Health & Safety Manager - - 41678 - Fletcher Building

General Information

Job Type

Permanent

Description

Are you ready to make a significant impact on a transformative project? Fletcher Construction is seeking a talented and innovative Health & Safety Manager to join our team for Te Wai Takamori o Te Awa Kairangi (Te Awa Kairangi).

About the Role

In this role you will lead safety strategy across a significant infrastructure project. Based in Lower Hutt and reporting to the Alliance Project Director, you’ll be part of the leadership team, driving operational excellence and ensuring our people go home safe every day.

Lead the development and delivery of Health & Safety (H&S) strategies across the project lifecycle
Provide assurance that contractors meet Alliance and legislative H&S requirements
Lead a high-performing H&S team with clear goals and development pathways
Oversee H&S systems, audits, reporting, and continuous improvement initiatives
Champion visible safety leadership and embed a proactive safety culture
Engage with internal and external stakeholders to align on H&S objectives and outcomes

What you’ll bring to the role

5–10 years’ leadership experience in large-scale civil infrastructure or alliance projects
Tertiary qualifications in Health & Safety or a related field
Experience in development and implementation of H&S Management systems
Proven ability to lead teams and deliver measurable safety outcomes
Experience with incident investigations, audits, and high-level reporting
Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills

About Te Awa Kairangi

Te Awa Kairangi Alliance is delivering transport, walking and cycling improvements to the SH2 Melling interchange and rail station, as part of a wider flood protection and city revitalisation programme. Fletcher Construction is working with Alliance partners AECOM, NZTA, Taranaki Whānui and Ngāti Toa Rangatira to deliver this transformative project.

About Us

We pride ourselves on safely delivering a wide variety of construction and infrastructure projects for the people of New Zealand and the South Pacific. But our power is not in what we do, it’s in who we are. We are a team of 3,700 people working under three brands: Fletcher Construction, Higgins, and Brian Perry Civil. We may be a big team, but we haven’t lost sight of what really matters: looking after our people.

We recognise that treating our people well is only partially about what happens during work hours. It’s also about the impact we have outside of work hours too. That’s why we have incredible learning and development opportunities for staff and their families, industry-leading parental leave, support systems and generous corporate discounts.

Interested? Apply Now!

We are actively looking to fill this role and encourage your early application. Applications are reviewed regularly, and we reserve the right to remove the advertisement before the advertised closing date.

Research shows that females and minority groups don’t always apply for roles unless they match 100% of the requirements. So, if this role is of interest but you feel you don’t quite fit, we encourage you to apply anyway. We are enriched by many nationalities, languages, religions, customs, and lifestyles. We are proud of our diversity and see it as one of the things that make us better together.