Our Company
From a start-up business in 2012, Seipp Construction has flourished from a zero base to become a highly respected, award winning multi-million dollar player in the Canterbury construction market.
This success is based on founder Peter Seipp’s vision to build a world class team of people, and support them with the best resources and management systems. From the beginning, we have applied rigorous selection and performance criteria to the growing team.
As a result, Seipp Construction staff are a hand-picked, high calibre group with industry-leading technical expertise in multi-disciplinary civil projects, pipelines, river and marine works. The culture of the business is based on its employees being self-motivated, engaged, productive and focused on safety.
The unrivaled commitment and expertise of our team enables us to provide excellence in construction outcomes to our clients, with a focus on underground infrastructure, multi-disciplinary civil projects below and above ground, bridge structures and marine infrastructure including wharfs, jetties, sea defense walls and outfalls.
The focus on setting high benchmarks and a refusal to compromise has seen Seipp Construction establish an enviable track record of performance across health and safety, quality and environmental practice. We achieved ACC tertiary accreditation at our first attempt and have successfully gained ISO:9001 Quality and ISO:14000 Environmental Certifications.
More recently, we’ve expanded geographically from our Christchurch base, opening a second branch in Invercargill. Seipp’s Southland-based team has already established a solid reputation undertaking projects to expertly upgrade Invercargill’s infrastructure assets.
We’re proud of the reputation both our Christchurch and Southern operations have established for innovative approaches which deliver cost savings and programme efficiencies for highly satisfied clients.
Our Vision & Values
An organisation’s success demands single-mindedness and the collective commitment of all individuals within it.
To us, our vision statement is not just a ‘tick the box’ exercise. It drives our success by reminding us of the importance of every aspect of every project we deliver. It focuses our goals and aspirations to be the:
Vision
Pipeline, General Civil and Marine Contractor of choice with a reputation for safely delivering challenging projects on time and within budget.
The growth and performance of our business tells us we’re succeeding in our endeavours. Key to this is our strong culture and values which underpin not just what we achieve but how we achieve it.
Managing Director Peter Seipp’s definition of culture is ‘’what people do and how they act, when they’re not supervised”. The Seipp Construction values reflect his high personal standards for safety, accountability, professionalism and quality. When we work in alignment with the Seipp Construction values, positive experiences are created for all stakeholders – from staff through to clients. Everyone is kept safe, and our momentum of innovation and excellence is maintained.
Values
Safety First
Ownership – Acceptance of responsibility
Encouragement – Encouraging growth and personal development
Credibility – Honest, reliable and professional
Innovation – Creative and progressive solutions
Our Approach
Starting from a zero base in 2012 to build a highly successful mid-tier contracting business has required a robust approach to business. This has been achieved through absolute attention to detail, strong leadership and a commitment to implement only the best management systems.
This focus on setting high benchmarks and a refusal to compromise has seen Seipp Construction establish an enviable track record of performance across health and safety, quality and environmental practice. We achieved ACC tertiary accreditation at our first attempt (which is virtually unheard of) and have successfully gained ISO:9001 Quality and ISO:14000 Environmental Certifications.
Our strong performance on projects is driven by Seipp staff who are empowered to think and act innovatively, and can do so ‘secure’ in the knowledge they’re operating within an industry-leading HSQE framework.
This approach spearheads successful delivery of works based on development of superior methodologies and/or non-standard approaches. We’ve been acknowledged as industry leaders in this regard, winning Contractor of the Year Awards in 2015 and 2016 for two extremely complex projects – rehabilitation of the Antigua Street Bridge and repair of the Beachville Road Seawall.
Our People
Peter Seipp
Dipl. Ing.
Managing Director
Peter is a highly skilled engineer with 15 years technical expertise in piling, drainage, pipeline rehabilitation, sheet-piling, bridges and civil structures. In particular, his international geotechnical experience is invaluable when methodologies are required for difficult and unexpected ground conditions.
Peter’s strong stewardship of Seipp Construction combines technical expertise with values-based leadership and the ability to think and act strategically. He is a highly respected, approachable manager who sets high standards for himself and his team.
Customer focused with a passion for construction excellence, Peter is the ‘go-to guy’ for tricky jobs where out-of-the-box thinking and stakeholder sensitivity are needed. His involvement, early in design processes, ensures the development of construction methodologies which work; and innovative solutions which reduce risk and drive efficiency.
