Senior Civil Engineer at Everest

Everest; Auckland; On-site; NZD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Everest in Auckland is seeking a Senior Civil Engineer with strong NZ project history and a passion for land development and infrastructure. You will lead civil design teams, deliver projects end-to-end and ensure alignment with construction outcomes.

The role requires solid Civil3D day-to-day proficiency, a track record of mentoring, and excellent communication across stakeholders to drive quality and efficiency across nationwide projects.

Qualifications

• 6+ years NZ experience in civil, land development and infrastructure.
• Genuinely comfortable using Civil3D day-to-day.
• Strong leadership, mentoring and review capabilities.
• Excellent communication and collaboration to align design with construction.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver civil engineering design on land development, subdivision and infrastructure projects in Auckland and nationwide.
• Prepare and review drawings, design reports and specs using Civil3D.
• Design earthworks, drainage, roads and flood management.
• Liaise with Auckland Council, Watercare and statutory bodies through consent processes.
• Oversee construction supervision and ensure design intent is built.
• Mentor junior engineers and graduates; contribute to practice development.

Tools

Civil3D

Job description

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A Senior Civil Engineer with 6+ years' NZ experience and a strong Auckland-based project history

Genuinely comfortable in Civil3D day-to-day, not just familiar with it

Passionate about civil engineering, land development and infrastructure, and ready to bring that experience into a leadership role

A strong communicator and collaborator who enjoys aligning design with construction outcomes, not just producing drawings

Keen to work with a great team of professionals on interesting projects, and help shape the next generation of engineers in our practice

The Role - Senior Civil Engineer at Everest

Leading and delivering civil engineering design on land development, subdivision and infrastructure projects across Auckland and nationally

Preparing and reviewing engineering drawings, design reports and specifications using Civil3D

Design for earthworks, public and private drainage, roads, infrastructure and flood management

Liaising with Auckland Council, Watercare and other statutory bodies through the resource consent and approval process

Construction Supervision — site inspections, monitoring contract works, ensuring design intent carries through to what's actually built

Mentoring and reviewing the work of junior engineers and graduates

Contributing to practice development, quality processes and peer review

About Us - Everest

We pride ourselves on doing the simple things well, encouraging & rewarding initiative, being client focused, strong communicators and great to work with, and providing better outcomes for staff, clients, the environment & society.

We focus on developing people & careers by supporting CPD, active CPEng registration support [if required or if not let's find your next CPD step], experienced senior mentorship, and skillset exposure across disciplines and projects. We value good communication, integrity and ambition.

Join Everest; challenge yourself, progress, & be rewarded.