Practice Manager Jobs in New Zealand

The Company

An experienced Project Manager is required for one of Auckland’s most successful land development and infrastructure companies. This very well-established leader plays a major part in shaping Auckland’s future growth

The company works on large developments from Silverdale to Pokeno including major housing developments.

They have a reputation for thinking outside the box to deliver quality work.

Projects are all land development related including clearing and demo, EW, ground improvements, retaining, drainage, roading, services, concrete works, structures and landscaping

The Role

• Deliver projects on time and budget
• Prepare, plan, program & propose the project method, sequence, duration and resourcing
• Work collaboratively and productively with the company survey teams
• Deliver the project objectives with regard to safety, quality, time & economics.
• Work collectively together with company management & other employees to ensure best utilisation of company resources delivering the company objectives
• Actively lead the project with regard to health and safety, hazard identification, risk assessment and risk management
• Evaluate and understand the contract conditions, contract documents, drawings, specifications, geotechnical reports, consents & supporting documentation and maintain compliance
• Identify, declare, monitor and reduce through quality management the quantity of remedial work
• Collect and compile the required inspection and testing information relating to quality assurance and contract deliverables enabling an expeditious 224c process
• Ensure that correct standards are being achieved and maintained
• Evaluate and understand the contract consents, remedial action plans & supporting documentation and maintain compliance with the same.
• Manage the preparation of traffic management plans, road opening notices, corridor access request and the like for approval, gain approvals and action the plan
• Provide direction to subcontractors and plant hire contractors
• Preparation of progress claims, invoices, work in progress, stock, and other financial related information

About you

• First class attitude, motivation and character, great attitude and highly motivated
• Experience as a Project Manager in a similar land development / civil construction role
• Bulk earthworks, minor geotechnical earthworks, sewer & stormwater drainage, roading, concrete work, underground services including water, power, gas and telecom.
• Civil construction and siteworks. Dealing with traffic, pedestrians and existing services
• Conversant with MS Excel, Word and Project. Autocad would be advantageous
• Methodical, thorough and comprehensive work ethics with good communication skills
• Motivated self starter, punctual, reliable, honest.

The Benefits

• $90,000-$140,000 salary
• Start Jan/Feb
• Well respected company with solid future workload