A project management company with offices in Hamilton and Tauranga has been named as the project-manager job for the design and build of the Tauranga tertiary campus development.

Greenstone Group will start work at the beginning of September and will be responsible for developing and managing a master programme that takes the project from design through to completion.

An artist's impression of the proposed university campus on Durham Street. Photo: Supplied.

Waikato University senior communications writer Tracey Cooper says Greenstone will employ consultants and architects for the project, with the process to find architects beginning immediately.

The appointment, alongside the recruitment of an Academic Director for the new campus, is an important milestone for the campus development, says the university's Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Professor Alister Jones.

'The region has been very supportive of the university and the tertiary partnership to create this campus,” says Alister. 'It's important we recognise the vital input and significant contributions of land and funding to enable this campus to become a reality,”

The University of Waikato Council endorsed the Heads of Agreement contract in May between the university, the Bay of Plenty Regional Council, Tauranga City Council and the Tauranga Energy Consumer Trust.

Robert Dol, regional director for Greenstone Group, says the company is incredibly excited by the vision of the Tauranga CBD campus project and the significant contribution it will make to the economic, urban and tertiary landscape in Tauranga city and the wider region.

'We are absolutely committed to making the project a success for the University of Waikato and the various stakeholders,” says Robert.

The Greenstone Group will also work with the university on community engagement throughout the project.

The will open by 2020 and will be shared with the three other parties in the Bay of Plenty Tertiary Education Partnership: Bay of Plenty Polytechnic, Te Wānanga o Awanuiārangi and Waiariki Institute of Technology.

The facility will provide purpose-built space for leading academics and researchers, postgraduate and undergraduate students, and for industry and community collaborations and commercialisation activities.

For more information on the Greenstone Group's project management capabilities, click here.