Construction Supervisor (Wellington)

Description Taylors have secured significant work in Wellington and are on the lookout for a new Construction Supervisor to join our team. Beyond this immediate work, projects may be at other relevant locations, not specifically Wellington, therefore working away arrangements may need to be considered. The successful candidate will: This position will suit someone who:…

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Wairau Diversion – Campground Flood Damage Repair

Client: Marlborough District Council (MDC) A series of storm events caused damage to the true left rock armoured wall at the exit of the Wairau Diversion into Cloudy Bay. The works comprised: Supply and import river protection rock – 11500 tonne of rock sourced from Taylor Contracting’s Lee Valley Quarry in Tasman. Import free issue…

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Mahakipawa Hill MSE Wall (Cullen’s Point)

Client: Marlborough Roads Recovery Team (MRRT) Stakeholders: Marlborough District Council, MRRT, KGA Geotech (design of temporary works), WSP (MSE Wall designer) Project overview: This project involved remediating a slipped roadway along Queen Charlotte Drive caused by storms of July 2021 and further damaged by a second weather event in August 2022. Temporary works were required…

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Ronga Road Box Culvert

Client: Marlborough Roads Recovery Team (Head Contractor), NZTA (Client) Collaborator: BECA (Designer) In July 2021 a storm hit the top of the South Island affecting an existing culvert at Ronga Road. There was a culvert blockage due to an earth slip upstream causing a debris flow downstream and blocking the existing 1200 OD culvert. The…

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Taylors Contracting wins Australasian award for Challies Island Bridge project

Taylors Contracting has won the award for Innovation or Education to the Erosion & Sediment Control Industry (Australasian Chapter of the International Erosion Control Association – IECA) 2024 for its Challies Island Bridge project. The award was presented on 18 October at the IECA’s Australasian Chapter annual conference in Queenstown. Taylors Contracting’s award-winning entry involved…

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Labyrinth Weir

Client: Central Plains Water Limited Collaborators: Hamish Tait Projects Ltd, Riley Consultants, and Smith Crane and Construction Taylors upgraded the existing standard weir and channel to a labyrinth weir to allow for more capacity during higher river flows.  This upgrade allows farmer shareholders to irrigate when the river is in flood after rain on the…

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Blairich Irrigation Reservoir

Client: Whitehaven Blairich Vineyard, Awatere Valley (Marlborough) Collaborators: Marlborough Management Services (Engineer), Gilbert Haynes & Associates (Designers) and Viking Containment (Reservoir Lining) PROJECT OVERVIEW Taylors constructed an irrigation reservoir to hold 79,838m3 of water for a new vineyard being built for Whitehaven Wines. The job was awarded at tender based on Taylors’ experience and ability…

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Stopbanks – (Mills St, Motueka, and Marlborough)

Clients: Various Repairing and enhancing community infrastructure Community resilience is a key focus of many of Taylors’ projects. Over the past year, we have been involved in several stopbank projects in Tasman, Marlborough, and the lower North Island. Our efforts have centred on repairing and enhancing infrastructure in response to recent flood events and proactively…

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