Senior Project Manager – Major Projects

Tauranga City Council

Senior Project Manager for Tauranga City Council delivering major civil infrastructure projects. Leading planning, delivery, and stakeholder management within budget and on time.

Posted 5/5/2026full-timeTauranga • 🇳🇿 New ZealandSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PMP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the planning and delivery of complex, high ‑ value and high ‑ risk transport and infrastructure upgrade projects
Manage complex contracts, budgets, risks and stakeholder relationships
Provide strong leadership to project teams and contribute to a high ‑ performing, improvement ‑ focused culture

Requirements

What you’ll need

A bachelor’s qualification in engineering or a related field
8+ years’ project management experience and/or a PMP qualification
Demonstrated success managing contracts, consultants, contractors and suppliers
Strong planning, risk management and reporting skills
A proven ability to build trusted relationships with a wide range of stakeholders
A commitment to health and safety and continuous improvement
Experience delivering large, complex or high ‑ risk horizontal infrastructure projects in a public ‑ sector or similar environment will be highly regarded.

Benefits

Comp & perks

5 weeks annual leave
flexible hours
work from home options
career development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

project managementcontract managementbudget managementrisk managementreportinginfrastructure project deliverystakeholder managementcontinuous improvementhealth and safety

Soft Skills

leadershiprelationship buildingplanningcommunicationteam management

Certifications

PMP