Regional Manager - Project Management

Lead the Next Phase of Our Growth

Following substantial growth in our South Island Project Management team, we're investing further in our leadership capability to support the next exciting phase of our journey.

We're seeking an experienced Regional Manager – Project Management to join our Christchurch office in a pivotal senior leadership role. This newly created position has been established to strengthen our existing leadership team, build capability across the region, and drive continued growth through exceptional client relationships, strategic business development, and high-performing project delivery.

If you're an accomplished leader with a passion for connecting people to find solutions, growing client partnerships, and shaping the future of a thriving consultancy, we'd love to hear from you.

The Opportunity

Reporting to the National Manager – Project Management, you'll be responsible for the overall success of our South Island Project Management business.

This is much more than an operational leadership role. You'll help shape strategy, identify opportunities though connecting people, build trusted client relationships, and grow our South Island market presence while ensuring oversight of exceptional project delivery across a diverse portfolio.

You'll work alongside an experienced South Island leadership team that values collaboration, innovation and empowering people to succeed.

What You'll Be Doing

You'll be responsible for:

• Driving business development and identifying new opportunities across the South Island market.
• Offering solutions, building strong relationships with existing and prospective clients, consultants and industry partners.
• Providing oversignt leadership and development of a high-performing team of Project Directors and Project Managers.
• Growing revenue and profitability while ensuring sustainable regional performance.
• Providing strategic oversight across major and complex projects.
• Coaching, mentoring and developing future leaders.
• Managing regional performance, utilisation, resourcing and commercial outcomes.
• Representing Inovo at industry events and strengthening our market presence.
• Contributing to the national growth strategy and wider leadership team.

About You

We're looking for a commercially driven leader who thrives on building connections, growing business and developing great people. This is your opportunity to shape a brand-new leadership role, drive innovative solutions and make a real impact on our future success.

You'll bring:

• A strong track record in new business development, client relationship management and winning work.
• Commercial acumen with experience managing budgets, profitability and business performance.
• Significant experience driving success across various disciplines within engineering, construction, property and/or infrastructure.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and stakeholder engagement abilities.
• Strategic thinking with the ability to translate vision into action.
• A passion for building long-term client partnerships and developing high-performing teams.

Why Join Inovo?

At Inovo you'll join a business that values collaboration, innovation and doing great work together.

We offer:

• A genuine senior leadership role with influence across the business with two direct management reports.
• The opportunity to shape future growth for Inovo’s project management team in the South Island
• A strong pipeline of exciting projects across multiple sectors.
• A collaborative national team.
• Career development and opportunities to make a lasting impact.
• Modern offices, flexible working and a supportive culture where people come first.
• Vehicle + Incentive based bonus

If you're ready to combine strategic leadership, commercial growth and support outstanding project delivery, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply now (careers@inovo.nz) and help lead the next chapter of Inovo's growth.