HR Coordinator - Tonga / Auckland

With major infrastructure projects underway across the Pacific, it’s an exciting time to join McConnell Dowell.

We’re seeking a proactive and organised Human Resources Coordinator to join our team in Auckland working on our major project in Tonga. In this role, you’ll provide essential HR coordination and administration support to help deliver effective people processes across the region, this role will require travel to Tonga as per the project needs, but you will be based in our Auckland Head Office.

Fluency in Tongan and English is essential , as you’ll be working closely with both local employees and international project teams.

Your responsibilities will include :

• Providing HR administrative and coordination support to the HR team and project managers.
• Preparing employment offers, contracts, and onboarding documentation.
• Assisting with recruitment activities, including scheduling interviews, conducting reference checks, and coordinating medicals and visas.
• Supporting new starter inductions and ensuring all employee information and systems are kept accurate and up to date.
• Maintaining personnel records, performance documentation, and HR databases.
• Assisting with HR events, training coordination, and employee engagement initiatives.
• Liaising with payroll and other departments to ensure smooth HR processes.
• Promoting McConnell Dowell’s values, professionalism, and high standards across all interactions.

About You

About Us

McConnell Dowell – Creative Construction

Our purpose is Providing a Better Life. We do that through delivering projects that connect, support and sustain communities, and through providing career opportunities that challenge, reward and grow our people.

From remote major resources and energy projects to city-shaping transport and water infrastructure, we have constructed thousands of high-quality, complex projects for our customers and communities over more than 60 years, in Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific Islands and Southeast Asia.

Why join us?

The work you’ll do will have a tangible positive impact on people’s lives, including yours. The diversity of our projects, roles and locations means greater development opportunities. We invest in our people to set and reach personal and professional goals and we have some of the best mentoring minds in the business to help you do that.  Because when you grow, we all grow.

McConnell Dowell actively seeks and celebrates diversity, inclusion, and individuality. In a culture low on ego and high on support, we encourage everyone to make an impact. We're big enough to take on community-shaping projects, but agile enough for you to have an influence on how we do things.

So, join us, be you, and help us create better together.  Apply now!

We are an equal opportunity employer. People of all ages, abilities, sexual orientation, gender identities and Torres Strait Islanders are strongly encouraged to apply.

Please note all successful applicants must hold valid work rights for New Zealand and / or Pacific Islands and pass a satisfactory pre-employment medical which includes drug and alcohol checks.

This role is being sourced through McConnell Dowell directly and not accepting applications via external recruitment agencies.