Senior Project Manager jobs at Jacobs in New Zealand, Auckland

Principal Design Managerby example, and help shape meaningful outcomes for our communities., helping mentor the leaders of tomorrow, and a key contributor to delivering technically excellent, sustainable solutions across complex, multi-disciplinary projects.

We're open to considering candidates who need to work flexibly around school drop-offs/pick-ups or those interested in full-time/part-time job-sharing arrangements - we understand the importance of balancing work commitments with life’s responsibilities.

Here’s what you’ll be doing:

• Leading the design and delivery of water infrastructure projects across New Zealand, with a focus on Auckland-based clients like Watercare and Auckland Council.
• Managing multi-disciplinary teams and coordinating design efforts to ensure quality, timeliness, and client satisfaction.
• Building strong, lasting relationships with clients - understanding their needs and helping shape the future of water infrastructure.
• Supporting business development and contributing to bids and proposals.
• Mentoring and supporting the growth of junior engineers and designers.
• Championing safety, sustainability, and innovation in everything you do.

➡️ As our Cost Engineering Lead, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the financial health and success of our programmes.

➡️ Your expertise will drive accurate cost control, robust forecasting, and value optimization, directly influencing the efficiency and effectiveness of our project delivery.

➡️ By establishing performance measurement techniques and supporting risk and change management, you will provide critical insights that shape our strategic decisions and project outcomes.

📈 Innovation: Be at the forefront of innovative approaches to major complex civil infrastructure programmes

We Offer

💷 Competitive salary: We offer compensation that reflects your skills and experience

🏖️ 24 days holiday + option to buy a further 10 days

4️⃣ Life assurance at 4x your salary

♿ Income Protection: Financial security in case of long-term illness or injury

😄 Wellbeing Hub: Free access to wellbeing apps like Calm and Daily Burn

💼 Professional Development: We cover professional membership fees and provide continuous professional development (CPD) opportunities

In this Cost Engineering Lead role, you will:

✅ Ensure Compliance and Functional Direction: Adhere to Programme Controls Policy, Strategy, and Plan, while providing direction for Cost Engineering and aligning with other PMO functions

✅ Manage and Control Costs: Develop and improve Cost Management systems, ensuring accurate cost control, change and baseline management, and robust forecasting

✅ Implement Earned Value Management (EVM): Establish performance measurement of projects using EVM and similar techniques, providing data-driven insights into performance

✅ Drive Risk and Change Management: Align risk and cost processes to support forecasts, and proactively support the identification and management of risk and change

✅ Collaborate and Coordinate: Work with Cost Engineers and Control Account Managers to standardize and ensure consistency of Cost Management processes, supporting other Programme Controls functions as required

✅ Manage Reporting and Interfaces: Ensure the reported cost position is accurate and reconcilable, managing the cost interface with other functional leads and supporting monthly Board Reporting data on cost-related matters

About the Role

As a Design Manager,lead our design consultancy services and provide strategic technical direction across the Auckland region,and Australia. Working alongside Project Executives and Technical Leaders,play a pivotal role in delivering complex, multi-disciplinary transport projects that make a difference to our communities.

What You'll Do

• Lead design management on major infrastructure projects throughout their lifecycle.
• Drive project success through effective risk management, quality assurance, and digital engineering implementation.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with private and public sector clients.
• Oversee the production of high-quality engineering design deliverables.
• Manage diverse project teams, including global resources and subcontractors.
• Support business growth through proposal development and tender preparation.