Surfacing Divisional Leader – Bay of Plenty

Fulton Hogan Ltd; Tauranga; Hybrid; NZD 170,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Life insurance

KiwiSaver contributions

Parental leave top up

Ongoing training and development

Staff discounts

Job summary

Fulton Hogan in Tauranga seeks a Surfacing Divisional Manager to lead safe, profitable delivery of surfacing work, balancing commercial outcomes with safety and quality. You will oversee day-to-day operations, budgeting, and customer relationships to drive consistent high standards.

This senior role requires strong leadership, field presence, and the ability to grow team capability while maintaining the company’s Good Work philosophy. Strong experience in asphalt/chipseal operations is essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years’ experience leading operational teams in surfacing, civil construction or a closely related field.
• BE, NZCE, or significant industry experience – asphalt laying and/or chipseal surfacing operations and specifications.
• Strong commercial acumen, and experience managing budgets, costs, performance and risk.
• Confident to get out in the field, relate to people on ground, and build crew and client relationships.
• A confident, straight-up leadership style, ability to build trust, lift team performance and drive capability uplift.
• A strong commitment to safety, quality and doing the job right when it counts.

Responsibilities

• Lead the safe, compliant and efficient delivery of surfacing work across the region.
• Drive planning, programming and resource allocation to meet contract and customer requirements.
• Oversee financial performance, including budgeting, cost control and profitability.
• Build strong working relationships with customers, suppliers, local authorities and internal teams.
• Grow team capability through clear leadership, coaching, feedback and performance management.

Skills

Operations leadership

Budget management

Stakeholder relations

Safety focus

Education

BE/NZCE or equivalent

Job description

Fulton Hogan in Tauranga seeks a Surfacing Divisional Manager to lead safe, profitable delivery of surfacing work, balancing commercial outcomes with safety and quality. You will oversee day-to-day operations, budgeting, and customer relationships to drive consistent high standards.

This senior role requires strong leadership, field presence, and the ability to grow team capability while maintaining the company’s Good Work philosophy. Strong experience in asphalt/chipseal operations is essential.