Quality Manager | Auckland Airport Project

About Southbase:

Southbase is a 100% New Zealand owned and operated construction company with a clear vision: to transform this country's construction industry for good. Founded in the wake of the Canterbury earthquakes, Southbase now delivers projects nationally from offices across the country, having completed more than $3 billion of work across 160 projects with a team of over 200 experts.

Our portfolio spans airports, clinical health, data centres, education, institutional, civic and community, and accommodation sectors — from courthouses and schools to stadiums and hospitals right across Aotearoa.

What sets us apart is our use of building technology, our managing contractor model, and our end-to-end capability. With many of our projects recognised with Green Star awards and Toitū Net Carbon Zero certification, quality and sustainability sit at the core of how we build — not as an afterthought.

The Opportunity:

We are looking for an experienced Quality Manager to join a large Southbase project team delivering a complex construction project in South Auckland. This is a high-profile role on a technically demanding build, where you will lead a small quality team and play a central part in ensuring the project meets the highest standards of quality, compliance and client satisfaction.

Reporting to the Project Director, you will take ownership of the project's QA management system, from developing inspection and test plans (ITPs) through to managing defects, subcontractor QA, and project deliverables, while mentoring and guiding your team along the way.

What You will Bring:

• Minimum 5 years' experience in quality management with Tier 1 construction companies in New Zealand.


• Hands-on experience with Electronic Document Management Systems, such as Aconex and Procore.


• Proven ability to develop and manage QA processes, site inspection templates and ITPs.


• Experience managing technical documentation, project communications and handover processes (PS1/2/3/4, warranties, certificates).


• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to liaise across clients, consultants, subcontractors and local authorities.


• A tertiary qualification in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field is desirable.


• A certification in quality management or a related field.

Why Southbase?

• Be part of a 100% New Zealand owned business genuinely committed to transforming the construction industry.


• Work on a complex, high-profile project in South Auckland with a large, supportive project team.


• Join a company where quality and sustainability are built into everything we do.


• Access to structured internal training and development.


• Be part of a values-driven culture built on Agility, Integrity, Excellence, Pride and Safety.

If you are an experienced Quality professional from a Tier 1 construction background, ready to lead a team on a genuinely complex build, we would love to hear from you.

Apply now to join Southbase and help us build a better New Zealand.