Capabilities

From strategy to handover

Complex projects fail in the gaps — between strategy, delivery and site. We bring the specific expertise that closes them, only where it adds value.

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Strategic Asset Development Project Management & Advisory Risk Analysis & Management Design Management Schedule / Programme Management Procurement & Tender Services Contract Administration In-house Secondments Partnering / Syndicate Services Land & Property Sales

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Capabilities · What we do

The full range — from first principle to final handover.

One principal, accountable from the first decision to the final handover, with the right expertise brought in exactly where a project needs it. Engage us across the whole journey, or for the single capability you're missing.

Across the lifecycle

Start where your project is, take what it needs.

We group everything we do across the life of a project — shaping it before commitment, controlling it through delivery, and extending your team alongside. Engage a whole phase, or a single service.

Shape & structure Defining, de-risking and setting the project up to succeed — before money is committed. 3 capabilities Deliver & control Design, programme, procurement and contracts held under a steady hand through delivery. 4 capabilities Extend & partner Senior capacity for your team, structured partnerships, and guidance on property decisions. 3 capabilities

Before commitment

Shape & structure

Getting the right project defined, de-risked and set up to succeed — before money is committed.

Strategic Asset Development

“Turning vision into value.”

We treat asset creation as turning a mission into something real and purposeful. Breaking client objectives into clear needs and goals, we shape a high-level delivery roadmap from inception to completion, with feasibility tested across economic, technical, demographic and legal factors. The Scope of Works is developed with intent as the foundational document every success metric depends on.

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Strategic delivery roadmap
Technical & financial feasibility studies
Due diligence, risk analysis & management
Stakeholder consultation & compliance structuring
Better Business Case development
Site selection, acquisition & divestment
Team formation
Scope of Works demarcation
Consenting strategy, staging & sequencing
Contract selection & negotiation
Progress monitoring across the lifecycle
Practical completion & handover

Project Management & Advisory

“Leadership that delivers.”

Simple doesn't mean easy. We shepherd every effort from the outset — securing what the client and team need, when things will be done, and how those commitments stay visible across the team. Drawing on proven practice across traditional and agile delivery in both public and private sectors, we combine technical tools with behavioural insight to keep everyone focused on shared outcomes.

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Client representation
Project brief development
Requirements & Work Breakdown Structure
Delivery plan & associated management plans
Project baselines
Professional services & construction procurement
Budget & earned value management
Responsibility matrix (RAM / RACI)
Kick-off, monitoring & reporting
Documentation & version control
Iwi & stakeholder management
Value engineering & management
Change management
Contract administration (SFA, CCCS, ACENZ)
Construction contracts (NZS3910, NZS3916)
Health, safety & environment
Defects & quality management
Risk & schedule management
Closeout & operational handover

Risk Analysis & Management

“Risks anticipated, outcomes secured.”

Risk covers both opportunity and threat — effective management is as much about the advantages worth leveraging as the pitfalls worth avoiding. We identify and describe risks precisely, set appetite and thresholds, and plan proportionate contingencies tailored to each project's scale and significance, escalating decisively the moment a risk crosses its threshold. Our approach is guided by ISO 31000 and the government risk framework.

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Risk management plan
ISO 31000 & government framework alignment
Risk identification & description
Risk appetite & thresholds
Data-gathering workshops
Categorisation & prioritisation
Quantitative & qualitative assessment
SWOT analysis
Contingency planning
Response planning
Probability & impact matrix
Risk register ownership
Communication & regular reporting
Ongoing improvement

Through delivery

Deliver & control

Keeping design, programme, procurement and contracts under a steady hand through delivery.

Design Management

“Design delivered with masterful coordination.”

Time, cost and quality now shape design as much as they shape construction. As an independent lead design manager engaged by the client, we bring oversight, agility and structure to the whole design process — distinguishing tasks from outputs, clarifying decision authority, and making assumptions transparent. On medium-to-large developments we advocate separating design and project management so each gets the focus it demands.

