Project Director - Structures

Engineering Auckland Full Time

24 / 11 / 2025

• Direct innovative, exciting and important engineering projects.
• Take the reins on some of the country's most complex and challenging projects.
• Lead and guide our talented project teams to deliver our customers exceptional v

For more than six decades, across New Zealand and the world, Holmes has led the engineering industry in invention, creativity and quality. We've built our reputation on the strength of our technical brilliance, ability to innovate, and our unwavering commitment to delivering engineering excellence. Holmes is a robust and resilient business with a strong balance sheet and a stable, consistent team across the country. Due to our strong forward workload, we're now looking for a Project Director to join our growing team.

This role will see you developing and maintaining positive and productive client relationships, using your stakeholder management skills to engage your clients, project partners, and your own project team. You'll be an expert in understanding and articulating design visions, goals and key design deliverables—and working with your clients to find the best path forward. You'll have a strong understanding of the commercials, with a proven track record delivering customers exceptional value, at the same time as ensuring Holmes gets the reward and credit great work deserves. With a strong background in commercial building design, you'll provide day-to-day technical leadership, support and guidance to your own teams, coaching and mentoring our engineers to improve their skills and deliver excellence.

You'll have an approach that epitomises the commitment to design, technical quality, and innovation that defines Holmes. With the advanced structural engineering skills to manage some of the most challenging engineering projects on offer, you'll be a technical expert with proven experience delivering large and complex projects. Combined with excellent communication skills, you'll be creative, solutions-focused and adept at managing many elements and contributors to find the most efficient path forward.

In return, you'll be working with and leading some of New Zealand's best engineers—people who continue to lead innovation and advancement in our country and beyond. Leading teams of talented and committed people, you'll have the chance to push your own skills forward on the many challenging and exciting projects Holmes is lucky enough to deliver.

Hard work's a big part of what's got us where we are today, but it's not the final word. At Holmes, we have a vibrant, fun culture. If sport is your thing you can join our touch, indoor netball, or football teams. Bootcamps, ski and cycle trips are also on the menu if you want to get involved, and we've got a range of social functions throughout the year if they take your fancy. We're a friendly, relaxed team that loves getting stuck into great projects, with plenty of fun and good times along the way.

Please apply online. If you'd like more information, please contact Louise Hooper Smith on