Full job description

Mō te tūranga | About the role

We need to look forwards to what needs replacing and upgrading in the future.

We need someone who can lead project engineering and ask the right questions of the modellers, operations teams, and asset management team to take up these modelling projects and come through with a pragmatic capital programme of what needs work where across the region.

Using the councils project management framework, we want you to lead and manage works from concept through to fully engineered solutions that ensures we are building sustainable assets. While the assets are simple, the complexity comes from stakeholder management and providing clear concise answers to sometimes difficult conflicting priorities.

Lead the design, engineering, tendering & construction, of pump stations, stop banks, generator replacements, and floodgates just to name a few.
Work with iwi, territorial authorities, local landowners, and internal stakeholders to support the delivery of sustainable infrastructure options, which meet our environmental aspirations.
Provide engineering knowledge to our asset management & operations team, as well as the community. We work together to develop cost effective solutions to H&S, environmental, and performance issues.
We are dealing with water, erosion, shifting peat and mud soils, older assets, and a need to protect our communities. We don’t compromise on human or environmental safety.

Mō te tangata | About you

We are looking for someone with a pragmatic personality, who works to a high standard, and is comfortable working with, and coordinating stakeholders with different perspectives.
Our engineering solutions require some command of engineering calculation skills and an eye for detail to ensure these simple assets are constructed well and can operate with minimal oversite.
You will have worked within the Prince2 or PMI project management frameworks.
You will ideally have a civil engineering background matched with suitable qualifications and have a good understanding of construction methodologies and practices.

Mō ngā pūkenga | Qualifications and experience

Either a mechanical or civil engineering qualification.
A minimum of 10 years engineering experience and/or 5 years capital project management experience is preferable.

Mō te tīma | About the team

We are a small team of engineers and contractors, working to deliver capital projects across the Taupo, Hauraki, Coromandel, and Waikato areas.
Reporting to the Capital Projects & Engineering Delivery team lead, you will work alongside a team diverse in backgrounds and roles including the reliability engineer, maintenance planner, and operational teams.

Mō mātou | About us

We work hard to care for the mighty Waikato, so current and future generations will benefit from a healthy environment, strong economy, and vibrant communities.
Our mahi is as diverse as the region we care for and the people who share it. Our work helps look after our region's water, soil, air, geothermal areas and coasts - so we can all enjoy these precious resources for generations to come.
If you’d like to understand more about what we do please click here The work we do | Waikato Regional Council.
By partnering with iwi and working with many others in our communities, our collective kaitiakitanga will make the Waikato region even better. Together, we’ll create a sustainable future that will make a positive difference to people’s lives.

Mō te tuku tono | How to apply

Applications will be reviewed as they come in, and this role will close on 30 April 2024.
For a copy of the role description, please click here
If you have any questions about the role, please contact human.resources@waikatoregion.govt.nz
To apply for this job, please click ‘apply’ and include your CV & cover letter with your application. Apply now!

Senior project engineer