Project Coordinator

We are looking for a Project Coordinator to join the eShepherd team in Hamilton, New Zealand, supporting the delivery of engineering, production and new product introduction projects.

eShepherd is Gallagher’s virtual fencing platform for cattle - solar-powered, GPS-enabled neckbands connected to web and mobile apps that allow farmers to draw, move and manage grazing boundaries without physical fencing.

You’ll work closely with our Project Manager and teams across R&D, hardware, software, production, supply chain and manufacturing, helping keep projects moving, documentation clear and stakeholders aligned.

This is a hands-on coordination role for someone who enjoys structure, detail and momentum - and wants to be close to real product development.

What will you do as Project Coordinator?

You’ll support the Project Manager with planning, schedules, documentation, reporting and follow-through across concurrent engineering and product development projects.

You’ll also take ownership of smaller projects, coordinating them from scope through to closure with regular guidance and support.

A key part of the role is supporting eShepherd’s design verification and product validation process, helping coordinate the testing, sign-off and production readiness activities that move products from design into full production.

Your success is simple: projects are well organised, teams have the information they need, risks are visible early, and work keeps moving.

Your key activities include:

• Maintaining project plans, schedules, milestones and documentation

• Supporting project scopes, business cases and success criteria

• Coordinating smaller projects from planning through to closure

• Tracking actions, milestones, risks and project progress

• Supporting design verification and product validation activities

• Helping coordinate NPI, BOM changeovers and production readiness work

• Working with internal teams, suppliers, contractors and stakeholders

• Preparing meeting notes, status updates and action registers

• Supporting project handover, debriefs and documentation close-out

Who’ll you work with?

You’ll report to the Project Manager and work closely with teams across R&D, New Product Introduction, Operations, Supply Chain and Manufacturing.

This role sits where engineering, product development and production come together - helping make sure ideas, actions and timelines are clear as eShepherd continues to scale globally.

What you’ll bring

You are organised, practical and comfortable keeping multiple pieces of work moving at once.

You’ll also bring:

• 1-2 years’ experience coordinating or supporting projects

• Strong planning, organisation and time management skills

• Confidence maintaining schedules, actions, records and project documentation

• Strong attention to detail and follow-through

• Clear written and verbal communication skills

• Confidence using Microsoft Office

• Experience with project tracking software, such as MS Project

• A calm, collaborative approach with internal and external stakeholders

• The confidence to raise risks, blockers or gaps early

Experience in engineering, manufacturing, product development or new product introduction would be highly valued. A qualification in mechanical, industrial or manufacturing engineering would also be an advantage, but what matters most is your ability to coordinate well, learn quickly and help teams deliver.

Why eShepherd?

What we’re building is fundamentally changing how livestock producers manage their farms.

With eShepherd, farmers can create virtual boundaries, move cattle remotely and manage grazing more precisely, without relying solely on physical fencing.

We’re a global AgTech scale-up backed by Gallagher, a company that has been solving problems alongside farmers for 88 years. You get the pace, ownership and opportunity of something scaling quickly, with the backing and reach of an established global agricultural business.

What we offer

• Competitive salary and performance-based incentives

• Growth scale-up environment with Gallagher stability

• Career growth opportunities as we scale globally

• Tools and technology to help you succeed

• Supportive team culture built on collaboration and practical problem-solving

• KiwiSaver contributions

• Boost App membership and staff discounts across NZ

• Life and Disability Insurance

• Free parking at our Hamilton site

• Subsidised on-site café and great eateries nearby

• Employee Assistance Program and wellbeing initiatives

If you enjoy coordinating work, keeping teams organised and want to be part of technology with a genuine impact on agriculture, we’d love to hear from you.

Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and the role may be filled before the closing date.