Operating from five North Island regional offices, Livingstone Building, a family-owned business, has expanded over 70+ years into a highly respected construction company. We have formed long lasting relationships with clients in the education, healthcare, retail, hospitality and industrial sectors. With every project, we deliver innovation and excellence.
But this cannot be achieved without our 200+ employees. Our people are at the heart of everything we do and take pride in constructing our clients award-winning buildings. We aim to create positive impacts that will last for generations.
We have a history of growing our own. We will support your career pathway. Livingstone’s culture of support, mentoring, training, and growing you as a person, is shown through many of our current team members that have been with us for 10, 20, 30 and 40 years!
The Role
We have an amazing opportunity for an experienced Project Manager to join our passionate and dynamic team that is committed to delivering excellence to one of our key clients.
Day- to -day you will be responsible for organising on-site activities, ensuring our projects are built safely, on time, within budget and to our high standards. It is a fast-paced environment, and you will bring strong practical construction experience. You will be working with a team of likeminded individuals, have great leadership skills, have a can-do attitude and positive mindset.
Responsibilities:
- Read and understand plans, specifications and consents.
- Create and track detailed construction programmes in Microsoft Project
- Build and maintain team morale while working collaboratively with project teams
- Provide prompt and accurate responses to all correspondence, problem solve and resolve construction issues.
- Deliver on time, every time!
- Commercial construction experience (desirable)
- National Certificate in Carpentry and/or relevant experience in the construction sector
- Relevant project management tertiary qualifications
- Experience with MS office suite, primarily MS Project and Excel
- Full Drivers Licence
- Excellent communication and planning skills
- Strong relationship management skills
- Confidence in managing information across all phases of construction
What’s on offer:
- Competitive salary
- Company vehicle, phone, laptop
- Medical Insurance
- Personal and professional development
- Interesting and exciting projects
- Fun, supportive and collaborative work environment
- Flexible, family oriented organisational culture
We’d love to hear from you if this opportunity has got you excited. Applications will be considered as they come, so apply now. Vacancy closes on 4 May 2025