About CPB 

CPB Contractors is Australia’s leading contractor and the largest infrastructure construction company in our region. Part of the CIMIC Group, we are proud to be constructing New Zealand’s future and do so collaboratively with our partners and clients.

We hire for careers, not project life. CPB Contractors has more than 50 major infrastructure projects in delivery, across all key sectors of the construction industry, including roads and bridges, rail, tunnelling, defence, airports, buildings and resources, providing you with career opportunities for years to come.

The Project 

The New Dunedin Hospital project is the single largest hospital project ever undertaken in New Zealand. Spanning 71,700m2 and constructed on the former Cadbury Chocolate Factory in the centre of the city, the Inpatient Building will provide high-quality acute medical facilities in support of its role as a tertiary teaching hospital. Onsite services will include 424 beds, including future expansion of 53 beds. A total of 24 theatres, including a future capacity of 2 theatres, imaging suites and radiology. With a five-star Greenstar sustainability rating, the building's design and its use of the latest technology will provide real change to the delivery of healthcare within the region.

Your Opportunity

• As part of the overall New Dunedin Hospital Inpatients project, CPB will be refurbishing the old Cadbury Factory ‘Dairy Building’ to use for the trades’ site accommodation. Your role will be to lead and deliver this bespoke package of work. 
• You will take the design issued to date and deliver the Dairy Building works using a single subcontractor. By scheduling, coordinating and supervising your relevant on-site personnel, plant resources and subcontract teams.
• You will achieve quality and safety objectives in accordance with the project programmes and schedules.
• You will ensure compliance with all relevant legal and regulatory requirements and all Company and Group policies and processes. Ensuring subcontractors act safely and comply with requirements
• The team requires an element of flexibility to assist across the other active work fronts (substructure and concrete works) as the wider project gets underway.
• Once the Dairy Building refurbishment is completed, you will transfer to the main project full-time. So, this is a great opportunity for a long-term role on this iconic project.

Our minimum requirements for this role are:

• Experience on commercial construction projects, with at least 3 years is preferred
• Experience with structural steel and refurbishment / strengthening of existing buildings would be beneficial
• Demonstrated experience applying principles of construction to deliver works up to $10M in accordance with scope of works technical criteria (SWTC)
• Ability to self-manage and drive resources to deliver work. You will be able to effectively manage and monitor resources within area of accountability, including planning up to 4 weeks ahead
• New Zealand Diploma in Construction (Level 6) (Construction Management) equivalent relevant qualification or trade experience is desirable

We support diversity in the workplace. Māori, Pasifika, women, and people from varied cultural backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.

If this role is of interest to you and you meet the above requirements, please click on the ‘Apply now’ button.

Please note: This role is being sourced through CPB Contractors directly and we will not accept applications via external recruitment agencies.