Senior Projects Manager (Full Time), Major Capital Works, Te Whatu Ora at Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Counties Manukau, Auckland

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

We have a Senior Project Manager position open up at Counties Manukau District. This role will deliver major Healthcare Facilities and Infrastructure projects ranging from $1m to $150m+ in our pipeline. This role will report to Project Director - Project Governance and Capital Works. It will have direct report project managers and project support staff to deliver your portfolio of capital projects that you are responsible for.

We are looking for people who are passionate about healthcare projects and keen to contribute to the South Auckland community’s healthcare facilities. Your extensive skills in project management will be in addition to your empathetic, team-focused approach to capital project delivery. We need people that will drive a collaborative team environment and approach to problem-solving in all projects.

The ideal candidate will have major capital planning and project delivery experience within healthcare or other large-scale live operational environments where continuity of service is critical. An ability to understand major project governance and capital workflow processes, with an appreciation for the uniqueness of how different organisations deliver capital projects from the principal’s perspective. A solid working knowledge of consultant & construction contract procurement, negotiation and administration of NZS391x  series contracts is a must.

The person we seek will have a demonstrated track record leading the delivery of multimillion-dollar projects within a multidisciplinary team of internal stakeholders and external consultants. You will be comfortable managing demands on scope changes and conflicting priorities through open dialogues and establishing working relationships that encourage productive discussions. This role is pivotal to delivering major facilities build that aligns with our strategic goal of achieving health equity for our community.

Besides well-honed PMP principals, you will bring your tactful approach to managing project sponsor and end user expectations. This role requires you to use your strong negotiation skills to value manage the best commercial outcomes for our organisation. This is a full-time role, working Monday to Friday and based at Middlemore Hospital.

You will be responsible for project budget, project risk management, procurement strategy and contracts engagement to deliver outcomes that will be measured against quality, budget and programme success criteria.

When working for us you will work alongside some of the best in the business. We support and encourage further professional development and provide a dynamic working environment.

If you are an experienced senior Project Manager and want to join this amazing team, apply now!

To make an application, please apply online at https://careers.countiesmanukau.health.nz/working-here/ or to review the position description, please “click here”. For more information about the role, please get in touch with Tangi Namulauulu in the Recruitment Centre via email Tangi.namulauulu@middlemore.co.nz

Position Number: CMH202310565

Closing Date: 27th March 2023

Our highest priority is the safety and welfare of our patients and our people.  We have strict Health & Safety measures to keep our people safe. All new employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

At Counties Manukau Health people and their lives matter to us. We are a values based and inclusive organisation that is committed to delivering the best health outcomes for our community. To help us achieve this we need a workforce that reflects the population we serve. We strongly encourage applications from all backgrounds who share our values and have a passion to work in our community and would greatly value seeing applicants from our Maaori and Pacific communities. We are also committed to our Disability Strategy, which focuses on people with disabilities; they are our patients, whaanau, community and our staff - all carefully considered in our action plan. Together we will improve the accessibility needs for everyone who has a disability. Our values are Valuing Everyone- Whakawhanaungatanga , Kind –Manaakitanga, Together –Kotahitanga, Excellent- Rangatiratanga. If these are your values too, then join us today.