Project Engineer

Omexom New Zealand; Upper Hutt; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Health Insurance

Life & Disability Cover

KiwiSaver Contributions

Enhanced Parental Leave

Birthday Leave

Long Service Rewards

Career Advancement Opportunities

Great Team

Job summary

Omexom New Zealand is seeking a motivated Project Engineer based in Upper Hutt to coordinate electrical projects, ensure safety, on-time delivery, and budget adherence. You will report to the Senior Engineer and work with project managers, sites teams and contractors to maintain high quality standards.

The role emphasizes collaboration with stakeholders, documentation control, and continual improvement in health, safety and quality across projects.

Qualifications

• Trade qualification in an electrical or related discipline.
• Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma in Electrical Engineering.
• Experience in project coordination or project engineering within electrical environments.
• Familiarity with current industry regulations, standards, and compliance requirements.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• A proactive approach to health, safety, quality, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support and engineering assistance to project managers, estimators, site teams, and contractors.
• Assist with procurement and subcontractor activities.
• Monitor project productivity, programme performance, and progress against project milestones.
• Liaise with subcontractors, suppliers, clients, and key stakeholders to ensure efficient project delivery.
• Manage project documentation, quality assurance requirements, and inspection and test plans (ITPs).
• Assist with project financial management, including budget tracking and variation management.
• Support compliance with company procedures, quality requirements, and industry standards.
• Promote and maintain a strong health, safety, environmental, and quality culture across all project activities.

Skills

Electrical trade qualification

Project coordination

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Health & safety mindset

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Job Category: Construction & Project Management

Job Description

• Based in Upper Hutt
• Comprehensive Health Insurance
• Life & Disability Cover
• Generous KiwiSaver Contributions
• Enhanced Parental Leave
• Birthday Leave
• Long Service Rewards
• Career Advancement Opportunities
• Be a part of a Great Team

About the Role

We are seeking a motivated and technically capable Project Engineer to join our team. Reporting to the Senior Engineer, you will play a key role in coordinating project activities, and ensuring projects are delivered safely, on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical support and engineering assistance to project managers, estimators, site teams, and contractors
• Assist with procurement and subcontractoractivities
• Monitor project productivity, programme performance, and progress against project milestones
• Liaise with subcontractors, suppliers, clients, and key stakeholders to ensure efficient project delivery
• Manage project documentation, quality assurance requirements, and inspection and test plans (ITPs)
• Assist with project financial management, including budget tracking and variation management
• Support compliance with company procedures, quality requirements, and industry standards
• Promote and maintain a strong health, safety, environmental, and quality culture across all project activities

Qualifications, Skills & Experience

• Trade qualification in an electrical or related discipline
• Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma in Electrical Engineering
• Experience in project coordination or project engineering within electrical environments
• Familiarity with current industry regulations, standards, and compliance requirements
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• A proactive approach to health, safety, quality, and continuous improvement.

Who are we?

As the global energy landscape continues to evolve, Omexom is supporting New Zealand's transition toward a cleaner, more sustainable energy future. We work alongside partners across the energy ecosystem to accelerate progress and enable meaningful decarbonisation.

Omexom New Zealand brings the global scale, innovation, and proven expertise of a global leader to every local project. We collaborate with those who produce, transform and transport electricity and energy, including network owners and local authorities, to operate, build and maintain critical infrastructure. Our established processes ensure reliability and safety at scale, while longstanding relationships and on-the-ground experience make us trusted partners to work with.

We're here to help New Zealand build smarter, more efficient and resilient energy networks that will support community and industry for generations to come.

Please note, that only candidates with the right to live and work in New Zealand will be considered for this role.

According to the Harvard Business Review, men typically apply for jobs when they meet only 60% of the qualifications, whereas women and individuals from underrepresented groups usually apply only if they meet all the criteria. We're not just about checking boxes, so if you believe you have the skills but don't meet every requirement listed, please reach out if you would like to find out more, we'd love to talk with you.

Come join our amazing team and be a part of the pioneers in energy transition.