Heath and Safety Manager - Waikato

Mō te tūranga | About the role

We're looking for an experienced Health & Safety Manager to join our Civil Construction business and play a key leadership role across significant infrastructure projects in the Waikato region.

Working closely with operational leaders, project teams, support services, clients, and subcontractor partners, you'll lead the delivery of health and safety excellence across all stages of the project. You'll help drive our Living Safely culture, influence positive safety behaviours, and ensure everyone goes home safe every day.

This is serious work with lasting community benefits. You'll be trusted to provide expert guidance, challenge unsafe practices, support frontline teams, and foster a culture where safety is embedded into everything we do.

If you're passionate about safety leadership, thrive in complex construction environments, and want to help deliver the Good Work we're known for, we'd love to hear from you.

 Key role responsibilities

• Lead, coach and support site teams to deliver strong, consistent outcomes across projects.

• Lead incident investigations and support the development of site-specific health and safety management plans and safety in design approaches.

• Coaching and mentoring a variety of stakeholders to understand what good looks like and contributing to problem solving that improves the workplace H&S environment and culture

• Build trusted relationships with operations, project teams, clients and subcontractor partners to influence practical safety solutions

• Provide frontline health and safety support, advisory and coaching across active civil construction projects.

• Ensure the consistent application of Fulton Hogan systems, plans, policies, initiatives and safety strategy within your area, translating national safety system requirements into clear, practical field execution.

Good Work equals Good Benefits

• Company Vehicle

• KiwiSaver employer contributions

• Parental leave top-up payment with additional return to work support

• Family scholarships

• Additional fuel discount card

• Ongoing training and development, career growth and progression opportunities

• Great discounts at a wide range of retailers

• Medical insurance “an eligibility period applies”

• Life insurance

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

• A relevant Health and Safety qualification at Level 6 or above is desirable, along with awareness of Safety II and HOP principles and solid digital capability.

• Proven experience in a frontline H&S leadership role, or as a Senior Safety Advisor in a high-risk industry.

• Strong working knowledge of health and safety legislation, standards and compliance requirements relevant to civil construction.

• Credible people leadership skills, with the ability to build trust, coach others and lead performance across a diverse workforce.

• Strong judgement, problem-solving and communication skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities in both reactive and proactive environments.

Ko wai mātou | About us

At Fulton Hogan, Good Work is more than what we deliver. It’s how we show up, how we work together, and how we care for our communities. We’re flat, friendly and forward moving. Titles matter less than ideas, and the best solutions come from people who are close to the work.

We take the work seriously, not ourselves. That means a relaxed, human culture day to day, and a sharp focus when it counts. Our people give back to local causes, support stronger communities, and help build infrastructure in smarter, more sustainable ways. If you want to be part of a team that backs each other, sets high standards and keeps moving forward, you’ll fit right in here.

How to apply

If you’re ready to lead with credibility, build strong relationships and help shape safer outcomes across our Civil business, we’d love to hear from you.