Principal Water & Wastewater Engineer - Lead Design & Planning

Tonkin + Taylor; Nelson; On-site; NZD 140,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work

Extra leave

PD & chartership

Overtime pay

Wellbeing allowance

Vaccinations

Parental leave

NZ & Pacific projects

Job summary

Tonkin + Taylor is recruiting a Principal Water + Wastewater Engineer or Hydraulic Modeller to lead our water networks team across New Zealand. You will guide planning, modelling and design for renewals and new infrastructure, including reticulation and pump stations, while mentoring junior staff.

You’ll engage with clients and multi-disciplinary teams, helping assess current network performance and plan future resilience. Flexible work arrangements are available.

Qualifications

• Degree in Civil, Environmental, Water Engineering or related discipline.
• 15 years' experience in water or wastewater design, hydraulic modelling or related field for Principal Engineer or 5+ years for hydraulic modeller.
• Experience in consultancy or local government is advantageous.
• Experience in network modelling, hydraulic analysis, infrastructure planning, strategies or design.
• Ability to interpret and quality-check engineering, GIS and asset data.
• Experience using hydraulic modelling software, GIS, CAD or similar tools.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to communicate technical information clearly.
• Leadership and mentoring capabilities.
• Willingness to grow capabilities of others.

Responsibilities

• Lead proposals, project planning and business development activities.
• Lead water supply and wastewater projects from planning through design and delivery.
• Develop, update and review hydraulic network models.
• Assess network performance, capacity and resilience.
• Support growth planning and infrastructure investment decisions.
• Develop network strategies and masterplans.
• Investigate constraints and evaluate improvement options.
• Lead development of designs for concept to detailed stages for water and wastewater.
• Prepare and review reports, calculations and technical deliverables.
• Collaborate with clients, project teams and specialists.
• Mentor junior staff and share knowledge.

Skills

Water/wastewater design

Hydraulic modelling

Network planning

Leadership

Communication

Mentoring

Education

Civil/Environmental/Water Engineering degree

Tools

Hydraulic modelling software

GIS

CAD

Job description

Tonkin + Taylor is recruiting a Principal Water + Wastewater Engineer or Hydraulic Modeller to lead our water networks team across New Zealand. You will guide planning, modelling and design for renewals and new infrastructure, including reticulation and pump stations, while mentoring junior staff.

You’ll engage with clients and multi-disciplinary teams, helping assess current network performance and plan future resilience. Flexible work arrangements are available.