Construction Project Management (Master of Construction)

Specialise in Construction Project Management for your Master of Construction at Massey. The Master of Construction (Construction Project Management) is one of the first construction-focused management qualification in New Zealand. It will provide you with the sound management skills and techniques necessary for the successful completion of complex construction projects.

120-credit option
You can complete the Master of Construction with 120 credits of study if you enter via one of these Advanced Entry pathways:

• A Bachelor of Construction plus two years of post-study professional experience; Or
• A Bachelor of Construction (Honours); or
• A four-year Bachelor with Honours degree in a construction-related field.

Key project management skills

• Your learning focuses on front-end general project management issues such as development, finance, planning and scheduling, contract and stakeholders management. The qualification provides both disciplinary and integrative education in the areas of constructability, costs, scheduling and ethics.

Research-led learning from industry experts

• You will learn from senior faculty members and industry experts. Our lecturers and supervisors come from a range of relevant sectors. The wide mix of expertise allows for you to have meaningful exchanges and interaction at the postgraduate level.

A global perspective

• You’ll gain a global perspective of the social, political and ethical influences on construction. You’ll learn how to overlay these in your decision-making process.
• Your learning takes place in an environment of diversity, integrity and transparency. The environment replicates and reflects the standards of the construction management profession itself. You will learn how to lead relevant local, national, and global outreach and engagement. You’ll be able to optimise benefits to the industry and community.
• The skills you learn will make you a valuable resource for local communities. And, for the New Zealand economy, the construction management profession and the built environment.

A Master of Construction in Construction Project Management is a good fit if you:

• Would like to advance your career
• Are a construction professional who wishes to gain in-depth expertise
• Are a project manager who wishes to gain specific knowledge of construction project issues.

Careers and job opportunities

There is great demand

• There is over $100 billion of construction work (covering both building and infrastructure work) to be done in New Zealand alone over the next 30 years. Demand in many countries beyond New Zealand is even bigger.
• There are multiple career opportunities for construction project management graduates in organisations. That could include consulting and specialist subcontracting organisations, multinational construction corporations, government, and academia.

A quarter of our graduates own their own companies.
Other career options include:

• Project managers for construction, consulting and real estate investment companies
• Estimators (determining construction cost)
• Planners and schedulers
• Facilities and asset managers
• Property managers for banks and insurance companies.