Project Manager Northland

Project Manager – Northland

Location: Northland, home-based with regular regional travel 

Employment Type: Permanent or Contract

As our Northland workload continues to grow, we are looking for an experienced Project Manager to join our project delivery team, working on capital projects for food and beverage manufacturing clients across the region.

At TEG Projects, we provide end-to-end project management and engineering services to some of New Zealand’s largest food and beverage manufacturers. We are a 100% New Zealand-owned business with an established reputation for practical delivery, strong collaboration and long-term client relationships. We work closely with our specialist risk and safety engineering partners at TEG Risk, providing integrated project and risk solutions for our clients.

The Role

Based in Northland, you will manage capital projects through the full project lifecycle, from project definition and feasibility through to detailed design, installation and commissioning.

You will work closely with clients, contractors, suppliers and internal engineering teams to ensure projects are delivered safely and effectively, while meeting the required scope, cost and schedule.

This role would suit someone who enjoys variety, is comfortable working in active processing environments and can provide effective leadership across multiple stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the primary day-to-day point of contact for clients across assigned projects.
• Manage project scope, cost, schedule and performance throughout the project lifecycle.
• Coordinate contractors, suppliers and client stakeholders to meet project objectives and timelines.
• Coordinate input from client operations, maintenance and technical teams.
• Monitor the technical quality and completeness of engineering and construction deliverables.
• Manage project planning, cost estimating, reporting and change control.
• Work collaboratively with TEG Risk specialists to integrate safety and risk considerations into project delivery.
• Support safe and effective project execution on site.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Experience working in project delivery within food and beverage, dairy, process manufacturing or a similar industrial environment.
• An engineering background, either trade qualified and/or tertiary qualified.
• Experience delivering brownfield projects in complex processing plants.
• A sound understanding of project management fundamentals, including estimating, planning, cost control and change management.
• Familiarity with plant installation and operating environments.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• A proactive, practical and well-organised approach to your work.

Experience in design management for capital projects or process engineering would be advantageous.

Why Join TEG Projects?

• Be part of a well-established, 100% New Zealand-owned project management and engineering consultancy.
• Work on capital projects for some of New Zealand’s leading food and beverage manufacturers.
• Work alongside experienced project managers, engineers and safety specialists.
• Gain exposure to integrated project, engineering and risk delivery through close collaboration with TEG Risk.
• Enjoy flexible working arrangements to help balance work and life.
• Join a collaborative, practical team that values strong relationships, clear communication and quality delivery.
• Consider either a permanent position or a contract arrangement, depending on what works best for you. If you’re an experienced Project Manager based in Northland and interested in working with TEG Projects, we’d love to hear from you.