Drainlayer
Visa sponsorship
Construction · Queenstown, New Zealand · Full-Time · $25/hr · Visa: Employer sponsored
Drainage, utilities and civil earthworks shape this Queenstown Drainlayer listing. Opportunities include Drainlayers, Drainage Operators, Drainage Labourers and 20T Excavator Operators, with multi-skilled Class 4 licence holders also included.
The work spans stormwater and wastewater networks, water installations, pipelines, earthworks and roading. You will apply practical site skills, operate machinery where authorised and coordinate with a varied civil crew. Relevant experience and current licensing are required, alongside safe work, dependable teamwork and physical capability for demanding construction activity.
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Key Responsibilities
- Install and maintain stormwater and sewer drainage
- Build pressure and gravity networks, pipelines and associated infrastructure
- Work on wastewater pump stations, treatment sites and water installations
- Operate 20T excavators, loaders, compactors and similar machinery safely
- Excavate, trench, backfill and prepare sites
- Perform PE welding and approved confined-space work as required
- Install telecommunications and power utilities
- Place and finish concrete and assist landscaping and reinstatement
- Interpret project requirements and meet specifications
- Identify site problems and contribute practical solutions while maintaining output and quality
- Coordinate with supervisors, drainlayers, operators and crews
- Observe health, safety and environmental requirements and limit community impacts
- Maintain equipment and orderly sites
Requirements & Eligibility
- Civil construction, drainage or closely related experience
- Practical Drainlayer, Drainage Operator, Excavator Operator or Drainage Labourer background
- Construction machinery experience where applicable
- A current clean Class 2 driver's licence
- Class 4 licence advantageous
- WTR endorsement advantageous
- Excavator, loader, compactor or other heavy machinery experience advantageous
- Practical and technical construction knowledge
- Dependability, professional work ethic and flexibility across projects
- Good collaboration, communication and practical problem-solving
- Commitment to site safety and workmanship
- Physical capability for demanding construction; Candidates must hold valid New Zealand work rights or satisfy employer-supported visa sponsorship requirements
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