Mechanical Engineer

Employer Sponsored Jobs; Queenstown; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sponsorship as applicable

Job summary

Employer Sponsored Jobs in Queenstown, NZ, seeks a qualified Mechanical Engineer to lead building services projects across commercial, residential, healthcare, and industrial sectors. You will lend strong technical design, calculations, and documentation expertise while taking ownership of diverse assignments in a collaborative engineering environment.

Ideal candidates bring recognised Mechanical Engineering qualifications, solid experience delivering complex projects, and excellent

Qualifications

• Recognised tertiary qualification in Mechanical Engineering.
• Significant experience in mechanical building services, industrial engineering, or engineering consultancy.
• Demonstrated track record delivering engineering projects.
• Strong technical design, analytical, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Experience managing projects of varying size and complexity.
• Strong communication with clients, consultants, contractors, and internal teams.
• Stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to work independently within a collaborative team.
• Commitment to safe, practical, high-quality engineering solutions.
• Professional documentation, project management, and technical delivery approach.
• Commercial awareness and recognition of business opportunities.
• Chartered status or progress towards chartership is advantageous.
• Willingness to provide evidence of qualifications and experience.

Responsibilities

• Deliver mechanical engineering and building services solutions for diverse projects.
• Develop mechanical designs, calculations, specifications, reports, and documentation.
• Manage projects from initial design to completion.
• Provide input across commercial, residential, healthcare, industrial developments.
• Identify challenges and develop practical, innovative solutions.
• Coordinate requirements with clients, consultants, contractors, and teams.
• Review designs and technical docs to maintain high standards.
• Participate in meetings, reviews, and site activities.
• Monitor requirements, timelines, and deliverables.
• Build professional relationships with clients and stakeholders.
• Provide guidance and knowledge to the engineering team.
• Identify opportunities for better outcomes and business development.
• Maintain focus on quality, safety, and compliance.
• Contribute ideas and expertise in a collaborative environment.
• Continue developing capabilities across varied projects.

Skills

Mechanical design

Building services

Project management

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor/Master in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

TakethenextstepinyourengineeringcareerwithanestablishedNewZealandconsultancywhereyourqualifications,experience,andprofessionalcapabilitiescanbematchedwithgenuineindustryopportunities.

ThisopportunityissuitedtoMechanicalEngineerswithprovenexperienceinbuildingservices,industrialengineering,orconsultingenvironmentswhoarereadytobringtheirtechnicalexpertisetoadiverserangeofprojectsinNewZealand.

Throughaprofessionalrecruitmentandcandidateverificationprocess,applicantscanpresenttheirqualifications,employmentbackground,technicalexperience,andcareercredentialswithconfidence.Thefocusisonconnectingappropriatelyqualifiedengineerswitharolethatgenuinelymatchestheirskillsandprofessionalambitions.

You’llworkinacollaborativeengineeringenvironmentwherequality,practicaldesign,innovation,flexibility,andprofessionaldevelopmentarevalued.Thepositionprovidesexposuretovariedprojectsacrosscommercial,residential,healthcare,industrial,andothersectorswhilegivingyoutheopportunitytotakeownershipofyourworkandbuildlong-termprofessionalrelationships.

The Opportunity

TakethenextstepinyourengineeringcareerwithanestablishedNewZealandconsultancywhereyourqualifications,experience,andprofessionalcapabilitiescanbematchedwithgenuineindustryopportunities.

ThisopportunityissuitedtoMechanicalEngineerswithprovenexperienceinbuildingservices,industrialengineering,orconsultingenvironmentswhoarereadytobringtheirtechnicalexpertisetoadiverserangeofprojectsinNewZealand.

Throughaprofessionalrecruitmentandcandidateverificationprocess,applicantscanpresenttheirqualifications,employmentbackground,technicalexperience,andcareercredentialswithconfidence.Thefocusisonconnectingappropriatelyqualifiedengineerswitharolethatgenuinelymatchestheirskillsandprofessionalambitions.

You’llworkinacollaborativeengineeringenvironmentwherequality,practicaldesign,innovation,flexibility,andprofessionaldevelopmentarevalued.Thepositionprovidesexposuretovariedprojectsacrosscommercial,residential,healthcare,industrial,andothersectorswhilegivingyoutheopportunitytotakeownershipofyourworkandbuildlong-termprofessionalrelationships.

