Syd Jones
SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER
Syd has a reputation for providing practical solutions in all aspects of the development of major, complex projects.
He has 30 years’ experience in every area of construction ranging from the Auckland Art Gallery to large residential developments. Expertise in design management, project management and construction ensures competent performance at every stage of any project.
Syd is a Chartered Professional Engineer.
Qualifications
- Qualifications: B.E. Civil (Hons) Canterbury
- M.I.P.E.N.Z. CPEng.
- Chartered Professional Engineer
Expertise:
- Project Manager
- Design Manager
- Construction Manager
- Resource Consents
- Value Management
- Project Reporting
- Procurement
- Contract Documents
- Engineer to the Contract
- Client Briefs
- Programming
- Tenancy Coordination
- Bank/ Funder Drawdowns
Employment History:
- 2016 – Present Project Manager – Pragmatix
- 1992 – 2015 Project Director, Veritas Project Management
- 1985 – 1992 Development Manager, Mainzeal
- 1984 – 1985 Design Engineer, Holmes Consulting Group
- 1983 – 1984 Project Manager, Borthwick CWS Ltd
- 1977 – 1983 Design Engineer, Sinclair Knight Merz
- 1981 – 1982 Design Engineer, Bechtel Pacific Group Limited
SELECTED PROJECTS:
| Project Name | Value | Brief Description of Project Work |
| Civic | ||
| Auckland Art Gallery | $120m | Redevelopment of Site |
| Convention Centre | $15m | Development |
| Auckland Deaf Society | $3m | Development |
| Somervell Presbyterian Church | $3m | Development |
| Police Operational Centre | $3m | Redevelopment of existing Building |
| City Impact Church Mt Wellington | $1m | Redevelopment of existing Building |
| Office | ||
| Shortland Centre | $50m | Development |
| 385 Queen St | $20m | Development |
| National Bank Centre | $100m | Development |
| Symonds Centre | $45m | Development |
| Kitchener Tower | $25m | Development |
| Financial Centre | $150m | Development |
| Bell Gully Fitout – Vero Centre | $8m | Fitout |
| Vodafone Offices | $3m | Alterations |
| Telecom | $0.5m | Change Mgmt |
| Retail | ||
| Hunters Plaza Shopping Centre | $30m | Development |
| Smith & Smith | $2m | Development |
| Education | ||
| University of Auckland (2000-05) (SCPA, Education, Library, SAIC, Medicine) | $40m | Redevelopment of existing and New Builds |
| University of Auckland (1991-1995) (Law, Medicine, Science, Fine Arts, Education, Music, Engineering, Architecture, Commerce) | $45m | Redevelopment of existing and New Builds |
| Auckland Teachers College | $3m | Redevelopment of existing |
| St Cuthbert’s College | $15m | Development |
| Stella Maris Campus | $10m | Development |
| Holy Cross Seminary | $3m | Development |
| CIC School | $3m | Development |
| Residential | ||
| St Joseph’s Rest Home | $15m | Development |
| Landings Apartment | $24m | Development |
| O’Rorke Hostel | $18m | Development |
| Land Development | $6m | Development |
| Executive Residential Houses | $3m | Development |
| Hospitality | ||
| Pullman Hotel | $7m | Redevelopment of existing |
| Industrial | ||
| Vodafone National Cellular Network | $70m | Development |
| ESR Forensic Laboratory | $3m | Development |
| Logistic Warehouse | $25m | Development |
| Manufacturing Warehouses | $5m | Development |
| Kiwi Packaging Expansion | $6m | Development of existing |
| Aluminium Smelter | $200m | Development |
| Freezing Works | $30m | Development of existing |
