Senior Construction Project Manager

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Our client is a highly respected and established NZ 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.