PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT
Matt Heal
Non-Executive Director (New Ground Property Management Ltd)
Matt led our development management activities through to early 2025, when he took up a senior position at Precinct Properties. Matt continues his close association with New Ground as both a shareholder and non-executive director of NGPML.
In his earlier career Matt led a significant number of major infrastructure and building projects through the planning, design, procurement and construction phases. While Operations Director at Mace Group in the UK, Matt spent over eight years working in senior roles on the largest regeneration project in Europe, the transformation of East London for the 2012 Olympic Games, which was widely received as defining best practice in a range of areas.
After returning to NZ Matt joined AECOM to head their national construction services business and was also their sector lead for residential markets. In this role, he oversaw a nationwide team of Project Managers working on some of NZ’s largest residential, civic and commercial projects.
Matt previously led our development management activities before taking up a new challenge as Project Director - Residential at Precinct Properties, however he remains a shareholder in New Ground Capital Ltd and a director of New Ground Property Management Ltd.
He has a keen interest in creating high quality, medium-density development and communities and has led a significant number of major infrastructure and building projects through the planning, design, procurement and construction phases. While Operations Director at Mace Group in the UK, Matt spent over eight years working in senior roles on the largest regeneration project in Europe, the transformation of East London for the 2012 Olympic Games, which was widely received as defining best practice in a range of areas.
After returning to NZ Matt joined AECOM to head their national construction services business and was also their sector lead for residential markets. In this role, he oversaw a nationwide team of Project Managers working on some of NZ’s largest residential, civic and commercial projects.