Senior Operator - - 41403 - 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 highly skilled Operator to join our team for Te Wai Takamori o Te Awa Kairangi (Te Awa Kairangi).

About the Role

We’re looking for an experienced Senior Operator to join our team on the Te Awa Kairangi project in Lower Hutt. This newly created role is hands-on and site-based, requiring a skilled operator who can work safely and efficiently across a range of machinery. You’ll play a key part in delivering temporary and permanent works while supporting a strong safety and team culture.

Operate excavators, loaders, rollers and other plant safely and competently
Support daily site operations including lifting and placing loads
Participate in toolbox talks, safety meetings, and planning sessions
Carry out pre-start checks and routine maintenance on equipment
Follow work plans, JSEAs, and site safety procedures
Maintain tidy work areas and uphold environmental standards

What you’ll bring to the role

We’re after someone who’s confident, capable, and a true team player. You’ll need to bring solid civil experience to hit the ground running.

Minimum 5 years’ experience operating heavy machinery in construction
WTR endorsement and Class 2 licence (minimum)
Proven ability to operate excavators, loaders, and rollers
Strong understanding of site safety and hazard management
Good communication skills and a collaborative attitude

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. Design is underway and construction is due to commence in late 2025.

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.