20/12/2024
Civil Construction Foreman
Location: Palmerston North, Manawatū / Whanganui
Job Type: Full Time, Permanent
About Us
Established in 1960, Blackley Construction is a family-owned, Palmerston North-based company specialising in civil and rural infrastructure projects. Whether it's digging deep for land drainage, laying precision pipelines, or installing ducts for telecommunications, we've been making the region a better place to live, one project at a time. We're all about community, high standards, and occasionally being impressed when someone gets our digger unstuck without calling for help.
Why This Role Rocks
Do you enjoy getting your boots dirty, managing teams, and shouting things like “measure twice, cut once” (even when you're just supervising)? We need someone with experience, grit, and the leadership skills to keep the crew running like a well-oiled trenching machine. Bonus points if you can spot a ducting alignment issue from 100 meters away and know how to bribe Mother Nature to delay rain. 🌧️
Key Responsibilities
Lead, inspire, and occasionally bribe a skilled team of construction professionals with coffee and donuts.
Oversee daily project operations, ensuring everything is on time, on budget, and laid to specs.
Manage stakeholders, including clients, subcontractors, and the odd nosy neighbour with binoculars.
Ensure compliance with health, safety, and environmental standards – because paperwork isn't optional, and safety is everything.
Train and mentor your team, shaping the next generation of foremen (and women).
Keep the plant and equipment running efficiently – yes, that includes finding the keys someone “borrowed.”
What We’re Looking For
Experience: Proven success as a Civil Construction Foreman – if you’ve run a project where things didn’t end in chaos, we want you.
Certification: Connexis Pipelaying Qualification (or equivalent) – not just for show, but to show you know your stuff.
Skills: Problem-solving ninja, detail-focused, and people-savvy.
License: A valid NZ Driver’s License (if you can reverse a trailer in one go, even better).
What You’ll Get
Competitive pay and a company vehicle – though the keys might be in the excavator.
A high level of autonomy – we trust you, but we’ll still take credit for your successes.
Support from a family-oriented, approachable management team (we swear they’re nice).
Tools of the trade – access to a top-notch fleet of well-maintained equipment that might even smell new-ish.
Why Join Blackley Construction?
Stability: We’ve been here for 64 years, and we’re not going anywhere (except maybe for Friday pub lunches).
Innovation: Got an idea to make the job faster, better, or safer? We’ll hear you out – possibly over pie.
Flat Management Structure: We’re all about approachable bosses and quick decisions, not endless bureaucracy.
Community Focused: Help us make the Manawatū region shine (or at least drain properly).
How to Apply
Ready to tackle big projects and enjoy a bit of banter on-site? Send your CV to [email protected] or call Kevin (0274 445 327) or Kyleen (0211 382 630) for more info.
Applicants must have NZ residency or a valid work visa. A pre-employment medical and drug screen will be required – because safety first, second, and third!
Join the team that digs deeper, builds stronger, and always has a laugh along the way.
