Role: Site Engineer
Location: Central Otago - Alexandra
Contract Type: Full Time
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
As a Site Engineer play a vital role in delivering projects that meet our high standards of safety, quality, and efficiency. You’ll assist Project Managers and Engineers with site set-up, planning, and resource coordination to ensure projects are completed to spec, on time, and within budget.
This is a hands-on role where you’ll combine technical expertise with practical problem-solving, while leading by example in health, safety, and environmental standards. You’re not just a number here – you’re key to our success.
In addition to the above you will:
Assisting with site set-up, planning, and quality control.
Interpreting contract documentation into clear work instructions for crews.
Ensuring compliance with safety, environmental, and quality standards.
Reporting incidents and identifying ways to work safer and smarter.
Undertaking technical, hands-on activities as required.
Leading by example in health, safety, and wellbeing.
Good Work equals Good Benefits
Medical insurance. Life insurance. KiwiSaver employer contributions after service milestones up to 7%. 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.
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:
Bachelor or Diploma in Civil Engineering.
Minimum 12–24 months experience as a Graduate Engineer.
Full Class 1 driver’s licence.
Knowledge of NZ civil engineering principles and project management basics.
A practical problem solver with a can-do attitude.
Someone who puts safety first, works hard, and is a team player.
Leadership qualities – someone people respect and want to follow.
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.
Top Skills
What We Do
Fulton Hogan has 90 years experience in the transport, water, energy, mining and land development infrastructure sector in New Zealand, Australia and the South Pacific.
We create communities from the ground up, starting with our own network of quarries, complemented by our asphalt, emulsion and precast plants and we pride ourselves on being a family company – one which cares about communities and the people in them, especially our customers, suppliers and our people.
Our 10,000+ strong team helps to create, connect, and care for communities; building the roads, ports, airports, infrastructure and property which bring people together
