National Pre-Construction Manager

You can help bring our villages to life! 

At Summerset, from the moment we start developing a village, to when our residents call it home, it’s the passion and dedication of our people that brings our villages to life. We are one team united by being part of something bigger – to bring the best of life to our residents.  

The way we work is guided by our values - One Team, Strong Enough to Care and Strive to Be the Best. We know it takes a collective effort to bring a village to life and help it thrive, so Summerset is a place where everyone’s uniqueness and diversity can shine.  

When you’re part of the Summerset team, you belong to a place where your work has real impact, who you are is fully embraced and where your career flourishes. 

Role Overview: 

We are seeking an experienced National Pre-Construction Manager to manage & lead the pre-construction phase of our projects on a national scale. You will identify risks, develop mitigation strategies, and ensure construction readiness for the delivery team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with Development Managers on due diligence, masterplans and Resource Consent conditions.
• Monitor design phases and identify programme, consenting, buildability and logistics risks.
• Oversight of site establishment requirements, staging and sequencing of build
• Oversee civils portfolio and review bulk earthwork & civil consultant and contractor procurement strategies and evaluation panel outcomes.
• Oversight of civil tendering, quality procedures, review of benchmarking cost analysis and value engineering
• Integrate new technologies, sustainability initiatives and implement positive changes.
• Lead and develop direct reports.

What you will need

• Relevant tertiary qualification and/or significant construction management experience.
• Project Management experience on large scale commercial construction projects
• Strong technical expertise and leadership abilities.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• Commercial acumen 

Some of our staff benefits include: 

• Staff share scheme
• Southern Cross health essentials insurance
• Birthday day off
• Work from home days

Applications close for this role on the 8th of May.

Applicants for this position should have NZ residency or a valid NZ work permit.