Attractive Salary | Company Ute | Health Insurance | Discounted Fuel | Career Growth

Know your way around a highway rehab job? We want to talk to you.

SouthRoads is on the hunt for a Contract Manager to lead our Construction Siteworks crew in Southland, taking charge of highway construction and rehabilitation projects across the region. Forget the piece of paper we care about what you know and how fast you can get stuck in.

About Us

SouthRoads Ltd is a progressive civil construction contractor with deep roots in Southland and Otago, and part of the HW Richardson Group. Our fleet is modern, our people are the real deal, and our reputation is built one project at a time. If you like being somewhere that still feels like a team rather than a spreadsheet, you'll fit right in.

About The role

You'll be running the show on highway and rehab work, including:

• Highway construction and road rehabilitation
• Applying NZTA specs, Southland District Council (SDC) and Invercargill City Council (ICC) requirements
• Coordinating labour, plant and subcontractors
• Controlling onsite quality and health and safety
• Keeping budgets on track
• Making sure everyone gets home safe, every day

About you

• Real, hands-on roading experience, highway/rehab work is your bread and butter
• A solid grip on NZTA specs and local government requirements
• Leadership that people actually want to follow
• The get-up-and-go to hit the ground running from day one

What we offer

• An attractive salary, a ute with your name on it, health insurance and cheaper fuel
• Real room to grow your career
• A tight-knit crew of good buggars who work hard, back each other, and still make time for a laugh

If that sounds like your kind of crew, get in touch we'd love to have you on board.