Working Hours at Downer New Zealand

Company is very flexible on working location (different cities etc) and working from home.

No flexibility as Site Engineer

Difficult to say at times some project requires more effort than others.

Very flexible with working hours.

We are expected to work set hours, but when time away from the office during the day is needed it is generally accepted with little or no questions.

Not very flexible, long hours expected. Usually 10hr days on site.

In my current rotation, the hours can be quite long most days of the week. The main reason for this is my responsibilities as a site engineer and then doing the admin work back in the office at the end of the day. Some days can be 11 hour days, however, the company is more than willing to give us late starts or early finishes to compensate.

First rotation (asphalt) was not good. 11-12 hour days, a lot of travel and night shift with no compensation until I raised an issue, and then it was months until I saw my overnight allowances. No flexibility during paving season and very short notice on travel/start times. Second rotation (temporary works) has been very good so far. More stable hours and some flexibility allowed within reason.

My hours are flexible as long as I work 40 hours a week.

It is some what flexible with the ability to go do personal jobs within reason throughout the day however are still expected to work at least 10 hours a day just to be on site with the crew

Hours are very flexible here. I start at 6:30am and leave when ever I finish my work. I usually work 9-11hrs a day finishing most days around 5pm

I work 8hr days, 40hr weeks. The company is somewhat flexible with this. However, I am contracted for 40hr weeks.

I sometimes feel like I am working hours that are relatively long but there is little compensation for working these hours.

Currently very satisfied as in a office role. 40 hr week and flexible arrangements. Construction in major projects was awful. 50+ hours and inflexible.

7-5 usually. Its ok but only paid for 40 a week