WELLINGTON BASED

• Full time, Permanent Role - 40hours per week
• Great working environment
• Competitive Remuneration
• Company Vehicle
• Great career prospects for the right people.

Founded in 1950, Aquaheat has delivered high quality building services solutions to commercial, industrial and infrastructure customers throughout New Zealand. Aquaheat under the brand AquaFire has an impressive track record in the design installation and commissioning of specialist Fire Protection solutions in the Wellington region for the last 25 years.

AquaFire is recruiting for a Sprinkler Supervisor to join our growing team in Wellington. This position is permanent full-time.

We offer a competitive remuneration of $48.00-$55.00 per hour, in line with the experience you bring to the role.

Reporting to the Fire Sprinkler Manager, as a Sprinkler Supervisor you will:

• Direct and lead by example, through effective and motivated leadership the Fire Sprinkler Installation Team made up of Sprinkler Fitters, Apprentices, Trade Assistants and Specialist Subcontractors in line with the stated goals directed by the Sprinkler Manager and/ or Project Manager.
• Working along the Fire Protection Sprinkler Manager and/ or Project Manager in the day to day management and support the financial success of the projects you are working on.
• You will provide focus and support to ensure the Fire Sprinkler Installation Team provide a consistent, high quality, professional and efficient service to all our head contractors/ clients, ensuring highest levels of work and service quality, legislative compliance, and adherence to Company and head contractor/ client OH&S needs.
• You will continually strive to identify, implement and improve team effectiveness, efficiency, quality and occupational health and safety.
• You will build excellent business relationships with head contractors/ clients and all relevant parties to meet and exceed their expectations.
• You will positively contribute to the successful operation of the branch, championing ideas and initiatives when required/ requested.

To be successful a candidate will require the following qualifications, experience and skills (not all are essential):

• Relevant professional or technical tertiary qualifications.
• Fire Sprinkler background with an understanding of design or estimating skills.
• Minimum of 3 years supervisory experience in the Fire Protection industry preferable with a Sprinklers background in an installation environment.
• 5 years post trade experience.
• Knowledge of building and service regulations and statutory obligations.
• Ability to scope and price Sprinkler remedial works, quoted jobs in the $5k to $50k range.
• Proven ability to meet deadlines with a diverse range of tasks to manage.
• A passion for maintaining a safe working environment.
• Experience working within OH&S guidelines.

The Horizon Energy Group takes pride on its commitment to the health and safety of all its stakeholders and bases all its activities on safety leadership, risk management and worker participation.

To support this, you will have excellent communication and problem-solving skills, sound industry and product knowledge, be safety focussed at all times, possess a high degree of initiative, able to think clearly under pressure and most of all be a team player.

Applicants must be legally entitled to work in New Zealand.

We offer a supportive and collaborative working environment, competitive remuneration and additional employee benefits including Paid Birthday Leave and Life and Critical Illness cover.

Applications close on 06 June 2025