Chief Civil Engineer - Growth & Delivery Leader

Populous People Limited; Hawke's Bay; On-site; NZD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Lattey Group invites applications for a Chief Engineer to lead engineering across civil and infrastructure projects across New Zealand. You will set technical direction, oversee risk and assurance, and provide strategic leadership to frontline teams and project delivery across multiple sites.

The role requires Chartered Engineer status or eligibility, with a proven record of managing complex civil works and delivering safe, durable infrastructure solutions.

Qualifications

• Chartered professional engineer with leadership in large civil/infrastructure projects.
• Proven capability to set engineering standards and governance.
• Experience guiding multi-site engineering and delivery teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering leadership across bridges, structural, piling and infrastructure projects.
• Lead and develop multi-site teams and manage technical risk and assurance.
• oversee design sign-off, constructability and front-line technical direction.
• represent the Group as technical authority with clients, regulators and designers.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Risk management

Project delivery

Technical direction

People leadership

Education

Chartered Engineer status (or eligible)

Tools

HEX-LOC system

Job description

Lattey Group invites applications for a Chief Engineer to lead engineering across civil and infrastructure projects across New Zealand. You will set technical direction, oversee risk and assurance, and provide strategic leadership to frontline teams and project delivery across multiple sites.

The role requires Chartered Engineer status or eligibility, with a proven record of managing complex civil works and delivering safe, durable infrastructure solutions.