Careers at ABL

ABL is a multi-award-winning construction company renowned for the loyalty of its long-serving workforce.

Many of our staff have been with us throughout their career, which says something about ABL’s team attitude and the investment we put into staff, including operating an apprenticeship training programme.

ABL offers you a long-term, enjoyable and supported career. Valued employees benefit from:

• An excellent subsidised Southern Cross Health Insurance Policy after three months’ service
• A safe workplace
• Competitive wages
• Clear career pathways with ongoing training opportunities
• Strong mentoring culture
• Diverse and challenging construction experiences
• Regular ‘tool box’ meetings so each team member can have input into construction projects

ABL is an equal-opportunity employer in accordance with ability, without regard to age, national origin, gender, religion, ethical beliefs, marital status or any other form of discrimination.

TEAMWORK

ABL is different from other construction companies thanks to the quality of its team; reliable, hardworking, highly skilled, highly experienced team members who are able to have a good laugh.

We feel that at the end of the day, working for ABL should be more than a job well done.

The company was founded by Invercargill-based builder the late Graeme Hill, and has grown over the years to include co-directors Pat Burke (Queenstown), Bruce Middleton (Invercargill), Richard Johnston (Dunedin). 

In fact many of our team of approximately 130 have come up ‘through the ranks’; people we have trained and who have remained with us for extensive periods of time. Hill, Burke and Middleton worked their way up through the trades while Johnston has a background in quantity surveying.

 

TRAINING & COMPETENCY

Site Safe Passports

A key requirement of our safety management system is to train and develop our manager’s and workforce to achieve a high level of competence to reduce and manage risk. All our direct employees hold, as a minimum, a Site Safe Commercial Passport while all Site Supervisory staff are Site Safe Gold Card qualified, both of which are refreshed every two years.

National Certificates in Construction Site Safety

A growing number of ABL management and supervisor staff have achieved higher levels of Site Safe Health & Safety training -- graduating with a National Certificate in Construction Site Safety thanks to ABL’s commitment to ongoing training.

Tertiary Qualifications & Professional memberships

In addition, our management team hold industry related, tertiary qualifications and retain membership status to several professional bodies associated with the built environment, including those specialising in health and safety management.  

Applying to work at ABL or be an ABL preferred contractor

If you are interested in applying to work for ABL, please contact the listed contact person for the particular position listed in the Vacancy section of this page. 

If you would like to be listed as a preferred contractor and receive notices to Tender for future projects, please contact Alison at Alison.Metherell@abl.co.nz or call 03 216 9143 with your business information, contact details, and locations served. For more information about being an ABL preferred contractor, please read our Tender Terms & Conditions.