Engineer - Water - Stormwater Modelling

JobSpace; Auckland; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP is seeking an experienced Stormwater / Water Resources Engineer to join our Auckland and national water team. You will lead hydrology and hydraulic modelling projects, delivering high-quality stormwater models and technical advisory work for external and internal clients.

You will contribute to flood and cyclone recovery programmes, water quality design, and major upgrades, shaping infrastructure for Auckland and New Zealand communities.

Qualifications

• Top-level requirements include a tertiary qualification in civil or environmental engineering.
• Active pursuit of chartered status with a professional body (CPEng/CIWEM or equivalent).
• Current clean Driver's Licence.
• Minimum 5 years' professional experience as a stormwater/water resources engineer.
• Strong capability with InfoWorks ICM and other hydraulic modelling tools (MIKE FLOOD/HEC-RAS/etc).
• Solid hydraulics and hydrology knowledge from first principles.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with client engagement ability.

Responsibilities

• Take a leading role in securing, managing and delivering hydrology and hydraulic modelling projects.
• Contribute high‑quality stormwater models and provide technical advisory work for clients.
• Support transformational flood and infrastructure projects across Auckland and NZ.
• Collaborate with a national water team to deliver solutions for communities.

Job description

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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.

Excellent opportunity for a Stormwater / Water Resources Engineer to join our high performing Auckland and national water team. The successful candidate will take a leading role in securing, managing and delivering hydrology and hydraulic modelling projects.

Contribute to the success of the water group, through providing high quality stormwater models and technical advisory work for a range of external and internal clients. We have several excellent opportunities involved with transformational projects and programmes associated with flood and cyclone recovery, major new highways, and pipe and culvert upgrades, water quality design, pond and wetlands, and stream restorations. You will have the chance to play a key part in predicting flood risk and delivering critical infrastructure for our communities in Auckland and around New Zealand.

Skills and Experience

• A recognised tertiary qualification in civil or environmental engineering, science or equivalent.
• Working towards chartered status with a professional body; CPEng, CIWEM (or equivalent)
• Current clean Drivers Licence
• Minimum of 5 years' professional experience as a stormwater/water resources engineer in the hydrology and hydraulic modelling and/or flood risk management context.
• Strong capability and experience in using InfoWorks ICM software, with other hydraulic modelling and GIS packages being of benefit – MIKE FLOOD, MIKE 11, WaterRide, HEC-RAS, TUFLOW, ArcGIS, QGIS.
• Sound understanding of hydraulics and hydrology, and ability to work from first principles
• Good communication skills including written and verbal, comfortable with client engagement

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.