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We place high importance on people and work hard to nurture our employees’ talents and thirst for education, giving everyone the chance to apply themselves, upskill, and succeed.
An integrity-driven company guided by key values, Leighs provides exciting career opportunities for passionate, motivated individuals.
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Applications Now Open:
Summer Intern Programme 2025
Our Summer Intern Programme is your chance to work on major construction projects, gain hands-on skills, and learn from some of the best in the industry. It’s paid, practical, and a proven pathway to a future career at Leighs.
Build your future with Leighs – Start as an Intern. Grow as a Leader.
Apprentice and Future Leader Programme
Through our Apprentice and Future Leaders Programmes, we nurture team-oriented environments and support labour structures that connect trainees and those looking to improve their skills with talented, accomplished people to learn from. With highly-skilled professionals guiding and supporting them, our employees develop at a greater rate.
Summer Intern Programme
Our Summer Intern Programme is an opportunity for students studying in the construction field to work on major construction projects, gain hands-on skills, and learn from some of the best in the industry. It’s paid, practical, and a proven pathway to a future career at Leighs.
The New Zealand Experience
While moving to a new country can be a daunting experience, New Zealand is a safe, enjoyable place to live and work, with a clean environment, great working conditions, employment contract regulations and plenty of opportunity.
We have diverse employment opportunities, from carpentry and leading hands to site and project managers, quantity surveyors, estimators, engineers and health and safety experts.
We ensure our team members identify and hone their preferred skillset, and we provide the assistance they need to achieve their goals as quickly as possible.