Senior Maintenance Technician - Infrastructure

We're looking for a trade-qualified and experienced Senior Maintenance Technician to help lead the maintenance and operational performance of RealNZ's diverse infrastructure assets. Based in Te Anau or Queenstown, you'll play a key role in planning, coordinating, and overseeing both planned and reactive maintenance across our infrastructure portfolio.

You’ll take ownership of maintenance projects from start to finish, ensuring work is delivered safely, efficiently, on time, and within budget. Working closely with contractors and internal teams, you'll bring a practical, hands-on approach while providing technical leadership and mentoring to our wider infrastructure team.

This role includes regular travel throughout the lower South Island from Queenstown to Fiordland and Rakiura supporting the infrastructure needs that enable RealNZ's unique experiences.

Skills & Experience

• Relevant trade qualification or equivalent technical certification
• Minimum 5 years' experience working with infrastructure assets, heavy equipment, facilities, or industrial systems
• Strong understanding of planned maintenance, fault finding, asset management, and contractor supervision
• Proven ability to coordinate maintenance activities and deliver quality outcomes safely and efficiently
• Excellent record-keeping, planning, and organisational skills
• Demonstrated leadership capability, with the ability to mentor and support team members
• Self-motivated and capable of working independently with minimal supervision
• Full New Zealand Driver Licence

What do you get out of this?

• Competitive remuneration package, including medical insurance
• Permanent role with regular travel throughout the lower South Island
• Work with a talented and diverse team of people. The mix of innovation, passion, skill, and creativity throughout the group means that no two days are the same.
• Amazing staff benefits - bring a friend along to experience RealNZ’s unforgettable adventures at a fantastic discount, explore the Te Anau Glowworm Caves, cruise Milford & Doubtful Sound, dine at Walter Peak, and discover Rakiura
• Free Cardrona x Treble Cone seasons pass

This is an incredible opportunity to help maintain and improve the infrastructure that supports some of New Zealand's most iconic tourism experiences while exploring our backyard along the way.

Real People, Real Places, Real Experiences. Welcome To Real.

When’s the best time to join the Real whānau? Now’s good.

We’re the conservation business that’s enabled by tourism. We’re helping the world fall in love with conservation, one guest at a time. We inspire people to leave places better than they found them, delivering a guest-centric approach that creates Aotearoa’s most unforgettable experiences.

It’s our unique environment that makes careers at RealNZ truly special. From secluded islands to scenic fiords and snow-capped maunga, no two days are the same. Our people, places, and work are diverse, dynamic, and full of purpose.

At RealNZ, we’re committed to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. Guided by our values of Pono (Keep it real) and He waka eke noa (We’re all in this together), we celebrate the perspectives and experiences that make our team stronger. Everyone is welcome here.

How To Apply

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Please note that we will be interviewing candidates as they apply, and if the right person is found, we may close the role off to any further applications.

Job Details

Company RealNZ Reference # 43333 Posted on 16 Jun 2026 Closes on 06 Jul 2026 17:00 Location(s) Queenstown, Te Anau Expertise Maintenance Technician, Carpenter/Joiners, Electrician, Engineering & Asset Management, Engineer Job level(s) Experienced Work type(s) Permanent - Full Time More details (document) PD_Senior Maintenance Technician - Infrastructure (RealNZ) June 26.pdf

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