About

Paul Huggins is Managing Director for Cushman & Wakefield New Zealand and leads the firm’s Nationwide Facilities Management, Project, Facilities Services and Tenant Advisory. Based in Auckland, he has more than 30 years of experience across facilities management, facilities services, hospitality services and complex property operations in New Zealand. 

Paul advises corporate and government. Both local and central organisations and clients across all sectors including healthcare, education, logistics, commercial aviation and public-private partnership environments. His experience includes leading newly outsourced facilities management arrangements and established service contracts, giving him a practical understanding of how property and workplace services should be structured, implemented and continuously improved. 

As Managing Director, Paul provides strategic leadership across Cushman & Wakefield’s New Zealand business. He leads multidisciplinary teams spanning engineering, project management, leasing and business support, with responsibility for strategic planning, client relationships, contract renewals, financial oversight, stakeholder engagement and operational performance.

Paul works closely with clients to align our services with their organisational priorities, helping them manage risk, improve service delivery and create workplaces and property environments that support their people and core business.

Markets served

Paul is based in Auckland and operates across New Zealand, supporting clients with national property portfolios, workplaces and operational facilities. He also brings experience from the United Kingdom, giving him a broader perspective on facilities management and hospitality service delivery across different operating environments

Areas of specialisation

• Facilities management strategy 
• Property and workplace operations 
• Projects and Programme Delivery 
• Occupier service delivery
• Facilities management outsourcing 
• Technical Asset Management 
• Contract mobilisation and transition 
• Strategic contract renewals 
• Facilities Services (Trades) 
• Performance measurement and governance 
• Compliance management 
• Operational risk  

Qualifications

• Hospitality Management  
• Minter and Ellison – Legislation and Compliance Management 
• Facility Management Association of New Zealand Board Chairman 
• Certified member FM Practitioner