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General Information

Job Type
Permanent
Category
Construction/Technical
Business
Higgins
Location
Manawatu-Whanganui
Job Reference
41726
Posted Date
14-Oct-2025
Closing Date
04-Nov-2025

Description

Plans to improve New Zealand’s infrastructure are all go – and we’re all in. Join us for major career opportunities!

From Roads of National Significance to new infrastructure projects for national and local government, it’s going to be a busy decade ahead for the New Zealand construction and infrastructure sector. 
We’ve got the innovation, we’ve got the experience, now we need to finalise the teams who’ll deliver this work. We are looking across all our departments, including – Construction, surfacing and maintenance. 

We’re currently seeking expressions of interest for the below roles:
  • Skilled Operators
  • Forepersons
  • Surfacing/Sealing operators 
  • Drainlayers
  • Labourers 
  • Drivers (Class 2 to Class 5) 
  • Project Managers
  • Project Engineers
  • Site Engineers

If you have experience and a proven track record in any of the above roles across large-scale civil infrastructure projects, we’re keen to hear from you. We’re hiring across the region. 

Are you looking for your next big project? Are you all in for major career opportunities? Express interest now!

Higgins is a leading roading and civil infrastructure company in New Zealand. We are on a dynamic growth path with people at the heart of what we do every day. We offer a great working environment, competitive hourly rate, subsidised medical insurance and subsidised education and training for you and your dependants.

Higgins is committed to a drug-free workplace. The successful applicant will be required to pass pre-employment drug and alcohol testing along with a health check – you’ll need to be fit for work!

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.