Seismic Resilience Engineering Lead

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora; Wellington; On-site; NZD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is seeking a Principal Advisor Engineering - Seismic to ensure seismic risks across the property portfolio are understood, managed and mitigated. You will provide technical advice, oversee design guidance and lead initiatives to strengthen hospital resilience at a national level.

Reporting to the Head of Asset Management, the role collaborates with Seismic Trusted Advisor and regional teams to deliver evidence-based decisions and robust infrastructure strategies

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in structural engineering.
• Chartered Professional Engineer status (CPEng or equivalent).
• 8+ years' structural engineering experience with a focus on seismic design.
• 5+ years' experience in structural design and risk-based design in NZ.
• Strong knowledge of NZ building codes and seismic standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist seismic and structural guidance for a national portfolio.
• Oversee policy guidance, assessments and strengthening design.
• Translate complex engineering issues into clear reports for senior leaders.
• Lead seismic design guidance updates, data oversight and master planning.
• Coordinate post-earthquake arrangements with emergency management and hospitals.

Skills

Seismic design

Structural engineering

Policy guidance

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

Education

BE(Hons) structural engineering

Chartered professional engineer

Job description

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is seeking a Principal Advisor Engineering - Seismic to ensure seismic risks across the property portfolio are understood, managed and mitigated. You will provide technical advice, oversee design guidance and lead initiatives to strengthen hospital resilience at a national level.

Reporting to the Head of Asset Management, the role collaborates with Seismic Trusted Advisor and regional teams to deliver evidence-based decisions and robust infrastructure strategies