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Project Manager – Commercial Construction | Wellington

Are you fluent in Microsoft Project? Do you live and breathe construction programmes?

We’re recruiting a Project Manager for a well-established commercial construction company in Wellington. You’ll lead project delivery from tender and pre-construction right through to final close-out. This is a real leadership role. You’ll work alongside Directors, Quantity Surveyors and Site Managers across a busy portfolio of projects worth $1M–$10M.

A big part of the job is building and managing accurate, realistic tender and construction programmes. You’ll use your construction knowledge and advanced programming skills to work out sequencing, constraints and critical path activities. You’ll lead programming across the business and get hands-on with improving how projects are delivered.

The package

• Competitive salary

• Company vehicle

• Projects from $1M to $10M across a varied commercial portfolio

• A senior role with real influence on how the business programmes, builds and improves

What you’ll be doing

• Creating and managing high-quality tender and construction programmes, from baseline through to updates, mitigation and recovery

• Leading sequencing, critical path analysis, programme logic, milestones and procurement lead times

• Supporting tender submissions with programmes, methodologies, buildability reviews and early identification of risks and opportunities

• Supporting Site Managers with practical leadership while respecting their ownership of site delivery

• Representing the company with clients, consultants and stakeholders, and leading project meetings where needed

• Working with QSs to identify and document delays, EOTs and variations

• Driving QA, inspections, hold points and a “build it right first time” culture

• Leading projects through Practical Completion, handover, defects, CPU/CCC and final close-out

What you’ll bring

• Around 5 years’ commercial construction experience, ideally as a Project Manager, Contracts Manager or Senior Site Manager

• A trade qualification with strong practical experience, or a construction/project management qualification backed by commercial project experience

• Advanced Microsoft Project skills (or equivalent). You’ll build tender and construction programmes on your own, including the logic and critical path, and analyse delays.

• A solid understanding of commercial construction methodology, temporary works, procurement and subcontractor interfaces

• Experience with Procore or similar construction management software (a plus)

• Strong commercial and contractual awareness, plus confident communication and negotiation skills

• A calm, solutions-focused approach and the ability to juggle priorities across multiple projects

• A full, clean driver’s licence

If this sounds like your next move, I'd love to hear from you. Reach out to me on 0212269027 or [email protected] or apply to this advert!