Highway Maintenance Manager New Zealand move opportunity

Overview

Lead highway maintenance ops, manage teams, budgets, assets, and compliance in NZ.

Key Responsibilities

• stakeholder liaison
• regulatory compliance
• maintenance ops
• team management
• sustainable innovation
• asset management

Tasks

-Working closely with local councils, national agencies (e.g., Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency), and key stakeholders. -Ensuring compliance with health and safety, environmental, and regulatory standards. -Leading maintenance operations. -Managing teams of engineers, technicians, and contractors. -Driving innovation in sustainable maintenance and infrastructure resilience. -Overseeing asset management, maintenance planning, budgeting, and quality control.

Requirements

• stakeholder management
• asset management
• civil engineering
• leadership
• project management
• highway maintenance

What You Bring

-Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities. -Familiarity with asset management systems and performance-based contracts. -Willingness to relocate to New Zealand (visa support available). -Degree in Civil Engineering or a related field (or equivalent experience). -Strong leadership and project management skills. -Proven experience in highway or infrastructure maintenance management.

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Benefits

-Competitive salary with performance incentives. -Professional development and career progression within a growing industry. -Relocation support including visa sponsorship, housing assistance, and orientation. -Opportunities to work on nationally significant infrastructure programs.

About Downtogroundworks Ltd

-Quickly built momentum tackling local groundwork challenges around London and Kent. -Early projects included drainage, ducting, and kerbing, which led to reputation-strengthening contracts in public realm and sports-pitch construction. -As demand grew, the company expanded into large-scale infrastructure—royal dock works, Eurotunnel maintenance, and highway realignment schemes. -Typical projects blend earthworks, road formation, FRC packages, demolition and complete drainage systems across diverse sites. -Their capabilities span specialists trades—from white-top paving to street furniture installation—showing flexibility on multi-disciplinary builds. -Standout works include Dover Western Docks Revival and Guildhall Square rejuvenation, highlighting their coastal and heritage skills. -Operating from offices in London and Dover, they combine local knowledge with agile national delivery of heavy civil programmes. -Supported by a fleet of plant, skilled labour teams and transport services, they handle everything from muck-away to full-site formation.

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Visa Sponsorship

-visa sponsorship provided -relocation support includes visa sponsorship