Jamie Pye
Company: RCP
Job title: Infrastructure Project Manager
Jamie Pye
About Jamie
I am an electrical engineer with nine years experience as a design consultant and client in the water infrastructure sector. I am starting a role as an infrastructure project management consultant.
Whakapapa pepeha
Ko Parihaka te maunga
Ko Hātea te awa
Ko Ngātokimatawhaorua te waka
Ko Ngati Hau te hapū
Ko Ngapuhi te iwi
Ko James rāua ko Linda ōku mātua
Ko Jamie Pye ahau
I whānau mai au ki Tāmaki Makaurau
I tipu ake au ki Tāmaki Makaurau
Nō Te Tai Tokerau ahau
Strategic vision
I believe that over the last couple of years ACE has been giving much more back to its members and I want to see that continue. I think highlighting success stories in the diversity and inclusion space will help all members and lead to a collective improvement across the industry. I also see there is an opportunity and extend this to giving back to our communities in the way that Engineering New Zealand does.
Strengths
I have seven years of consulting experience, prior to which I worked at a client organisation. I am now starting a new role working as a consultant project manager on behalf of client organisations, managing consultants (and contractors) to deliver client needs. I believe these experiences will bring a unique perspective of consulting to the ACE board.
As a young Māori woman electrical engineer with a low socio-economic upbringing, I know I bring a diversity of thought to all the teams that I am part of.
I am passionate about improving outcomes for underrepresented groups, particularly Māori and Pasifika, and have led and contributed to several programmes and initiatives in this space. At Stantec, I identified a need in the Auckland office for upskilling in Te Reo, tikanga and mātauranga Māori, and worked with external facilitators to develop a short Introduction to Te Ao Māori course to address this. I worked with the learning and development team to roll the course out nation-wide. I was on the New Zealand inclusion and diversity group (Reach) committees and took the lead on Māori and Pasifika initiatives in this group.
I believe that education is a privilege that not all are afforded and so I make an effort to participate in community outreach programmes in low socio-economic areas such as doing the Wonder Project Rocket Challenge at low decile schools and participating in the WIN Northland Girls in Hi-Vis events.
My communication and interpersonal skills, and commitment to building strong teams have led to leadership roles in both personal and professional environments.
At Stantec I am team lead for the mechanical, electrical and process engineers in the upper North Island water team.
Outside of work, I am currently serving as the president of South Pacific Engineering Excellence (SPPEEx), a group focussed on building a flourishing network of Māori and Pasifika engineers.
I believe I have the passion and skills to positively contribute to the ACE board, and with my work and personal history, I would bring a unique perspective to the team.
What does diversity and inclusion mean to you?
Diversity means looking around the room, looking back at our community, and finding ways to bring the missing voices in. There are two parts to this – hearing the voices, investigating the barriers, and cutting across those socio-economic barriers to ensure there are pathways for underrepresented groups to enter the room in large enough numbers, not in a token sense. It means using our privilege and take steps to make amends – acting as treaty partners.
Inclusion means addressing the reasons diversity isn’t there currently, and making sure underrepresented groups feel safe when they are able to join the conversation.