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As Contract Manager - Water, you’ll lead the Hastings District Council 3 Waters Maintenance contract and help deliver excellent service to the community across vital lifeline infrastructure - from source to sea - keeping taps running, toilets flushing, and drains functioning across the Hastings region.\nYou’ll be responsible for the contract’s performance across safety, operational delivery, customer relationships, financial outcomes and team leadership. It’s a role with real scope, responsibility and the chance to keep improving how we work and what we deliver. If you’re motivated by ownership, performance, progress and leading good people to do good work, this could be the right fit. If you’re considering a move to Hawke’s Bay, a generous relocation package is available.\nNgā tino kawenga mahi | Key role responsibilities\nLead the HDC 3 Waters Maintenance contract to deliver safe, high-quality work for customers, on time and within budget.\nDrive strong contract performance through planning, budgeting, forecasting and disciplined commercial management.\nBuild and maintain strong relationships with Hastings District Council, subcontractors, suppliers and key stakeholders.\nLead operational delivery across reactive and planned maintenance, while managing risk and identifying opportunities for improvement.\nLead and develop your team by setting clear expectations, backing people to perform and creating a culture of accountability, safety and good work.\nKei te kimi mātou i tētahi e whai ana i ēnei pūkenga | We’re looking for someone with\nProven experience in contract management within water, civil contracting, or infrastructure operational environment.\nStrong relationship skills and the confidence to work closely with clients, understand what matters to them and negotiate practical outcomes.\nSolid commercial and contractual knowledge, including a sound understanding of NZS3910 and disciplined contract management.\nFinancial management experience, with the ability to lead against plans, budgets and targets while staying close to performance.\nA people-first leadership style, strong safety focus and the ability to build capable teams who work hard, back each other and keep moving forward together.\nHe pai te mahi, he pai ngā painga | Good work, good benefits\nAt 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. You’ll have access to:\nMedical insurance after an eligibility period.\nLife insurance from day one.\nKiwiSaver employer contributions after service milestones, up to 7%.\nParental leave top up payment with additional return to work support.\nOngoing training and development, with clear career growth and progression opportunities.\nGreat discounts at a wide range of retailers.\nKo wai mātou | About us\nAt Fulton Hogan, Good Work is more than what we deliver. It’s how we show up, how we treat each other and how we move forward together. We’re not big on layers or ego. We’re flat, friendly and practical, and we back good people to do their best work.\nYou’ll be trusted to get stuck in, backed by good people and given the space to grow. In Hawke’s Bay, you’ll be part of a team doing work that matters and helping shape the future of our water business.\nMe pēhea te tono | How to apply\nIf you’re an experienced Contract Manager ready to lead a critical water contract, build strong customer relationships and help a team deliver good work every day, we’d love to hear from you.","description_format":"text","description_chars":3679,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Health insurance","Life insurance","Parental leave"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":true,"industries":["Government","Asset Management & Funds"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-01T02:02:10Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":51,"band":"ok","label":"Likely open","p_open":1,"p_active":0.682,"p_room":0.75,"age_days":22,"expected_fill_days":30,"reasons":["conf:16","velocity","win:late","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-15T05:46:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/fulton-hogan-contract-manager-water","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/fulton-hogan-contract-manager-water.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-16T00:36:54Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":1124,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-17T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":2035829},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=2035829"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Ffulton-hogan-contract-manager-water"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Ffulton-hogan-contract-manager-water"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Ffulton-hogan-contract-manager-water"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/fulton-hogan-contract-manager-water\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Ffulton-hogan-contract-manager-water"}]}