Senior Project Manager - City & Places

About the role

Egis is looking for an experienced Senior Project Manager to join its City & Places team in Auckland. You will lead the delivery of projects that shape communities across New Zealand, covering community facilities, public spaces, parks, civic infrastructure and urban regeneration, guiding them from concept through to delivery while balancing scope, budget and stakeholder expectations.

Key responsibilities

• Lead a portfolio of place-based projects from concept design through to delivery.
• Manage project scope, programme, budgets, contracts, risk and commercial performance.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams, consultants and contractors.
• Facilitate project meetings, governance processes and stakeholder engagement.
• Anticipate challenges and resolve issues proactively.
• Support client relationships and identify future work.
• Mentor colleagues and contribute to a collaborative team culture.

Required profile

• 10+ years of experience delivering projects in consulting, local government, infrastructure, architecture, landscape architecture, urban development, property or a related field.
• Experience taking projects from planning and design through to construction and completion.
• A relevant tertiary qualification in engineering, architecture, landscape architecture, planning, project management or a related discipline.
• Ability to manage multiple projects at once and to communicate proactively with clients and project teams.

Required skills

• Stakeholder and client relationship management.
• Commercial and contractual awareness, including budgets and variations.
• Excellent communication, influencing and problem-solving skills.

What we offer

• Flexible hybrid and flexible working arrangements.
• Employer-funded Southern Cross health insurance and life insurance.
• Wellbeing allowance, annual leave purchase options and access to career opportunities across a global business.
• Charter support, paid professional memberships and study assistance.
• Inclusive team culture, parental leave, carer leave and an Employee Assistance Program.