Peter also encourages his staff to push boundaries and think outside their squares. Since 2012, his team have developed a solid reputation for delivering industry-leading solutions for pipe bursting, drainage, vibration monitoring and dewatering projects throughout Christchurch.
With excellent interpersonal and mediation skills, Peter is an accomplished stakeholder manager. Delivering quality results in live operating environments with tight quality tolerances and demanding programmes is his specialty.
Drew Griffen
BEng (Hons)
Operations Director
Forward-thinking, with a track record of delivering innovative project solutions, Drew’s skillset combines practical knowledge, expert insight and management acumen. These are put to good use in his development of pioneering solutions for Seipp clients.
Drew understands the importance of organisation and comprehensive planning for timely, quality project delivery. He is highly accurate, with an eye for identifying and dealing with potential problems at an early stage in projects.
He has worked on numerous complex, public projects across Christchurch. These have benefited from his ability to lead high profile contracts, with sensitivity to the specific requirements of multiple stakeholders. Drew does this by setting and meeting realistic timeframes and communicating openly to gain trust and positive public perception.
Respected by clients, consultants and subcontractors for his open and honest communication, Drew was the recipient of the 2013 New Zealand Contractors’ Federation ‘Leader of Tomorrow’ award for his exceptional leadership.
Barry Hofmeyr
Marine Contracts Manager
Barry is a qualified Civil Engineer with a broad knowledge base and experience. This spans 30 years’ expertise managing civil infrastructure and civil coastal engineering developments, including 10 years as a specialist subsea/offshore contract manager.
His career has involved Barry in coastal construction contracts for sea water intakes and outfalls, and marine structures. This gives him respect for, and knowledge of, environmental and Health & Safety considerations specific to coastal developments.
Barry’s marine civils career is pre-dated by his tenure as a civil engineer on multiple projects in South Africa. From this he has gained a solid grounding in the technical demands of large scale civil engineering from bulk earthworks, roading, stormwater drainage and sewage systems through to potable water reticulation.
Since moving to New Zealand, Barry has provided strong leadership and project oversight for Seipp Construction contracts, including the award-winning Beachville Road Seawall. With his combination of marine and general civil expertise, he contributes invaluable expertise to every project he leads.
Antonio Esquivel
Estimating Manager
A qualified Civil Engineer, Antonio is also specifically experienced in concrete construction. His 12 years industry experience spans projects in Mexico and several states across Australia.
Since joining Seipp Construction, his practical expertise in site management, project management and cost engineering have underpinned the financial performance of numerous projects. This includes multi-disciplinary contracts – with his knowledge of earthworks, roadworks, underground services, pipe bursting, sheet piling and dewatering, Antonio is able to expertly complete QS, costing and estimating for all workstreams.
His performance as Seipp’s Estimating Manager is underpinned by strengths in First Principles Analysis for construction costs. He is also a competent user of construction cost estimating and control software including EXPERT, Plan Swift, Workbench and Microsoft Project.
With practical expertise in projects (such as wastewater treatment plants, pump stations, coastal seawalls, deep and large diameter pipe works, pre-cast elements and port/marine infrastructure) Antonio’s knowledge base is closely aligned to Seipp’s core delivery areas of pipeline, civil and marine projects.
Greg Valentine
Project Manager
Greg’s 20 years civil engineering experience covers all aspects of three waters, bridges, earthworks, pavements and structures. His skills as a project manager are based, both on this broad expertise, and experience leading quality and programme delivery through proactive management of project resources.
Of particular relevance, is Greg’s role on the SCIRT EQ Repair Programme. Over a period of six years, he managed repair and renewal of Christchurch’s three water assets and horizontal infrastructure. His ability to plan and think ahead was key to maintaining the momentum of repair works within the Central Business District. With his planning, programming and strong communication skills, Greg has a proven ability to lead teams to deliver against programme, quality, safety and contract specifications. Greg is skilled in pushing for ‘right first time’ delivery of materials and operations and together with his expertise overseeing quality assurance, this is key to an ability to save time and drive efficiencies. He combines this expertise with an easy communication style and management acumen to make a strong contribution to any project he is involved in.
