.

What you’ll bring to the role

Experience in 3-waters, subdivisions, road construction, surfacing and road maintenance.
Experience managing construction teams, consultants and forging strong customer relationships.
Estimating capability would be beneficial (or at minimum be able to review tender productivities etc)
Proven ability to lead, motivate, and develop high-performing teams.
Excellent communication, relationship management, and influencing skills.
Proven understanding of project management best practice, tools, techniques, market trends and product innovation.
Critical thinking, analysis, problem solving and effective decision-making.

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.

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

Building better roads for safer journeys – He pai ake te hanga o ngā rori, kia haumaru ai ngā haerenga

Research shows that females and minority groups don’t always apply for roles unless they match 100% of the requirements. So, if this role is of interest but you feel you don’t quite fit, we encourage you to apply anyway. We are enriched by many nationalities, languages, religions, customs, and lifestyles. We are proud of our diversity and see it as one of the things that make us better together.