Principal Engineer

New Zealand Government; Wellington; On-site; NZD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

NZ Transport Agency | Waka Kotahi (NZTA) invites applications to lead our Engineering Chapter as a Principal Engineer. You will set technical direction, mentor senior engineers and influence architecture across multiple platforms and teams.

Based in Auckland, Palmerston North, Wellington or Christchurch, you will drive standards, patterns and guardrails to raise engineering quality and delivery outcomes across the organisation.

Responsibilities

• Lead our Engineering Chapter as a Principal Engineer.
• Drive engineering excellence through standards, patterns and guardrails.
• Tackle complex challenges across teams and platforms to shape long-term engineering direction.

Job description

• Lead our Engineering Chapter as a Principal Engineer
• Drive engineering excellence through standards, patterns and guardrails
• Location: Auckland, Palmerston North, Wellington or Christchurch

We are establishing Principal Engineering within Engineering at NZ Transport Agency | Waka Kotahi (NZTA), bringing together deep technical expertise, strategic influence and hands on leadership. You'll work across teams and platforms, tackling complex challenges, shaping long term engineering direction...