Job Description

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?

At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives enabling you to do the best work of your life. You can experience a world of opportunities to shape a career as unique as you.

WSP is one of the world’s top professional services firms, bringing together some of the brightest engineers, advisors and scientists from across the globe. We exist to shape communities to advance humanity. We see the world through a Future Ready® lens, fuelled by a shared commitment to making a positive impact—one project and community at a time.

Project Manager

We’re looking for an experienced Project Manager to join our Taupō team, delivering civil infrastructure projects for local clients.

You’ll be responsible for preparing offers of service, developing a strong understanding of project scope, and supporting project management activities across the wider Taupō team. Working across multidisciplinary teams, you’ll collaborate with engineers and technical specialists to deliver high-quality outcomes, build strong client relationships, and contribute to successful project delivery.

This role is ideal for someone with experience in three waters or transportation engineering who’s ready to grow their capability in a collaborative, supportive team environment.

What you’ll do

• Act as Project Manager, ensuring deliverables meet client requirements and expectations

• Plan and scope projects, including preparing project briefs, proposals, and fee estimates

• Manage project programmes, budgets, and financial performance to achieve successful outcomes

• Lead and coordinate project teams, ensuring delivery on time, within budget, and to required quality standard

• Maintain strong client relationships through regular communication and high-quality service delivery

• Oversee project documentation, reporting, invoicing, and change management processes

• Identify and manage project risks, ensuring compliance with WSP standards and processes

• Contribute to business development, identifying opportunities and supporting bids and proposals

• Build collaborative relationships across multidisciplinary teams to support project delivery

About you

• Relevant tertiary qualification in engineering or a related discipline

• Around 5+ years’ experience in project management or a related Civil Engineering role, specifically within Transportation or 3 Waters Engineering

• Proven ability to manage projects from planning through to delivery

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build and maintain client relationships

• Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise competing demands and meet deadlines

• Collaborative team player who works effectively across multidisciplinary teams

• High level of professionalism, integrity, and accountability

• Full, clean 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.

With us, you can. Apply today.

We will review applications as they come in, so if this opportunity sounds like you, don’t wait to apply!

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