Auckland
Dave Coutts
General Manager
Dave has worked at HydroVac since 2012, tasked with creating and maintaining a smooth operation and growing the business. Dave brings 20+ years of management experience skills to the table and strongly believes in empowering his team to do what they need to provide excellent customer experience and go the extra mile for clients. He has a passion for seeing people personally develop and thrive through training, upskilling and in-house career succession.
Email: dave.coutts@hydrovac.co.nz
Mike Dargaville
Operations Manager
Mike has worked for HydroVac since March 2019, recruited for his exceptional 22-year background in transport and logistics. With over 12 years experience in dispatch and operations management, working for some giant well-known corporations, Mike knows exactly how to keep our trucks and team running like a well-oiled machine. A strong believer in continuous improvement and making operations as efficient as possible, Mike’s eye for detail and organisational skills come to the fore in his operations manager role.
Phone: 0274 783 902
Email: mike.d@hydrovac.co.nz
Muneer Jacobs
Field Operations Manager
Muneer started working for HydroVac in 2017 and quickly progressed through the ranks. His passion for HydroVac and the team made him the natural choice for the Field Operations Manager role. As well as keeping truck logistics running smoothly and efficiently, Muneer is also focused on boosting our in-house culture – he’s already created a list of social events and improved our recreational space with a dartboard and ping pong table.
Phone: 0274 538 008
Email: muneer.j@hydrovac.co.nz
Caroline Crann
Wastewater Manager
Caroline joined the HydroVac team in 2017 following varied roles in security and large corporates both in NZ and overseas. Her strengths lie in developing business processes and policies to streamline activities. Caroline puts these talents to good use in our wastewater division, embedding efficient processes and being proactive in daily business management to provide a top-notch service for our clients.
Phone: (09) 973 4861 or 027 605 0513
Email caroline.crann@hydrovac.co.nz
Alana Vazey
CCTV/Health & Safety Manager
Alana has been working for HydroVac since 2015 and has a love and passion for the operational side of the business. As well as managing our qualified CCTV technicians, Alana also enjoys being client facing, helping with project management and estimating. She’s also our health & safety manager, tasked with ensuring the HydroVac team are following regulations and exceeding industry standards.
Phone: (09) 417 0112, option 2, or 021 073 7338 Email: alana.w@hydrovac.co.nz
Cat Woollams
Project Manager
Cat joined the HydroVac team in 2019, coming from 15 years in the recruitment industry where she had full responsibility for running branches, leading teams, managing large portfolios of clients and running projects. We welcome her strengths in business development, service delivery and relationship management. She uses her positive can-do attitude to always look for the win/win solution in every situation.
Phone: 021 246 7276
Email: cat.w@hydrovac.co.nz
Riky Hart
Administration Manager
Riky joined HydroVac in 2017, bringing with her skills in administration, payroll, and accounts payable and receivable. Riky has varied experience in operations and administration, having worked in several different industries within New Zealand, but she enjoys the comradery of the HydroVac team. Riky loves working with numbers and the challenge of reconciling accounts.
Phone: (09) 417 0112, option 3
Email: accounts@hydrovac.co.nz
Brett Bowyer
Engineering Manager
Brett has been looking after our fleet since 2015. He manages a team of three full-time diesel mechanics to ensure our entire fleet is maintained and serviced on a scheduled basis. When Brett is not busy with servicing, he’s engineering innovative ways to improve the way our trucks operate – from general mechanics to refine how the team use our equipment to do their jobs. Brett brings with him 22 years of mechanical and manufacturing experience.
Phone: 027 807 3474
Email: brett.b@hydrovac.co.nz
Christchurch
Matthew Punter
Managing Director
Matthew started working for HydroVac in Auckland in 2006 as Operations Manager before taking on the General Manager role. In 2014 he and wife Rachel moved their young family to rural Canterbury to be closer to Rachel’s family. Matthew is now the owner of the Christchurch division of HydroVac and is proud to bring the same level of expert service, innovation and customer focus to the South Island.
Phone: 0274 324 249
Email: matthew.punter@hydrovac.co.nz
Darren (DJ) Glen
Operations Manager
DJ joined the team in July 2019, bringing extensive industry experience with him. His passion for building effective teams, customer relationships and finding solutions to problems others might say can’t be done means he fits in nicely with the HydroVac ethos and strengthens our service focus.
Phone: 027 807 9432
Email: dj.glen@hydrovac.co.nz
Simon McQuarters
Dispatch/Operations Assistant
Simon started at HydroVac in 2018 in the integral role of dispatch: matching customer requirements with the right HydroVac team member and equipment. With an extensive background in the transport and freight industries, Simon enjoys applying his logistics knowledge to HydroVac’s Canterbury operations to help things run smoothly. He takes immense pride in using this knowledge to find the best solutions for HydroVac customers.
Phone: 03 366 9187
Email: chchservice@hydrovac.co.nz
Jana
Administrator
Jana joined the Canterbury HydroVac team in 2016 as an administrator and dispatcher. Her organisational skills and willingness to take on new areas of responsibility has seen her now take the reins on Health & Safety, ensuring we’re always operating to best practice. Jana’s talent lies in being able to juggle many tasks, from accounts payable and receivable, payroll, invoicing and job costing, to Health & Safety and dispatch.
Phone: 03 366 9187
Email: office@hydrovac.co.nz