Senior Project Manager - Landside

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Job Description

Fiji Airports Pte Limited trading as Fiji Airports (FA) is a fully Government-owned Commercial Company (GCC). The company was established on 12 April 1999 under the Public Enterprise Act, 1996. It was formed following the reorganisation of the Civil Aviation Authority of Fiji (CAAF). FA owns and operates Nadi International Airport and manages Nausori Airport including 13 other domestic outer island airports on behalf of the Government. It also provides Air Traffic Management (ATM) services in the Nadi Flight Information Region (Nadi FIR (Flight Information Region)). This includes the air space of Fiji, Tuvalu, New Caledonia, Kiribati and Vanuatu, covering an area of 6.0 million square kilometers. FA is governed by its Board and reports to the Prime Minister and Minister for Public Enterprises.

The Senior Project Manager – Landside is responsible for strategising, leading, and overseeing all aspects of landside project execution, including PMO operations, planning, budgeting, contract administration, procurement strategy, stakeholder engagement, and the supervision of project managers, internal staff, consultants, and contractors to ensure successful delivery of capital projects aligned with Fiji Airports’ organisational and commercial strategies. This role reports to the Director Projects.

Outcomes

Organisational Stakeholders
1. Operations and Management
Management of the overall operations of the division, ensuring compliance with Fiji Airports policies and procedures. Preparation, maintenance, and review of the Master Plan, Divisional Policies and Procedures, design manual, and SOPs, ensuring documents remained current and aligned to organisational requirements. Ensuring the fulfilment of management components, including capital project operational capability and personnel management. Management of internal staff and provision of guidance, supporting effective performance and workforce capability. Development of training and workforce development programs for internal staff, strengthening capability, compliance, and operational readiness. Management of day‑to‑day PMO operations, ensuring efficient, effective, and uninterrupted service delivery. Execution of administrative duties relevant to the position, ensuring timely, accurate, and complete governance documentation.
2. Planning & Reporting
Preparation of tender evaluation reports, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance with procurement requirements. Preparation of annual capital budgets, Annual Plans, divisional reports, management papers, and related documentation, ensuring timely submission and alignment with organisational expectations. Preparation of project proposals and budget requests, supporting informed decision‑making and approval processes. Maintenance of project documentation, registers, and records, ensuring accuracy, currency, and audit readiness. Ensuring timely project and budget approvals, supporting uninterrupted project planning and delivery. Review of tender documents, ensuring alignment with Fiji Airports policies, procedures, and compliance requirements.
3. Contract Management and Compliance
Achievement of compliance with Fiji Airports policies, procedures, and safety standards, ensuring alignment with organisational and regulatory expectations. Conduct of internal project audits, ensuring adherence to compliance requirements and identification of corrective actions. Maintenance of all project‑related records and documentation, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and audit readiness throughout the project lifecycle. Upholding of safety standards across the project lifecycle, ensuring safe work practices, risk mitigation, and adherence to organisational HSE policies.
4. Project Management
Achievement of value for money in projects through sustainable design and construction, ensuring optimisation of lifecycle cost and performance expectations. Collaboration with stakeholders for project execution, ensuring coordinated delivery, clear communication, and timely decision‑making. Provision of project management services and oversight, ensuring support, direction, and control across assigned projects as required. Implementation of project management processes, ensuring successful delivery against approved scope, time, cost, and quality standards. Minimisation of project turnaround times and costs, ensuring efficient sequencing, issue resolution, and operational continuity. Leadership of the team to plan and deliver projects, ensuring removal of delivery hurdles and maintaining project momentum.
5. Procurement & Contract Management
Administration and management of contracts, ensuring effective oversight of contractual obligations, variations, claims, and compliance requirements. Development of procurement strategies for projects, with a focus on value creation, risk mitigation, and alignment with organisational procurement requirements. Preparation of procurement documentation in accordance with approved templates, ensuring completeness, accuracy, and compliance with procurement governance. Facilitation of procurement outcomes and assessment of submissions, ensuring fair evaluation, transparent processes, and timely decision‑making. Conduct of tender interviews and negotiations, ensuring best‑value outcomes and adherence to organisational delegation and approval processes. Fulfilment of contract administrator responsibilities, with support from the project team to ensure accurate management of obligations, variations, and claims. Management of contractor meetings and documentation of minutes, ensuring timely circulation, accurate records, and follow‑through on required actions.
6. Team Work and Collaboration
Attendance at staff meetings and representation of the Director as required. Conduct of professional and courteous interactions with all stakeholders, maintaining organisational reputation and fostering positive engagement. Liaison with departments, supporting collaboration, alignment, and adherence to organisational standards.
7. Fiji Airports' image and value standards demonstrated and promoted
Collaborate with other teams in the organisation for the benefit of the organisation Monitor and encourage team members to uphold image and value standards Uphold and demonstrate the organisation's image and values

Responsibilities - Critical Competencies

Competence	Description
Business
Strategic Development	Establish the strategic direction and steer the organisation towards its goals
Risk Management	Analyse and manage risk.
Resource Management	Deliver results through the efficient and effective allocation and use of supplies , equipment and people.
Information Analysis	Make informed decisions by collecting and interpreting data and information
Communication	Exchange information through verbal communication
Customer
Relationship Building	Build beneficial relationships with suppliers and stakeholders.
People
Leadership	Utilise a leadership position to influence people and events and to increase performance.
Problem Solving	Develop practical solutions to a situation.
Learning	Develop the competencies of self and others to enhance performance.
Professional
Technical Strength	Demonstrate knowledge of a specialist discipline.
Operational
Health and Safety	Establish and maintain a safe and healthy work environment.

Qualifications

Qualification	Discipline	Notes
Preferred
Degree	Engineering, Construction Management
Desirable
Higher Degree incl. Post Grad Cert or Dip	Leadership & Management, Project Management

Work Knowledge and Experience

1. 8-10 years of relevant experience.
2. Experience in contract administration and project management.
3. Demonstrated experience in managing large projects successfully.
4. Experience with Microsoft Office Suite, project management tools, and record/data management systems.

Requirements

Language Proficiency
Excellent command of English
Professional Associations
Membership of appropriate Professional Institution
Regulatory Compliance Requirements
Driver’s License
Police Clearance
Familiarity with the National Building Code of Fiji and relevant international standards such as Australian Standards.

Interactions

Interaction	Comments
Internal
Executive & Management teams
Projects Team
External
Airport Stakeholders
Relevant Government Ministries
Statutory Authorities
Donors

Attributes

Attribute	Definition
Behavioural Styles
Accountable	Assumes full responsibility for own actions and identifies with the success or failure of own part of the overall work/goal.
Integrity	Adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character; honesty.
Reliable	Is able to be trusted to do what is expected or has been promised, puts in a great amount of effort believing in the value of work.
Interpersonal Styles
Forthright	Speaks out frankly without hesitation, showing a direct manner.
Perceptive	Shows keen insight and understanding of issues or situations.
Self-sufficient and assured	Readily copes with situations without recourse/need of others, showing confidence and belief in oneself and one's own abilities.
Thinking Styles
Decisive	Reaches conclusions, promptly and firmly.
Disciplined/Systematic	Is controlled in conduct, shows an orderly pattern of behaviour, following a methodical and thorough approach.
Initiative	Takes action and makes decisions without the help or advice of other people.

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