Senior Project Manager – Internal Firm Services

Kia ora,
Innovate. Build. Reinvent. Make your tech skills count at PwC New Zealand.

At PwC, our purpose is clear: to build trust in society and solve important problems.

This is a place to keep growing. You’ll learn from the best, take on meaningful challenges, and make a lasting impact for our clients, our communities, and Aotearoa.

Ngā kōrero mo tēnei tūranga / About the role

People are what make us the leading professional services firm in New Zealand, and we are a firm full of energy, challenge, innovation and opportunities. We live our values of care, working together, acting with integrity, reimagining the possible, and making a difference, and pride ourselves on the vision and expertise we provide for our clients, which include many of the world’s top-tier companies and leading government organisations.

As a Senior Project Manager in NZiT, you will plan and lead multiple complex projects, ensuring scope, schedule, cost. Quality and benefits are rigorously controlled while navigating a learn resourcing model.

Your day-to-day could include:

• Full accountability for delivering agreed project outcomes

• Maintaining a high standard of delivery assurance through creation and maintenance of consistent controls, artefacts and management disciplines, supporting effective delivery, timely escalation, informed decision‑making when risks or issues arise.

• Relationships with your peers, your project team stakeholders and your leaders are productive, communication is professional, clear and timely.

Ngā pūkenga ka kawea mai e koe, ka whakawhanakehia rānei i tēnei tūranga / Skills you will bring or develop in this role A strong understanding of technology and how it can support better business outcomes.

• Relevant project management certifications for example, PRINCE2, PMI, Agile.

• Tertiary qualification in Business, IT or management

• 6+ years’ of hands-on project management experience in the Information Technology or Transformation industry, including at least one large project or programme managing complex, multi-stakeholder projects

• Experience building and leading large project teams successfully.

• Strong commercial acumen and proven experience in managing significant project budgets, ensuring accuracy of financial forecasting and reporting, and managing within approved funding.

• Demonstrated success delivering in lean, fast‑moving environments and resolving complex issues under pressure.

• Coaching and mentor skills and shows a commitment to ongoing professional development.

Ngā āhuatanga hirahira o te mahi ki PwC / Highlights of working at PwC NZ

• Rewards - Discretionary bonus opportunities; generous referral bonuses; retail discounts & deals

• Growth - Global network; leadership development; A.I. tools and training; formal learning pathways

• Wellbeing - $250 annual wellbeing allowance; Life & income protection; Sonder/EAP/Headspace; 15 days’ paid sick leave; group-rate health insurance (eligibility applies)

• Reputation - PwC is known for shaping tomorrow. Join us and you’ll accelerate your career while helping clients and communities solve their most important problems.

• Flexibility - Flexible working; supportive coaching culture

• Time off - Two paid recognition days off provided each year during our annual summer shutdown period; purchase up to two extra weeks’ annual leave

• Whānau & community - Paid parental leave for all parents with flexible options and financial planning support; inclusive networks; paid volunteering leave

Mō te aha tāu e tatari ana? / What are you waiting for?

Hit Apply now. To learn how you can grow and shine in your career at PwC, visit our careers site at https://www.pwc.co.nz/careers.html.

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