Location Manager - Engineering Services

Worley; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible and hybrid working

Professional development

Career growth opportunities

Diverse projects exposure

Competitive remuneration

Additional leave purchase

Parental leave 22 weeks

Supportive team culture

Global online learning

Job summary

Worley is seeking a Location Manager to lead and grow our Auckland & Tauranga teams, driving engineering excellence and project delivery across a diverse portfolio. This is a key leadership role for someone passionate about developing people and delivering safe, high-quality outcomes.

Responsibilities include leading teams, advancing local business development, and ensuring consistent engineering practices.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree required.
• Experience leading engineering and project teams in consulting, engineering, energy, water, resources, chemicals, infrastructure or industrial environments.
• Strong technical delivery experience.
• Experience delivering projects through feasibility studies, FEED, detailed design, construction support and commissioning.
• Sound judgment in identifying delivery risk and challenging project performance.
• Strong leadership, coaching and people development capabilities.
• Experience managing customer and stakeholder relationships.
• Excellent communication, influencing and problem-solving skills.
• Commercial awareness balancing technical excellence and project outcomes.
• Current New Zealand working rights.

Responsibilities

• Lead our teams in all aspects of engineering and project delivery.
• Lead local business development activities and support the pursuit of new opportunities.
• Support project teams through proposal development, technical reviews and problem solving.
• Support resource planning, workforce capability development, succession planning and recruitment activities.
• Drive consistency in project engineering practices, standards and quality management processes.
• Collaborate with customers and multidisciplinary teams to deliver innovative and practical solutions.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement, innovation and growth.
• Promote a strong culture of safety, inclusion and technical excellence.

Skills

Leadership

People development

Customer relationships

Stakeholder relationships

Communication

Influencing

Problem-solving

Commercial awareness

Delivery excellence

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

About The Role

Worley is evolving, and so is our presence in New Zealand. With a strong pipeline of exciting projects, there has never been a better time to join our growing team. Due to an internal promotion, we are seeking a Location Manager to lead and grow our Auckland & Tauranga team's. This is a key leadership opportunity for someone who is passionate about developing people, ensuring technical excellence, and driving successful project delivery across a diverse portfolio of projects.

About Us

Worley is a global company of energy, chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia. We partner with our customers to deliver projects and create value across the life of their assets. We specialize in consulting, engineering, procurement and construction across the project lifecycle, with services extending through to operations and decommissioning. Leveraging extensive experience and AI-enabled delivery, we support customers in navigating complexity as they meet today's needs and transition to more sustainable solutions. In New Zealand, we have six offices spread across the country and work for a diverse range of customers in the energy, water, power and industrial sectors. We love solving complex problems and contribute from the earliest stages of engineering and consulting through to installation, commissioning and operational support.

What You'll Do

• Lead our teams in all aspects of engineering and project delivery.
• Lead local business development activities and support the pursuit of new opportunities.
• Support project teams through proposal development, technical reviews and problem solving.
• Support resource planning, workforce capability development, succession planning and recruitment activities.
• Drive consistency in project engineering practices, standards and quality management processes.
• Collaborate with customers and multidisciplinary teams to deliver innovative and practical solutions.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement, innovation and growth.
• Promote a strong culture of safety, inclusion and technical excellence.

What You'll Bring

• A degree qualification in Engineering.
• Demonstrated experience leading engineering and project teams within consulting, engineering, energy, water, resources, chemicals, infrastructure or industrial environments.
• Strong technical expertise and proven project delivery.
• Experience delivering projects through feasibility studies, FEED, detailed design, construction support and commissioning phases.
• Sound judgement in identifying delivery risk and challenge project performance.
• Strong leadership, coaching and people development capabilities.
• Experience managing customer and stakeholder relationships.
• Excellent communication, influencing and problem-solving skills.
• Commercial awareness with the ability to balance technical excellence and project outcomes.
• A commitment to fostering an inclusive, high-performing team culture.
• Current New Zealand working rights.

Why Join Us

• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements.
• Professional development and career growth opportunities.
• Exposure to diverse and challenging projects.
• A supportive and inclusive culture.
• The opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the energy transition.
• Competitive remuneration and employee benefits.
• The ability to purchase additional leave.
• 22 weeks of gender-neutral paid parental leave for primary carers.
• A supportive team culture built on respect, safety and open communication.
• Access to our global online learning platform.

Moving Forward Together

We want our people to be energized and empowered to drive sustainable impact. That's why we focus on creating a values-inspired culture that unlocks brilliance through belonging, connection and innovation. We're building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace where everyone feels they belong, can be themselves and be heard. And we're not just talking about it; we're doing it. We're reskilling our people, leveraging transferable skills and supporting the transition of our workforce to become experts in today's low‑carbon energy infrastructure and technology. Whatever your ambition, there's a path for you here. There is no barrier to your potential career success. Join us to broaden your horizons, explore diverse opportunities and be part of delivering sustainable change.