Project Engineer, Mechanical (Water Treatment)

Haines; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

CPEng supervision for engineers

Structured professional development

Social club and team events

Job summary

Filtec designs, builds and maintains water and wastewater treatment plants across New Zealand and Australia. You will join a team of engineers and designers, pulling together mechanical, electrical and process elements to deliver projects.

On a typical project you’ll spend about 20% on bids and 80% on delivery, including on-site installation and commissioning with safety front of mind. Hybrid working is available where role allows.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree or equivalent with project management exposure.
• Hands-on experience with valves, pumps and fluid systems.
• Proven track record delivering projects with budgets and forecasts.
• Strong technical know-how and ability to explain technical concepts clearly.
• Ownership mindset with good time management and adaptability.
• Willingness to travel to site or client locations as needed.

Responsibilities

• Develop bids with the engineering team from initial assessment to final price.
• Coordinate subcontractors, lead designers and process engineers to ensure cohesive design.
• Schedule equipment, manage procurement, and maintain clear workshop drawings.

Skills

Eng degree

Project management

On-site experience

Valves & pumps

Fluid systems

Ownership mindset

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

AutoCAD

SolidWorks

Job description

Be on the job from the first bid to the day it's switched on.

Every Filtec bid gets a project engineer, and that person stays with it through delivery. You're the one who pulls the technical pieces together: mechanical subcontractors, designers and process engineers. We're giving our project engineers more ownership of their jobs, with clearer accountability. It's a good time to join.

About Filtec

Filtec designs, builds and looks after water and wastewater treatment plants across New Zealand and Australia. In over 30 years we've worked with every council in New Zealand and many of the country's biggest manufacturers.

We're well established and growing fast, with offices in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Melbourne and Brisbane. We're winning bigger work. But we're still a tight team that moves quickly and always looks for a better way. There's a lot of water infrastructure to deliver over the next decade. We're helping build it.

The role

You'll join a team of eight project engineers and seven mechanical designers, working on projects in New Zealand and Australia. About 20% of your time goes on bids and 80% on delivery.

• Work up bids with the engineering team, from first look to final price.




• Bring together subcontractors, lead designers and process engineers so the design hangs together.




• Schedule equipment, buy well, and keep drawings clear for the workshop.




• Set programmes, track budgets and keep cash flow forecasts current.




• Get on site for installation and commissioning, with safety front of mind.




• Work hand in hand with the project manager, and keep clients and consultants in the loop.

What it takes

You'll have three to five consecutive projects on at once, and you'll often start before every answer is in. Expect two or three days on the road, three or four times a project. In return, you get across the whole job, fast. That's experience that takes years to build elsewhere.

What you'll bring

• An engineering degree. Or you came through a trade and now run projects.




• Hands-on experience with valves, pumps and fluid systems. Water is ideal. Oil and gas or similar works too.




• A track record of delivering projects, including budgets and forecasts.




• Strong technical know-how, and you can explain it clearly.




• You take ownership, manage your time well, and you're happy without all the information up front.




• If you are confident and outgoing, you'll be a great fit.

Bonus points for water or wastewater experience, AutoCAD or SolidWorks, and NZS 3910, NZS 3916, FIDIC or NEC contracts.

Why Filtec

We set a high bar, and we look after each other while we clear it.

• You'll own your work from start to finish. You'll see what you built.




• Quarterly Personal Success Plans. We talk about where you want to go, then back it with a plan.




• We promote from within. It's our default for leadership roles.




• Room to move. Earn your stripes, and you're not tied to one city. Our people have moved between offices on both sides of the Tasman.




• Structured development, including CPEng supervision for engineers.




• Hybrid working where the role allows. Phone and laptop provided.




• Social club with regular events for all members.




• Our MD meets every new starter.

Making Water Safer.