Why You’ll Love Working With Us
Some of the key benefits for the position and employment at Programmed, include:
- Attractive pay: Competitive salary + company supplied vehicle, laptop and phone.
- Exposure to diverse projects: Work across a variety of Infrastructure, including local government, telco and education.
- Exclusive employee perks: Access discounts and benefits with over 600 retailers.
- Investment in you: We're passionate about personal and professional growth, offering access to certificates, webinars, mentorship, and practical training to help you thrive in your career.
- Your well-being, our priority: Strong safety culture, generous paid parental leave and access to our Employee Assistance Program, including tailored well-being initiatives designed to support your personal and family needs.
About The Opportunity
A fantastic opportunity exists for a highly skilled and experienced Project Manager to join our NZ Facility Management team based in Christchurch. This position is responsible for leading complex construction and engineering projects from inception through to delivery and handover while operating within a PMO framework. Working across a diverse range of projects within Education, Telco, and Local Government, you will ensure projects are delivered safely on time and within budget, whilst maintaining high quality and stakeholder satisfaction.
Nature of the position: Permanent, Full Time
Location: Christchurch
Reporting Line: National Project Delivery Manager/Snr Project Manager
Key Responsibilities
- Lead all phases of multiple construction projects: planning, design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and handover
- Manage project scope, schedules, budgets, risks, and quality, according to PMO standards
- Apply engineering principles to challenge design assumptions, ensure constructability, and resolve technical issues
- Maintain strong stakeholder relationships: clients, consultants, contractors, regulators
- Ensure compliance with health & safety, quality, environmental, and statutory/regulatory requirements
- Prepare and present project reports to senior leadership; ensure transparency and accountability in governance
- Mentor and guide project teams; encourage best practices & continuous improvement
- Drive optimisation: cost control, resource allocation, schedule efficiency
About You
To succeed in this role, you will bring 3 - 5 years of experience leading large-scale construction and engineering projects. Your proven leadership capabilities will enable you to manage and inspire the project management team effectively. In addition, you will demonstrate:
- Qualification in Engineering – Electrical, Mechanical, Building Science, Construction preferred
- PMP certification, or equivalent project management qualification is desirable
- Proven record of delivering projects within a PMO or structured governance framework
- Excellent planning, scheduling, and financial management skills
- Proficient in risk management and change control
- Strong interpersonal skills with a focus on effective stakeholder engagement
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate with teams and external stakeholders effectively
- Experience with tools/software used in PMO / project scheduling/budget control (e.g. MS Project, Primavera, or similar)
About Us
Programmed is a leading provider of operations and maintenance services across all industry sectors including education, health, infrastructure, manufacturing, transport and mining in Australia and New Zealand. Our Facility Management business unit partners with our valued clients to deliver facility management and industrial maintenance services across multiple key and essential industries. We encourage career development, support flexibility and care about your personal wellbeing and safety. Join the Programmed team today.
Work With Us
Join us on our mission to build outstanding people, strong customers and great communities. Apply today.
Our Commitment
Programmed and PERSOL supports a workplace culture of zero harm and encourages this in all that we do.
Programmed and PERSOL strives for diversity, inclusion and equality of our people. We seek a workforce that is representative of the communities we work in. We encourage people of all cultures, gender, age, sexual orientation or abilities to apply.
To learn more about working with Programmed and PERSOL, we encourage you to visit our website.
