Christchurch, Canterbury
Construction site security in Christchurch
COA class: Property Guard
Licensed guards for subdivisions, commercial builds, apartment projects and civil works across Christchurch, Selwyn and Waimakariri. Overnight, weekend and holiday shutdown cover from guards verified in the Property Guard class, booked one shift at a time or as a recurring roster so the same guard gets to know your site.
- Property Guard class verified on every guard
- Overnight, weekend and shutdown cover
- Recurring rosters with the same guard
- Check in, check out and a shift report
Sites we cover across Canterbury
Canterbury is still building. Subdivisions in Rolleston, Halswell, Lincoln, Prebbleton, Rangiora and Kaiapoi, the Izone industrial park, central city commercial and apartment projects, and civil and infrastructure works across the region all leave plant, tools, copper and materials exposed overnight and at weekends.
Theft from sites is a constant cost and it lands on the programme as well as the budget. A visible, licensed guard is the most reliable deterrent there is.
- Residential subdivisions and civil works
- Commercial and apartment builds
- Infrastructure and roading projects
- Laydown yards and plant storage
What site guards do
Overnight and weekend presence, regular patrols of the perimeter fencing, checks on plant, containers and site offices, lock-up and open-up, and reporting anything found to the site manager. During working hours a guard can run access control, signing contractors and deliveries in and out at the gate.
Every shift is checked in and out through the Guard Select app, and a shift report lands with you when the guard signs off, so you know what happened on site without chasing anyone for it.
- Overnight and weekend site cover
- Perimeter, plant and container checks
- Lock-up, open-up and gate control
- Incident reporting to the site manager
Health and safety on your site
Guard Select guards doing construction work are used to site inductions and working to a site manager. When you book, you tell us the site hazards, the PPE your site requires and the emergency procedure. That becomes the site safety briefing, and the guard must acknowledge it before they can accept the job.
Christmas shutdown cover
The summer shutdown is when Canterbury sites sit empty for weeks at a time, and it is the period builders worry about most. Book shutdown cover early so the guards you want are available, and set it up as a recurring booking so the same guard covers the whole break.
How booking works
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Create a free client account and post the site: address, hours, number of guards and the risk level.
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Tell us the site hazards, required PPE and emergency procedure. This becomes the site safety briefing.
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Choose your guards from verified profiles, or set up a recurring booking so the same guard covers the site through the build.
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Guards check in and out through the app, and you receive a shift report after every shift.
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Your payment is held until each shift is completed and confirmed, then Guard Select pays the guard.
PSPLA company licence 26-141664
Who you are booking with
You book with Guard Select Limited, which holds Private Security Personnel Licensing Authority company licence 26-141664 in all nine classes, current to 2 September 2031. Every guard holds a current Certificate of Approval, verified before they can accept work, in the class this job requires: Property Guard.
Verify licence 26-141664 on the PSPLA public register or see our credentials.
Construction site security in Christchurch: common questions
Do construction site guards need a licence?
Yes. Guarding property, including construction sites, needs the Property Guard class on the guard’s Certificate of Approval. Guard Select checks every guard’s classes before their profile goes live, and Guard Select Limited holds PSPLA company licence 26-141664 in all nine classes.
Can the same guard cover my site through the whole build?
Yes. Set up a recurring booking or a preferred roster so the same guard covers your site week after week, and nominate a backup guard so there is always someone ready if they are unavailable.
Can you cover the Christmas shutdown?
Yes. Book as early as you can, because demand for site guards peaks over the summer break. A recurring booking keeps the same guard on your site for the whole shutdown.
Do you cover sites outside Christchurch?
Yes. Guards work across Selwyn, Waimakariri and wider Canterbury. For sites that do not need a guard all night, mobile site checks and alarm response are often the better fit.
Who is responsible for health and safety on site?
Everyone has a part. As the business in control of the site you tell us the hazards, PPE and emergency procedure, and they go into the site safety briefing each guard must acknowledge. Guard Select Limited keeps its own health and safety duties to the guards it engages, and each guard takes reasonable care on site.
What does construction site security cost in Christchurch?
Guard rates on Guard Select start at $34 an hour and rise with each guard’s operator level, and you see a guard’s rate before you book. A 3 percent booking fee and GST are added to the total, and bookings have a 3 hour minimum. You book with Guard Select Limited, the licensed provider, and Guard Select pays the guard once the shift is confirmed.
Book construction site security in Christchurch
Browse verified profiles, choose the guards whose experience fits the job and confirm in the app.