Paid Summer Engineering Internship — Water Systems

Tiaki Wai Limited; Wellington; On-site; NZD 47,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing programme

Professional development

Relocation support

Job summary

Tiaki Wai Limited in Wellington is offering a fixed-term Summer Internship for 2026/2027. The internship runs from 23 November 2026 to 12 February 2027 and is paid in line with the New Zealand Living Wage.

You will gain real engineering experience across treatment plant, network, investigation and engineering solutions teams, with tasks ranging from assisting engineers to data handling and field investigations, in a supportive learning environment.

Qualifications

• 3rd or 4th year student studying in New Zealand towards an NCEA Level 7+ qualification.
• Pursuing degrees such as Bachelor’s or Master’s in Engineering (Civil, Environmental, Chemical, Process, Mechanical).
• NZ citizenship or current student status required.

Responsibilities

• Assisting engineers to solve broadly-defined engineering problems
• Attending incidents related to the water system and creating dynamic solutions
• Ingesting, improving and interacting with various data types
• Supporting the team with process improvements for team-specific initiatives
• Participating in general and field investigations

Skills

Engineering problem solving

Data handling

Field investigations

Team collaboration

Education

3rd or 4th year NZ student (Level 7 or higher)

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering

Job description

Tiaki Wai Limited in Wellington is offering a fixed-term Summer Internship for 2026/2027. The internship runs from 23 November 2026 to 12 February 2027 and is paid in line with the New Zealand Living Wage.

You will gain real engineering experience across treatment plant, network, investigation and engineering solutions teams, with tasks ranging from assisting engineers to data handling and field investigations, in a supportive learning environment.