Drainage Manager

About us

Pipeline Masters is a fast-growing Plumbing & Drainage company based in Selwyn and servicing all of Canterbury. We're known for our high standards, quality workmanship, and exceptional customer service. We back our people and take health and safety seriously.

About the role

This is a full-time leadership position with complete oversight of drainage activities across the business. Working closely with the Director, Office team and Foreman's you'll be the person who makes sure our drainage division runs like clockwork — technically, operationally, and safely.

Key responsibilities

• Leading, mentoring and managing the drainage crew and apprentices
• Overseeing all drainage projects from planning through to completion, residential and commercial
• Managing job scheduling, resourcing, and day-to-day operational decisions
• Owning health and safety on-site — toolbox talks, inductions, compliance and culture
• Monitoring job costing, back-costing and project profitability across the drainage team
• Liaising with Council, clients, contractors and other trades to keep projects moving
• Driving quality and consistency, and helping build the systems that support the team as we grow

About you

• New Zealand Certified Drainlayer

• Proven leadership or supervisory experience — you know how to get a team pulling in the same direction

• Strong operational and project management skills, with the confidence to own outcomes, not just tasks

• Solid understanding of health and safety practice and compliance in a construction/trades environment

• Experience working with Developers, Builders, Council, Traffic Management, Hire companies and other stakeholders

• A high standard for workmanship -we don't cut corners

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build trust with clients, crew and management alike

Benefits

• Guaranteed two weeks off over Christmas
• An extra week of Annual Leave (Five in total)
• Competitive Base Salary
• Company vehicle, laptop, phone allowance, and the systems and support to back you up
• A genuinely supportive, down-to-earth team culture — with real say in how things run
• A fun- social working environment with lots of family and work social events (Love where you work everyday)
• Varied residential, civil and commercial drainage work across Canterbury
• Part of a fast growing company- be a part of our success