Senior Civil Engineer - Water Infrastructure (Hybrid)

Archway Recruitment; Wellington; Hybrid; NZD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible and hybrid working

Growing NZ business

Major water projects

Strong technical team

Professional development

Industry memberships

Sustainability focus

Job summary

CMP New Zealand is seeking a Senior Civil Engineer to join the Wellington-based water infrastructure team. The role focuses on delivering multi-disciplinary design for water assets, with opportunities for leadership and client engagement.

You will mentor younger engineers, collaborate with principal engineers, and contribute to projects across NZ and Australia within a dynamic, flexible, and hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years’ experience in civil engineering.
• Tertiary qualification in Civil or Environmental Engineering.
• Consulting experience in the water industry; other infrastructure sectors considered.
• Chartered (CPEng) or ability to obtain within CMP support timeframe.
• Ability to design and supervise across disciplines; work both in a team and independently.

Responsibilities

• Master planning through to conceptual, functional, detailed design and construction support for water assets.
• Lead design documentation and multi-disciplinary design coordination.
• Design-only and design & construct projects with construction partners.
• Build strong client relationships and deliver to client needs.
• Manage design projects and/or lead civil designs.
• Prepare technical drawings in 2D/3D to client specs and standards.
• Contribute to strategic direction of CMP based on experience and network.

Skills

Civil design

Team collaboration

Budget & schedule management

Education

Civil/Environmental Engineering degree

Job description

CMP New Zealand is seeking a Senior Civil Engineer to join the Wellington-based water infrastructure team. The role focuses on delivering multi-disciplinary design for water assets, with opportunities for leadership and client engagement.

You will mentor younger engineers, collaborate with principal engineers, and contribute to projects across NZ and Australia within a dynamic, flexible, and hybrid work environment.