Senior Fire & Life Safety Engineering Lead

WSP; Hamilton; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP in New Zealand seeks a Team Lead for Fire and Life Safety to shape projects across Auckland, Christchurch, Hamilton or Wellington. Based in one of our main centres, you’ll lead the Fire and Life Safety team, drive technical excellence, support resourcing, and ensure high-quality engineering across assignments.

You’ll collaborate with project leaders, embed learning, build trusted client relationships, and contribute to business growth through governance, proposals and market development.

Qualifications

• 10+ years’ experience in fire & life safety engineering.
• Proven leadership and ability to coach teams.
• Strong business acumen and client relationship skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Fire & Life Safety team across projects.
• Guide project delivery, governance, and proposals.
• Build trusted client relationships and contribute to business growth.

Skills

People leadership

Strategic thinking

Business acumen

Client relationship management

Communication skills

Project management

Education

Tertiary qualification

Chartered Engineer status

Job description

WSP in New Zealand seeks a Team Lead for Fire and Life Safety to shape projects across Auckland, Christchurch, Hamilton or Wellington. Based in one of our main centres, you’ll lead the Fire and Life Safety team, drive technical excellence, support resourcing, and ensure high-quality engineering across assignments.

You’ll collaborate with project leaders, embed learning, build trusted client relationships, and contribute to business growth through governance, proposals and market development.