McConnell Dowell is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead the delivery of major infrastructure project in Cook Islands, Rarotonga. This is a leadership role for someone who thrives on complex projects, strong stakeholder relationships, and building high-performing teams.

You’ll take ownership of project outcomes across safety, quality, programme, cost, and client satisfaction.

About the Role

As Senior Project Manager, you will have overall responsibility for the successful delivery of large-scale projects, from mobilisation through to completion and handover.

You’ll lead multidisciplinary teams, manage key client relationships, and ensure projects are delivered safely, efficiently, and in line with contractual requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end project delivery across safety, quality, cost, and programme

• Manage client relationships and act as the key point of contact

• Develop and maintain project budgets, forecasts, and schedules

• Lead and mentor project teams including Engineers, Supervisors, and Foremen

• Manage commercial performance, variations, and risk

• Ensure compliance with contractual, legal, and company requirements

• Drive a strong safety culture and Zero Harm outcomes

• Support tendering and business development activities where required

About You

You’re a confident leader with strong commercial acumen and a collaborative style.

You will ideally bring:

• Degree in Engineering, Construction Management or similar

• Extensive experience delivering major infrastructure projects

• Strong knowledge of construction methodologies and contract management

• Proven leadership of large, multidisciplinary teams

• Excellent stakeholder and client management skills

• High level of commercial and financial awareness

• A calm, solutions-focused approach under pressure

About Them
McConnell Dowell – Creative Construction

Their purpose is 'Providing a Better Life'. They do that through delivering projects that connect, support and sustain communities, and through providing career opportunities that challenge, reward and grow their people.

From remote major resources and energy projects to city-shaping transport and water infrastructure, they have constructed thousands of high-quality, complex projects for their customers and communities over more than 60 years, in Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific Islands and Southeast Asia.

Why join them?

The work you’ll do will have a tangible positive impact on people’s lives, including yours. The diversity of our projects, roles and locations means greater development opportunities. They invest in their people to set and reach personal and professional goals and they have some of the best mentoring minds in the business to help you do that. Because when you grow, we all grow.

McConnell Dowell actively seeks and celebrates diversity, inclusion, and individuality. In a culture low on ego and high on support, they encourage everyone to make an impact. They're big enough to take on community-shaping projects, but agile enough for you to have an influence on how they do things.

So, join them, be you, and help them create better together. Apply now!

They are an equal opportunity employer. People of all ages, abilities, sexual orientation, gender identities and ethnicities are strongly encouraged to apply.

Please note all successful applicants must hold valid work rights for the Cook Islands and pass a satisfactory pre-employment medical which includes drug and alcohol checks.

This role is being sourced through McConnell Dowell directly and not accepting applications via external recruitment agencies.