Minor Works & Spraying Lead — Build & Grow Team

Fulton Hogan; Invercargill City; On-site; NZD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Life insurance

KiwiSaver

Parental leave

Training & development

Retail discounts

Job summary

Fulton Hogan Southland is seeking a Minor Works & Spraying Manager to help establish a new department in Invercargill. You will shape delivery capability, grow the team and set the tone for the function.

This role blends people leadership with operational delivery, client focus and commercial accountability to drive safe, high‑quality work across spraying and small projects. You’ll build strong relationships, identify new opportunities and lead the function as it scales, with support from a

Qualifications

• Proven leadership in minor works and spraying maintenance contracts.
• Experience building or growing teams through change.
• Strong commercial acumen including budgeting, estimating and growth.
• Solid risk, health & safety, asset management and quality delivery knowledge.
• Collaborative leadership with strong communication and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead the setup and growth of a new department, building team capability, systems and ways of working.
• Build, mentor and develop a strong team culture with clear expectations.
• Deliver safe, high-quality operations and small project works across the portfolio.
• Build strong relationships with clients, stakeholders and partners, while identifying and supporting new business opportunities.
• Manage programmes of work, budgets, estimating and quoting, with a sharp focus on quality, risk and compliance.

Skills

Leadership

Team building

Commercial acumen

Risk & HSE

Communication

Job description

Fulton Hogan Southland is seeking a Minor Works & Spraying Manager to help establish a new department in Invercargill. You will shape delivery capability, grow the team and set the tone for the function.

This role blends people leadership with operational delivery, client focus and commercial accountability to drive safe, high‑quality work across spraying and small projects. You’ll build strong relationships, identify new opportunities and lead the function as it scales, with support from a