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Design brief
Concept & preliminary design
Developed & detailed design
Safety in Design workshops
Design integration & interface management
Operational & maintenance strategies
Value management
Design quality assurance
BIM strategy & procurement
Co-design & Iwi engagement
Early contractor involvement (ECI)
Design & peer reviews
Resource & building consent strategy
Engineering plan approvals
Landowner approvals
Network utility operator approvals

Schedule / Programme Management

“Bringing predictability to complex programmes.”

Time is the most critical and limited resource on any project. We lead the planning, development and coordination of robust schedules — beginning with a master programme built with the client that sets milestones, decision points and interfaces, then a Work Breakdown Structure that aligns cost, scope and time. Every activity is made measurable, predictable and accountable, so control never slips.

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Schedule management plan & WBS
Master programme
Design programme
Procurement programme
Predictive & adaptive scheduling
Milestone schedule
Critical path management
PERT analysis
Line of Balance (LoB)
Resource-oriented scheduling
Monitoring against baseline
Schedule control & corrective action

Procurement & Tender Services

“From tender to contract.”

Procurement is often where complexity peaks — it sets the contractual foundation the whole project rests on. Once scope is defined, we shape a sourcing strategy that balances governance, commercial value and delivery certainty, then advise on the contract structure best suited to each project's risk profile. The result is procurement that's transparent, defensible and commercially sound from the outset.

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Government / public procurement
Obtaining public value
Tender documents & GETS listings
Professional services (SFA, CCCS, ACENZ)
Main contractor (NZS3910, NZS3915)
Nomination & novation agreements
Collaborative procurement
Two-stage tenders / ECI
Selection criteria & tender reviews
Relationship negotiation
Contract award notices
Debriefs
Records management

Contract Administration

“From paper to performance.”

Signing a contract is only the beginning — the real work is administering it: interpreting, implementing, monitoring and managing the terms through delivery. Whether acting as Principal's Agent under NZS3910 or administering directly under NZS3915, we issue instructions, manage variations and claims, certify payments, and keep every party's relationship compliant, transparent and on track.

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Principal's Agent
Project governance
Contract instructions
Payment claims & scope validation
Delay / EoT claims assessment
Health, safety & environment oversight
Monitoring contract compliance
Site visits
Evaluation & certification of variations
Dispute avoidance & determinations
Communication channel for all parties
Practical & final completion certification

Alongside your team

Extend & partner

Adding senior capacity to your team, structuring partnerships, and guiding property decisions.

In-house Secondments

“The right expertise, when you need it.”

Flexible secondment that places specialist project expertise inside your team exactly when and where it's needed — full-time, part-time or ad hoc. Our people integrate seamlessly under your direction while drawing on Reliancepier's full knowledge base, strengthening internal delivery capacity without a long-term commitment.

Engagement models · 5

Full time
Part time
Project based
Rotational
Ad hoc / as needed

Partnering / Syndicate Contract Services

“Integrating capabilities, simplifying success.”

We don't offer in-house architecture or engineering — instead we form trusted partnerships with complementary specialists to deliver a seamless, end-to-end service under one umbrella. Working with agile firms that share our values and standards, we act as central coordinator and lead, reducing interface risk and giving clients a single point of engagement across every discipline.

Disciplines we integrate · 9

Quantity surveying
Architecture
Urban planning
Information technology
Fire engineering
MEP services engineering
Structural engineering
Civil engineering
Landscape architecture

Land & Property Sales & Acquisitions

“Your property partner from insight to investment.”

Some projects begin with the right site and end with strong market demand. With a licensed salesperson on the team, we advise on land and property sales and acquisitions — combining project and development expertise with in-house sales so every transaction is informed by practical development insight, robust market analysis and a clear focus on long-term value.

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Product development
Advertising & marketing
Sales & Acquisitions
Negotiations
Market appraisals
Purchase agreements
GIS mapping
Real estate market trends

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