Lead Civil Project Engineer - Road & Infrastructure

Fletcher Building Limited; Wellington; Hybrid; NZD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

KiwiSaver employer contributions up to

Ongoing training and development

Career progression opportunities

Job summary

Higgins Wellington is seeking a driven Project Engineer to own delivery of civil construction and road maintenance projects across the Wellington region. You will lead planning, programming, and on-site coordination while providing technical leadership across engineering and quality functions.

Key qualifications include a background in civil construction, strong stakeholder management, and a tertiary engineering discipline.

Qualifications

• Proven civil construction or road maintenance delivery experience.
• Experience leading projects, workstreams, or sections of work.
• Understanding of construction methodologies and engineering principles.
• Strong planning, programming, and site coordination capabilities.
• Commercial awareness incl. cost control, claims, forecasting, and contract administration.
• Experience managing subcontractors and multiple stakeholders.
• Strong communication, leadership, and relationship-building skills.
• Tertiary qualification in Engineering or related discipline.
• Full Class 1 driver’s licence.
• Road maintenance experience advantageous
• Familiarity with NZS3910/NZS3917 contracts beneficial

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, coordination, and delivery of construction/maintenance activities.
• Own project/workstream delivery from planning through to completion.
• Drive short/medium-term programming and daily site coordination.
• Provide technical leadership across engineering, quality, and compliance.
• Oversee setting out, verification, and technical assurance activities.
• Manage quality systems, ITPs, and project documentation.
• Monitor progress, identify risks, and implement corrective actions.
• Support commercial performance through cost tracking, forecasting and variations.
• Coordinate subcontractors and suppliers for safe, high-quality delivery.
• Build strong relationships with clients, consultants, and stakeholders.
• Champion health, safety, environment, and quality standards.
• Coach Site Engineers, Graduates, and delivery teams.

Skills

Civil construction

Project leadership

Site coordination

Contract administration

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Communication

Relationship building

Education

Tertiary qualification in Engineering/Construction

Tools

AWM RAMM

Job description

Higgins Wellington is seeking a driven Project Engineer to own delivery of civil construction and road maintenance projects across the Wellington region. You will lead planning, programming, and on-site coordination while providing technical leadership across engineering and quality functions.

Key qualifications include a background in civil construction, strong stakeholder management, and a tertiary engineering discipline.