Garth Palmer
Director
Garth founded Impact Project Management in 1999 having established a successful career as a project manager in Australia and New Zealand. Since then he’s led some of Impact’s most complex and high-profile projects, all the while building a team of project management specialists who are as committed as he is to professional excellence and enduring client relationships.
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Senior Project Manager
Barry has been with Impact since 2003, bringing with him years of experience in construction and project management in New Zealand and the UK. He’s worked on a variety of projects spanning sectors such as education, banking, retail, infrastructure and residential housing. Most recently he’s been working with the Ministry of Primary Industries and Barnados to implement their nationwide property strategy.
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Senior Project Manager
Alex is a 50-year veteran of the civil engineering and project management professions. He thrives on managing complex and challenging projects. He is highly skilled in all aspects of project management and his strength is applying those skills to find creative solutions to complex problems. Our clients have benefited many times when these solutions have resulted in cost and time savings for their projects. Alex readily shares his knowledge through risk-management workshops. He is known around the office for his extraordinary ability to recite facts and figures on every subject you can imagine.
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Senior Project Manager
Richard has 30 years of experience in the New Zealand and UK construction industries, in roles including quantity surveying and contract management on projects such as seismic upgrades, building fit-outs and health, correctional and commercial developments. In his role with Impact Richard has been applying his skills working alongside key clients such as CentrePort following the November 2016 earthquake and more recently the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade to oversee the reconstruction of a new Fale Alae (Parliament building) for the Country of Tonga following the 2018 Tropical Cyclone Gita.
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Senior Project Manager / Consultant
Offering a combination of creative flair and practical, detail-focused project management skills, Matt has delivered projects for over 35 years. These include sixteen complex projects around the world with NZTE, in locations such as Dubai, Tokyo, Sao Paulo and Milan. Closer to home Matt has led projects for The Co-operative Bank, Trade Me, CentrePort and intellectual property firm Baldwins.
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Accountant
As Impact’s numbers specialist, Kelly applies 15 years of multidisciplinary accountancy experience to identifying and finding ways to manage project cost and cashflows. Kelly enjoys being involved with projects from the beginning and understands the importance of excellent communication and good working relationships. She’s been involved with a number of large-scale Impact projects, such as those at Wellington International Airport and Kāinga Ora.
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Assistant Project Manager
Jasper started with Impact in April 2023. He plays a huge role supporting Senior Project Managers in the Kainga Ora Retrofit Programme. Jasper's areas of expertise are ensuring construction administration and queries are completed and answered in a timely manner to reduce costs and the delay in project delivery.
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Office Manager and Project Administrator
Brylea has 6 years administration experience and joined Impact in August 2022, she has a high level of organisation and communication skills. Brylea provides support to the team to ensure projects run smoothly and the job gets done. Brylea's drive for efficiency, organisation and time management means that she can assist and push the team to get projects over the line.
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