Engineer - Water

WSP Global Inc.; Hamilton; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP Global Inc. in Hamilton invites you to join our Water team as an engineer focusing on three waters design, feasibility, and delivery across projects for a variety of clients.

You will work with engineers locally and across New Zealand to develop pipeline designs, calculations, reports, specifications, schedules, estimates and contract documentation. The role offers opportunities to grow your project and design management experience, lead tasks, contribute to bids, and build trusted client

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Engineering or equivalent qualification required.
• Three years’ experience in water and/or civil engineering.
• CPEng or an equivalent professional registration is welcomed or encouraged.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality technical work for water, wastewater and stormwater projects.
• Collaborate with engineers locally and across New Zealand on deliverables.
• Lead tasks and smaller projects, contribute to bids and proposals, and build client relationships.
• Identify opportunities for new and innovative water engineering services.

Skills

Water/civil engineering experience

Problem-solving

Communication

Travel flexibility

Education

Bachelor of Engineering or equivalent qualification

Job description

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?

At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives enabling you to do the best work of your life. You can experience a world of opportunities to shape a career as unique as you.

WSP is one of the world’s top professional services firms, bringing together some of the brightest engineers, advisors and scientists from across the globe. We exist to shape communities to advance humanity. We see the world through a Future Ready® lens, fuelled by a shared commitment to making a positive impact—one project and community at a time.

Join our Hamilton Water team and contribute to practical, future-focused solutions across water, wastewater and stormwater projects.

This role offers the opportunity to deliver high-quality technical work for a variety of clients while collaborating with engineers locally and across New Zealand.

This is an especially exciting time to join our Hamilton team, with new established CCO's & a pipeline of exciting work ahead. You’ll support projects from planning and feasibility through to design and delivery. The work includes developing pipeline and other three waters designs, calculations, reports, specifications, schedules, estimates, drawings and contract documentation, with a strong focus on quality, safety, risk management and sustainable outcomes.

Alongside technical delivery, there is scope to grow your project and design management experience. You may lead tasks and smaller projects, contribute to bids and proposals, build trusted client relationships and help identify opportunities for new and innovative water engineering services.

This is a great opportunity for an engineer who enjoys solving problems, communicating clearly and working as part of a collaborative team to achieve strong outcomes for clients and communities.

About you:

• A Bachelor of Engineering or equivalent qualification, with at least three years’ experience in water and/or civil engineering.
• CPEng or an equivalent professional registration would be welcomed, including candidates who are actively working towards registration.
• Experience contributing to three waters engineering projects, with the ability to produce clear, accurate technical deliverables and apply relevant standards, legislation and codes of practice.
• A practical approach to project risk, scope, budget, quality and programme, combined with sound judgement and confident problem-solving skills.
• Strong organisation and self-management skills, with the flexibility to prioritize changing workloads and see responsibilities through to completion.
• A collaborative, future-focused mindset, an interest in innovative and sustainable outcomes, and a commitment to ongoing professional development.
• A current, clean driver licence and flexibility to travel when required.

Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.

We are proud to have the blueprint of Aotearoa New Zealand in our DNA and our 2,000+ expert professionals in 24 offices are united by the common purpose of creating positive, long-lasting impacts on the communities we serve.

Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 75,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.