Job Description

The Fulton Hogan Life

Life at Fulton Hogan is about making the most of the opportunities, taking responsibility, having a crack, being accountable and making it happen. We live by our REAL values – Respect, Energy & Effort, Attitude, Leadership – and we demonstrate these through the good work we do, every day, as one team.  

Nau mai haere mai ki tā mātou whānau | Welcome to our Fulton Hogan Family

Looking to take your water engineering career to the next level? Join Fulton Hogan as a Water Engineer and play a pivotal role in leading our water services maintenance and operations team in Northland. Reporting directly to the Water Maintenance Contract Manager, you’ll ensure we deliver on our commitments to clients, uphold Fulton Hogan’s values, and foster a culture of safety and excellence.

In addition to the above you will:  

• Lead and support the water services maintenance and operations crews, ensuring all work meets client specifications, contract KPIs, and complies with timeframes and budgets.

• Support and maintain a strong safety, quality, and environmental culture within the team.

• Build and maintain positive and collaborative relationships with clients, stakeholders, subcontractors, and suppliers.

• Assist with asset performance analysis, helping to enhance service delivery, reduce ongoing asset costs, and support the client with planning and improving water services.

• Interpret contract documentation into actionable work instructions for crews and proactively solve operational challenges.

• Prepare accurate monthly contract reports; participate in national water initiatives and share local insights with the wider Fulton Hogan team.

Good Work equals Good Benefits

• Company vehicle provided in this position

• KiwiSaver employer contributions

• Fuel discount card

• Parental leave top-up payment with additional return to work support

• Family scholarships

• Ongoing training and development, career growth and progression opportunities

• Great discounts at a wide range of retailers

• Medical insurance (an eligibility period applies)

• Life insurance

At Fulton Hogan, we genuinely care about the wellbeing of our people and giving them the tools and opportunities they need to succeed and grow with us.  
 

We’re looking for someone with:

• Qualifications: Tertiary qualification in Civil Engineering (water infrastructure experience is a plus).

• Strong leadership skills with the ability to build customer and supplier relationships. Solid understanding of health and safety, water hygiene practices, and industry risks (contamination, confined spaces, permits),

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, practical “can-do” problem solver, keen attention to detail, and effective time manager.

• Confident working with data and applying risk management principles.

• Licences: Full class 1 driver’s licence required.

• Personal Qualities: Safety-first approach, reliable, hard worker, team player, and a “good sort” who treats others with respect. Motivates and leads staff, listens well, wants to learn, and takes pride in delivering a job well done.

Creating, Connecting and caring for the community 

Our people regularly donate their time to local causes and initiatives, while at a regional and national level we provide financial support, skills and resources to a wide range of organisations that are strengthening our communities. Our focus aims to also reduce our impact on the environment, and regenerate healthy new ecosystems. We look to partner with others to lift the standards of our industry and show customers lower-impact, sustainable ways of delivering infrastructure.

Learn more about us: Homepage - Fulton Hogan  and make an application to join our growing industry. 

All successful candidates must under-go and pass a pre-employment medical and drug screen prior to employment.

All successful candidates must under-go and pass a pre-employment medical and drug screen.

We celebrate and embrace diversity across our business and are committed to equal employment opportunities.

We believe in the value that diversity brings to our team and people who share our REAL values are encouraged to apply.