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General Information

Job Type
Permanent
Category
Construction/Technical
Business
Higgins
Location
Wellington
Job Reference
40559
Posted Date
05-Jun-2025
Closing Date
04-Jul-2025

Description

The Higgins Wellington team have an opportunity for an experienced Supervisor to join the Construction division.  Reporting to the Project Manager, you will lead a high performing team, along with the management and coordination of plant and equipment.  You will be involved in planning, resource management, setting production targets and overseeing the delivery of works across civil construction and drainage projects.

This is a diverse role so you will be multi skilled and a proven leader who is hands on, and keen to coach and mentor your team to grow their capabilities.

Come join the Green Team:
  • Competitive Salary + Company vehicle 
  • Leadership opportunity with opportunities to continue to progress your career
  • Career development opportunities to grow your career at Higgins and the wider Fletcher Building group of businesses
  • Join a supportive team that treat each other like Whānau
  • Access to educational funds for you and your children
  • Funding for school holiday programmes and tutoring for your children
  • Discounts across places such as Southern Cross, ANZ, Z energy, PlaceMakers, Mico and Samsung
  • Market-leading parental leave policy
  • Fletcher Building share scheme options

What you’ll bring to the role:
  • Experience in the roading / civil infrastructure sector (to Supervisor level)
  • Experience in construction and road maintenance (to Supervisor level)  
  • Ability to plan, prioritise and schedule work
  • Experience with plant and people resourcing, managing utilisation and plant costs
  • Full Class 1 License – Class 2 and WTR beneficial
  • A strong focus on health and safety not only for yourself, your team but also the public
  • Excellent communications skills both verbal and written and a person who can build long standing relationships
  • Reliable, honest team player who leads from the front

This is a permanent, full-time position working 40-50 hours per week. Competitive salary on offer between $100-115k + vehicle.

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!

Building better roads for safer journeys – He pai ake te hanga o ngā rori, kia haumaru ai ngā haerenga

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.