Senior Associate Civil Structural Engineer

Egis; Wellington; On-site; NZD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A global engineering firm in Wellington is seeking a Senior Associate Civil Structural Engineer to lead complex structural projects across New Zealand. The ideal candidate has over 10 years of experience and will be responsible for project delivery, mentoring junior engineers, and managing client relationships. The firm offers flexible working options and a commitment to inclusivity and diversity.

Benefits

Generous parental leave

Support for flexible work practices

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in Civil and Structures consultancy.
• Strong knowledge of NZ codes and standards.
• Demonstrated expertise in delivering Civil Structures projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead project engineer throughout all stages of the project lifecycle.
• Assist Regional Lead with business development.
• Develop and maintain positive client relationships.

Skills

Technical expertise in Civil and Structures

Stakeholder engagement and client management

Leadership and mentoring skills

Education

Accredited tertiary qualifications in Engineering

CPEng

Job description

About Us

Egis is a global organisation with over 20,500 employees worldwide. With our head office based in Paris, we offer global career opportunities, as well as rewarding careers for our people locally. Drawing on our deep pool of expertise, we create innovative solutions with our clients worldwide.

Egis is an organisation with the capacity to make meaningful industry and community change in the space of place making, sustainability and creating connected cities. Different to other engineering firms, Egis offers true end-to-end capability across the entire design to operation lifecycle, offering advisory, architecture, engineering, design, asset management and operations services.

We are committed to creating great teams doing innovative work and would love you to join us to Impact the Future.

About the Role

As a Senior Associate Civil Structural Engineer in our New Zealand business, your impact will be in the successful delivery of technically complex structural projects across New Zealand.

What you’ll do

• Act as lead project engineer and provide technical expertise and advice through all stages of the project lifecycle relating to building structures and civil infrastructures.
• Assist Regional Lead with business development in the civil structure space, with particular focus on the development of business within the Wellington region.
• Establish, lead and develop a team of civil structural engineers, providing technical advice and direction to all employee levels through technical challenges and issues.
• Assist with projects of scale and complexity across both Australia and New Zealand.
• Contribute to the training and development of junior engineers and project resources.
• Act as project liaison, monitor project progress and provide project status reports to client/s.
• Develop and maintain positive client relationship/s, to ensure on-going client satisfaction and service delivery.
• Financial management of projects by monitoring the actual time and cost expended on the total project against the budget, informing client of any changes in scope of work or other causes of variances from project resources.

What do we need from you

Ideally, you will have 10+ years’ experience with demonstrated technical expertise in Civil and Structures within a consultancy environment. In addition, you will also have:

• Full work rights to work and live in New Zealand.
• Accredited tertiary qualifications in Engineering with Structural Engineering expertise.
• CPEng
• Strong working knowledge of relevant NZ codes and standards.
• Demonstrated expertise with the delivery of Civil Structures projects (bridges, culverts, pumpstations, etc).
• Experience in leading and designing civil structures such as retaining walls, bridges, culverts, gantries, and sign supports.
• Demonstrated expertise in the successful delivery of multiple high‑profile projects concurrently in a timely and efficient manner.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and client management skillset to contribute and lead bids, tenders and proposals.
• Ability and desire to mentor and develop junior engineers

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to communicate with stakeholders, authorises, clients and contractors at all levels.

What's in it for you?

We are open to considering this role on a full‑time, part‑time or job‑share basis. Please let us know of your flexibility requirements.

Egis is committed to creating an inclusive, creative culture that embraces diversity and flexibility. We offer generous parental leave, support flexible work practices and strive to create an environment where employees can connect, collaborate, grow and succeed.

Imagine. Create. Achieve. A sustainable future.

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