Senior Project Manager - 3 Waters

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Senior Project Manager – 3 Waters | Napier

Join our growing Three Waters team in Hawke’s Bay and help deliver essential infrastructure that supports thriving communities. As a Senior Project Manager, you will lead a portfolio of Three Waters projects, combining strong project leadership, client relationship management and commercial expertise to deliver outstanding outcomes. Working with multidisciplinary teams across WSP, you’ll play a key role in project delivery, business development and the continued growth of our Three Waters practice.

What you'll do

• Lead the successful delivery of Three Waters projects, ensuring quality, programme, financial and client objectives are achieved.

• Act as a Senior Project Manager or Project Director, providing leadership, direction and support to project teams.

• Manage project scope, resources, risk, programme and commercial performance throughout the project lifecycle.

• Monitor project financials, undertake project reviews and implement corrective actions to optimise outcomes.

• Build and strengthen client relationships while providing exceptional service and communication.

• Lead the preparation of bids and proposals and support business development initiatives across the Three Waters sector.

• Collaborate with technical and project teams across WSP to deliver integrated solutions for clients.

• Promote continuous improvement, share lessons learned and contribute to a strong project delivery culture.

About you

• Relevant tertiary qualification in engineering, project management or a related discipline.

• Approximately 8+ years of professional project management experience, ideally within civil infrastructure or Three Waters projects.

• Strong understanding of project delivery, commercial management, risk management and stakeholder engagement.

• Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and deliver successful outcomes for clients.

• Experience building client relationships and identifying opportunities for business growth.

• Commercially minded with the ability to understand business drivers and project performance metrics.

• A collaborative and influential with excellent communication and relationship-building skills.

• Current full New Zealand driver’s licence.

Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.

We are proud to have the blueprint of Aotearoa New Zealand in our DNA and our 2,000+ expert professionals in 24 offices are united by the common purpose of creating positive, long-lasting impacts on the communities we serve.

Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 75,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.

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