Civil Engineering Lead — NZ Growth & Client Development

NPAworldwide; Auckland; On-site; NZD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

NPAworldwide partners with an established international engineering consultancy to appoint a Civil Engineering Lead to establish and grow its civil presence in New Zealand.

The senior appointment offers autonomy and influence, with initial focus on business development, client engagement and securing a sustainable pipeline of work.

The role will evolve to build a local engineering team and provide technical leadership across infrastructure projects.

Qualifications

• A relevant Civil Engineering qualification.
• Ideally 12–20+ years’ consulting engineering experience.
• Strong technical experience across civil infrastructure and development projects.
• Proven track record of generating new business and securing projects.
• Established industry relationships and a strong professional network.
• Experience developing client accounts and maintaining long‑term relationships.
• Ability to identify opportunities, prepare proposals and negotiate fees.
• Strong commercial awareness and understanding of project profitability.
• Experience providing technical leadership and overseeing project delivery.
• Confidence representing an engineering business at senior level.
• Ambition and ability to establish and grow an engineering team.
• CPEng registration would be highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Developing and implementing a civil engineering business development strategy.
• Identifying and securing new clients and project opportunities.
• Leveraging existing professional networks and industry relationships.
• Building relationships with developers, architects, project managers and other consultants.
• Representing the civil engineering business in client meetings, proposals and industry engagements.
• Leading fee proposals, tender submissions and commercial negotiations.
• Identifying opportunities across commercial, industrial, institutional and infrastructure developments.
• Providing technical leadership and oversight across civil engineering projects.
• Coordinating project delivery with established engineering and design resources.
• Managing client expectations, project performance and commercial outcomes.
• Developing a sustainable pipeline of work to support future recruitment.
• Building and leading a local civil engineering team as the business develops.

Skills

Business development

Client relationships

Technical leadership

Project delivery

Commercial awareness

Proposal & negotiations

Education

Civil Engineering degree

Job description

NPAworldwide partners with an established international engineering consultancy to appoint a Civil Engineering Lead to establish and grow its civil presence in New Zealand.

The senior appointment offers autonomy and influence, with initial focus on business development, client engagement and securing a sustainable pipeline of work.

The role will evolve to build a local engineering team and provide technical leadership across infrastructure projects.