Key Responsibilities

• Delivermechanicalengineeringandbuildingservicessolutionsforadiverserangeofprojects
• Developmechanicaldesigns,engineeringcalculations,specifications,reports,andtechnicaldocumentation
• Manageassignedprojectsfrominitialdesignthroughtosuccessfulcompletion
• Provideengineeringinputacrosscommercial,residential,healthcare,industrial,andrelateddevelopments
• Identifytechnicalchallengesanddeveloppractical,efficient,andinnovativesolutions
• Coordinatemechanicalengineeringrequirementswithclients,consultants,contractors,andprojectteams
• Reviewdesignsandtechnicaldocumentationtomaintainhighengineeringstandards
• Participateinprojectmeetings,designreviews,coordinationsessions,andsiteactivities
• Monitorprojectrequirements,timelines,quality,andtechnicaldeliverables
• Buildtrustedandprofessionalrelationshipswithclientsandprojectstakeholders
• Providetechnicalguidanceandcontributeknowledgetothewiderengineeringteam
• Identifyopportunitiesforimprovedprojectoutcomesandpotentialbusinessdevelopment
• Maintainastrongfocusonengineeringquality,safety,compliance,andpracticaloutcomes
• Contributeideasandtechnicalexpertisewithinasupportiveandcollaborativeworkplace
• Continuedevelopingprofessionalandtechnicalcapabilitiesthroughexposuretovariedprojects

Requirements & Eligibility

• RecognisedtertiaryqualificationinMechanicalEngineering
• Significantprofessionalexperienceinmechanicalbuildingservices,industrialengineering,orengineeringconsultancy
• Demonstratedrecordofsuccessfullydeliveringengineeringprojects
• Strongtechnicaldesign,analytical,andproblem-solvingcapabilities
• Experiencemanagingprojectswithdifferentlevelsofsizeandcomplexity
• Abilitytocommunicateeffectivelywithclients,consultants,contractors,andinternalteams
• Strongstakeholdermanagementandrelationship-buildingskills
• Abilitytoworkindependentlywhilecontributingeffectivelywithinacollaborativeteam
• Commitmenttodeliveringsafe,practical,high-qualityengineeringsolutions
• Professionalapproachtodocumentation,projectmanagement,andtechnicaldelivery
• Commercialawarenessandabilitytorecognisepotentialbusinessopportunities
• CharteredProfessionalEngineerstatusorprogresstowardschartershipisadvantageous
• Willingnesstoprovideevidenceofqualifications,professionalexperience,andrelevantemploymenthistoryforcandidateverification
• Strongcommitmenttoquality,flexibility,teamwork,professionalgrowth,andworkplacecollaboration

Special Instructions

Sponsorshipavailablefortherightcandidate,subjecttoqualification,experience,andeligibilityrequirements.

• Delivermechanicalengineeringandbuildingservicessolutionsforadiverserangeofprojects
• Developmechanicaldesigns,engineeringcalculations,specifications,reports,andtechnicaldocumentation
• Manageassignedprojectsfrominitialdesignthroughtosuccessfulcompletion
• Provideengineeringinputacrosscommercial,residential,healthcare,industrial,andrelateddevelopments
• Identifytechnicalchallengesanddeveloppractical,efficient,andinnovativesolutions
• Coordinatemechanicalengineeringrequirementswithclients,consultants,contractors,andprojectteams
• Reviewdesignsandtechnicaldocumentationtomaintainhighengineeringstandards
• Participateinprojectmeetings,designreviews,coordinationsessions,andsiteactivities
• Monitorprojectrequirements,timelines,quality,andtechnicaldeliverables
• Buildtrustedandprofessionalrelationshipswithclientsandprojectstakeholders
• Providetechnicalguidanceandcontributeknowledgetothewiderengineeringteam
• Identifyopportunitiesforimprovedprojectoutcomesandpotentialbusinessdevelopment
• Maintainastrongfocusonengineeringquality,safety,compliance,andpracticaloutcomes
• Contributeideasandtechnicalexpertisewithinasupportiveandcollaborativeworkplace
• Continuedevelopingprofessionalandtechnicalcapabilitiesthroughexposuretovariedprojects

• RecognisedtertiaryqualificationinMechanicalEngineering
• Significantprofessionalexperienceinmechanicalbuildingservices,industrialengineering,orengineeringconsultancy
• Demonstratedrecordofsuccessfullydeliveringengineeringprojects
• Strongtechnicaldesign,analytical,andproblem-solvingcapabilities
• Experiencemanagingprojectswithdifferentlevelsofsizeandcomplexity
• Abilitytocommunicateeffectivelywithclients,consultants,contractors,andinternalteams
• Strongstakeholdermanagementandrelationship-buildingskills
• Abilitytoworkindependentlywhilecontributingeffectivelywithinacollaborativeteam
• Commitmenttodeliveringsafe,practical,high-qualityengineeringsolutions
• Professionalapproachtodocumentation,projectmanagement,andtechnicaldelivery
• Commercialawarenessandabilitytorecognisepotentialbusinessopportunities
• CharteredProfessionalEngineerstatusorprogresstowardschartershipisadvantageous
• Willingnesstoprovideevidenceofqualifications,professionalexperience,andrelevantemploymenthistoryforcandidateverification
• Strongcommitmenttoquality,flexibility,teamwork,professionalgrowth,andworkplacecollaboration

Sponsorshipavailablefortherightcandidate,subjecttoqualification,experience,andeligibilityrequirements.

Full visa sponsorship available under New Zealand Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV).