Matt Hutcheson is currently employed as the Project Director for the Christchurch Convention Centre Precinct by the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA). He has over 30 years of experience in project management, design management, development management, and construction management. He holds a BA (Hons.) in Architecture from Portsmouth University and has managed a variety of commercial, retail, and public sector projects in both New Zealand and the United Kingdom.

1. MATT HUTCHESON
Date of Birth 9th
October 1964
Home Address 83 Flockton St, Christchurch, 8013
Home Phone
Mobile Phone
Email:
+64 3 354 2212
+64 29 238 8449
mattandbrydie@vodafone.co.nz
Education: Current role and responsibilities:
BA (1.1 Hons.) Architecture Portsmouth University 1986
Diploma in Architecture Portsmouth University 1989
Part 3 ARCUK / RIBA Portsmouth University 1991
Employed by Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority
(CERA) as Project Director for the Christchurch Convention
Centre Precinct (a priority Anchor Project); reporting to the
General Manager of CCDU and the Earthquake Recovery
Minister on the development of the Crown’s requirements
and all aspects of cost, quality and time. As CERA’s
representative, managing the CERA Project team (including
external advisors) in relation to the implementation of the
agreed delivery and procurement strategies for the project
with the Crown’s delivery partners.
Employment History:
CERA (Project Director) Dec 2013 - Present
RCP (Senior Project Manager) Oct 2011 – Dec 2013 Key Projects :
Christchurch Convention Centre Precinct: Project Director
Blueprint for Christchurch: CERA / CCDU: Senior PM
New Regent Street Christchurch: Senior PM
Isaac Theatre Royal Christchurch: Senior PM
ANZ refurbishment project Auckland: Senior Design Manager
Albany New Town Centre Auckland: Development Manager
Victoria Quarter Auckland: Development Manager
Kawarau Falls Station Queenstown: Development Manager
85 Customs Street Auckland: Development Manager
Flatbush New Town Centre Auckland: Development Manager
Kawarau Falls Station Queenstown: Design Director
Sylvia Park (Stage 1) Auckland: Senior Design Manager
Stratus Lighter Quay Auckland: Design Manager
More London E&Y Offices London: Development Manager
Offices for Transport For London: Development Manager
GLA (Mayor’s offices) London: Development Manager
Merrill Lynch European Headquarters London: Design
Manager
Boots the Chemist - New Stores Concept & Rollout –
Manchester & Blue Water: Design Manager
British Airways – New VIP Lounges, London Heathrow ,
London Gatwick & Manchester: Design Manager
New Supermarket – Drumchapel, Scotland: Design Manager
Royal Exchange Theatre – Manchester: Design Manager
Imax Theatre, London: Design Manager
Offices for Perpetual Ltd., London: Design Manager
Sainsbury’s Hypermarket, New Concept & Roll-out, London,
Reading & Stockton: Assoc. Dir. Architect
Sainsbury’s Superstore, Sittingbourne, Kent: Assoc. Dir.
Architect
Brookfield Multiplex (Development
Director)
Jan 2011 – Oct 2011
KordaMentha / BOSI (Client-side
Senior PM)
Aug 2010 – Dec 2010
Rockfield (Development Director) Jan 2010 – Aug 2010
Melview Developments
(Development Director)
2005 – 2010
Multiplex Construction (Senior
Design Manager)
2003 – 2005
More London Development
(Design Director)
2000 – 2003
Mace LTD (Assoc. Director) 1996 – 2000
Chetwood Associates (Assoc.
Director)
1990 - 1996
Experience:
• Development Management
• Design Management
• Project Management
• Procurement Management
• Contract Administration
• Tenancy Fitout Management
• Project & Documentation Programming
• Construction Observation / liaison
• Contract Formation
• Management of Multiple Contracts
• Value Management / Value Engineering
A detailed CV is available on request