Project Manager
Mercury NZ
Date: 6 days ago
City: Tauranga, Bay of Plenty
Contract type: Full time
Tiakina te anamata, mā te tūhono i ngā tāngata me ngā wāhi o te inamata. Taking care of tomorrow: connecting people and place today.
Mercury is a bold future-focused organisation, providing energy and telecommunications to more Kiwi than anyone else, leading the way with renewable energy and working toward a sustainable future. At the heart is our purpose which pushes us to do all we can to create a better future for our people, our communities, and Aotearoa New Zealand.
Our Opportunity
At Mercury, our Transformation and Optimisation Team empowers Mercury to deliver on its strategy by embedding adaptive practices, aligning enterprise planning and performance, and enabling the delivery of Mercury's key strategic objectives.
As a Project Manager at Mercury, you will take charge of the end-to-end delivery of projects that drive our Strategic Objectives. Leading cross-functional teams, you will deliver exceptional value through structured yet adaptive methodologies tailored to achieve outstanding outcomes. Your role will ensure clarity of scope, alignment with business objectives, effective stakeholder engagement, and the delivery of tangible benefits.
The preference is for this role to be based in Auckland, Tauranga, Hamilton or Rotorua. Mercury operates in a hybrid work environment, providing you the flexibility to work from home and collaborate in our our modern offices.
Key Responsibilities
At Mercury, we believe that having a team of individuals with different backgrounds, experience and capability working together makes us stronger and better as an organisation. We know that some candidates may only apply for a role if they meet all of the criteria. If you want to join our team, we encourage you to apply for any role that matches your skills, capabilities and interests, even if you aren't sure if you meet all of the criteria. If you require assistance or accessibility support from us during the application and selection process, please reach out to [email protected].
A full position description is available on our Career Page. Applications close Wednesday, 11th June at 5:00pm. Please note that Mercury retains the right to bring a particularly strong candidate through to interview more quickly.
Mercury is a bold future-focused organisation, providing energy and telecommunications to more Kiwi than anyone else, leading the way with renewable energy and working toward a sustainable future. At the heart is our purpose which pushes us to do all we can to create a better future for our people, our communities, and Aotearoa New Zealand.
Our Opportunity
At Mercury, our Transformation and Optimisation Team empowers Mercury to deliver on its strategy by embedding adaptive practices, aligning enterprise planning and performance, and enabling the delivery of Mercury's key strategic objectives.
As a Project Manager at Mercury, you will take charge of the end-to-end delivery of projects that drive our Strategic Objectives. Leading cross-functional teams, you will deliver exceptional value through structured yet adaptive methodologies tailored to achieve outstanding outcomes. Your role will ensure clarity of scope, alignment with business objectives, effective stakeholder engagement, and the delivery of tangible benefits.
The preference is for this role to be based in Auckland, Tauranga, Hamilton or Rotorua. Mercury operates in a hybrid work environment, providing you the flexibility to work from home and collaborate in our our modern offices.
Key Responsibilities
- Project Ownership: Own the end-to-end delivery of projects, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and value realization.
- Planning and Execution: Design and lead planning approaches, establish delivery structures, and drive disciplined execution practices.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Engage and influence stakeholders, manage expectations, and provide transparency.
- Governance and Reporting: Maintain governance processes, deliver high-quality reporting, and highlight risks and opportunities.
- Vendor Management: Lead vendor engagements, manage outcomes, and collaborate with enabling teams.
- Continuous Improvement: Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and champion Mercury's Ways of Working.
- Tertiary qualification in Business, Information Systems, or related discipline preferred.
- PMI Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent preferred.
- Agile or Lean certification desirable.
- 5+ years of project management experience across business and/or technology domains.
- Proven track record in delivering medium to large projects using Agile and Waterfall approaches.
- Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills.
- Sound financial skills in budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Ability to navigate complex, cross-functional environments.
- Additional 5 days leave per annum (MyDays)
- $400 one off tax-free payment towards setting up your home office
- A diverse workplace where your unique abilities and talents will be recognised and encouraged
- Annual salary reviews with excellent parental leave policy, with the option to purchase additional leave
- The opportunities, career paths and facilities associated with working for one of New Zealand's largest multi-utility providers
- Flexible working policy - The autonomy and trust to work flexibly from our purpose-built premises and from home, recognising the value of this flexibility in the modern world
- Discounted health insurance and free life and income insurance
- Excellent well-being programme including up to $100 annual check ups and confidential assistance programme
- Gender affirmation leave and supportive bereavement leave to be taken when you lose anyone close to you, including your pet
At Mercury, we believe that having a team of individuals with different backgrounds, experience and capability working together makes us stronger and better as an organisation. We know that some candidates may only apply for a role if they meet all of the criteria. If you want to join our team, we encourage you to apply for any role that matches your skills, capabilities and interests, even if you aren't sure if you meet all of the criteria. If you require assistance or accessibility support from us during the application and selection process, please reach out to [email protected].
A full position description is available on our Career Page. Applications close Wednesday, 11th June at 5:00pm. Please note that Mercury retains the right to bring a particularly strong candidate through to interview more quickly.
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