About the Role

KMS holds the subcontract to design, supply and install the new Wellington Temporary Departure Ferry Terminal — a 750 sqm modular building on CentrePort Wellington for KiwiRail / Interislander. The subcontract value is $4.2M with a programme of approximately 31 weeks. KMS is subcontracted to Brian Perry Civil (BPC), part of Fletcher Construction.

We are looking for an experienced and driven Project Manager to own end-to-end delivery of this scope — from design coordination through construction, commissioning, Operational Readiness & Transition (ORAT), and handover. You will work directly with the Director and interface daily with BPC, CentrePort and KiwiRail.

This is a high-visibility role with real impact on Wellington's ferry service and a direct line to the Director — fast decisions, no middle-management bottleneck.

Key Responsibilities

Programme & Delivery

- Own the integrated WTT delivery programme across design coordination, supply, construction, commissioning, ORAT and handover. You are the single point of delivery accountability to the Director and to BPC.

- Provide a permanent onsite PM presence at CentrePort to improve coordination and QA across adjacent project areas.

- Drive the Capacity Model and KPI schedule to KiwiRail approval — the pre-IFC hold-point that gates Issued-For-Construction.

ORAT & Commissioning

- Own the Operational Readiness & Transition (ORAT) workstream, including staff familiarisation and training windows, day/night testing prior to acceptance, table-top exercises, and outage windows for check-in, counters and baggage.

- Coordinate the new baggage-handling system (~500 bags/hr peak) with KiwiRail Infrastructure and BPC — a critical-path lead item.

Design & Quality

- Chair design coordination across the consultant team (architectural, structural, fire, building services, geotech and civil); hold consultants to programme; manage RFIs and the WCC building-consent interface.

- Run QA, design control and change — hold-point matrix, risk register, SME inspections, as-built control.

Safety & Site Management

- Manage construction interface and safety — zero interface with the CPL crane lifting zone; maintain safe pedestrian access to the terminal precinct at all times.

- Coordinate wayfinding/branding plan and CPTED audit close-out prior to IFC.

Commercial & Stakeholder Management

- Lead stakeholder communications with KiwiRail, CentrePort, New Zealand Ferry Holdings and BPC.

- Support the Director on commercial delivery — variation register, monthly payment claims, programme and extension-of-time evidence, and P&G management.

- Plan decommissioning and reinstatement of the temporary terminal at end of life.

- Own the Mastt project record and executive reporting line to the Director.

What We're Looking For

Required:

• Minimum 8 years' project management experience on commercial or infrastructure construction in New Zealand, delivering from design coordination through to handover.
• Proven experience running multi-party contracts (main contractor + client + subcontractors) with full commercial administration — payment claims, variations, programme and EOT — under NZS 3910 / CCA 2002.
• Experience managing a live, constrained or operational site (port, rail, airport, hospital or similar) with strict access and safety protocols.
• Strong programme control; able to own a critical path and drive a hard client hold-point (e.g. a design-approval gate) to time.
• Current Site Safe NZ membership.
• Right to work in New Zealand; full driver licence.
• Excellent stakeholder communication skills — confident with client operations teams, regulators and subcontractors.

Desirable:

• Prior CentrePort, KiwiRail or Interislander interface, or experience on another operational port or rail project.
• ORAT, commissioning or operational-readiness experience on a transport or public-facing facility.
• Experience with modular or prefabricated structures and structural steel erection sequencing.
• Familiarity with ConstructSafe, Mastt, and the NZ building-consent process.
• PMP, NZ Diploma in Construction, or chartered status (CPEng / MNZIQS / MNZIOB) is an advantage.

Pay: $800.00 – $950.00 per day

Work Location: In person