Principal Structural Engineer

Stantec; Dunedin; On-site; NZD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Leave options

Learning and development

Professional memberships

Service recognition

Mentorship

Health insurance

Employee assistance program

Developing Professionals Group

Office social events

Job summary

Stantec is seeking a Principal Structural Engineer to join its Water team in New Zealand, requiring at least 10 years of consulting experience and a CPEng Chartered structural engineer. The role involves leading detailed designs for water and transportation infrastructure and may involve travel across the South Island.

You will work with clients and project teams from concept through construction, provide technical leadership, mentoring, and ensure timely, cost-aware delivery of projects.

Qualifications

• CPEng Chartered structural engineer with 10+ years’ experience in the consulting industry.

Responsibilities

• Planning, management and delivery of detailed structural designs, including senior checks and reviews, across a variety of transportation and water related infrastructure projects.
• Technical advice and leadership across the Structural Discipline
• Project leadership including design and construct project delivery methods
• Technical report writing, including ability to carry out structural assessments, inspections, risk assessment and asset management plans
• Construction supervision support as required
• Working closely with project teams and project managers to ensure timely and cost-efficient delivery
• Mentoring and development of junior team members

Skills

CPEng Chartered structural engineer

Job description

Principal Structural Engineer

Description

Stantec is a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting. The diverse perspectives of our partners and interested parties drive us to think beyond what’s previously been done on critical issues like climate change, digital transformation, and future-proofing our cities and infrastructure.

We are designers, engineers, scientists, project managers, and strategic advisors. We innovate at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships to advance communities everywhere, so that together we can redefine what’s possible.

Stantec’s Water team in New Zealand has an impressive portfolio of successful projects that benefit communities nationwide. Our water focus covers the management of drinking water, wastewater, stormwater, and groundwater as a collective resource. Finding solutions to our water challenges is crucial, and our diverse local network of over 360 water specialists collaborates and innovates to ensure the best outcomes are achieved.

This is an exciting opportunity for a professional engineer with a proven track record of successfully delivering projects to work collaboratively with our clients and colleagues across Asia Pacific. You will have a chance to work on projects from the initial investigation right through to completion or construction. This opportunity is likely to involve some travel in the South Island.

About You

You’ll be a CPEng Chartered structural engineer with at least 10 years’ professional experience in the consulting industry including multi-disciplinary design projects. You’ll have experience in water and/or transportation infrastructure projects, ideally including industrial/utility buildings or pump station buildings and water retention structures, or a good understanding of transportation infrastructure projects.

The role in a snapshot will encompass the following

• Planning, management and delivery of detailed structural designs, including senior checks and reviews, across a variety of transportation and water related infrastructure projects.


• Technical advice and leadership across the Structural Discipline


• Project leadership including design and construct project delivery methods


• Technical report writing, including ability to carry out structural assessments, inspections, risk assessment and asset management plans


• Construction supervision support as required


• Working closely with project teams and project managers to ensure timely and cost-efficient delivery


• Mentoring and development of junior team members

What We Offer

At Stantec, we take your growth and fulfilment seriously. We’re proud to offer many supportive benefits, including:

Professional development and support

• Flexible working arrangements, including purchasing up to an extra four weeks of leave and provision for school term contracts, part-time, and job sharing


• Learning and talent development programmes, including global, online, and on-the-job opportunities


• Professional memberships


• Service recognition awards


• Mentorship

Wellbeing and connection opportunities

• Health insurance, income continuance insurance, and life insurance


• Employee assistance program


• Developing Professionals Group, a global network for those with under 10 years of experience


• Office Social Club and events

About Us

The Stantec community unites approximately 34,000 employees working in over 450 locations across six continents. We collaborate across disciplines and industries to bring buildings, energy, resources, water, environmental, transport and infrastructure projects to life. Our work from initial project concept and planning through design, construction, and commissioning begins at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships.

Qualifications

CPEng Chartered structural engineer

Primary Location

New Zealand-Canterbury-Christchurch

Other Locations

New Zealand-Otago-Dunedin, New Zealand-Otago-Queenstown

Organization

BC-3101 Water-NZ New Zealand

Employee Status

Regular

Job Level

Individual Contributor

Travel

No

Schedule

Full-time

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with local, state and federal laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. EEO including Disability/Protected Veterans