Senior Mechanical Engineer (Building Services)

Stantec; Wellington; Presencial; NZD 110 000 - 160 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Flexible working

Professional development

Memberships & awards

Mentorship

Health & life insurance

Employee assistance

Networking group

Office events

Resumo da oferta

Stantec in Wellington, New Zealand, seeks a Senior Mechanical Engineer to join the Buildings team. You will lead delivery of mechanical building services across sectors, mentor engineers, and help drive quality, schedule, and budget outcomes while fostering strong client relationships.

You will contribute to development of engineering systems and standards, support business growth, and participate in knowledge sharing within a diverse, high-performing team.

Qualificações

• Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering or equivalent, with 5+ years experience.
• Experience in a Consulting environment within Building services.
• Knowledge of NZ Building Code and NZ Standards.
• Ability to multitask between project involvement and section performance.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Willingness to pursue Chartered Professional Engineer status.

Responsabilidades

• Lead and contribute to delivery of mechanical building services projects across health, education, data centres, industrial, and infrastructure sectors.
• Provide technical guidance to project engineers to ensure quality, coordination, programme and budget outcomes.
• Oversee design, documentation, project reviews, and construction-phase support with clients, consultants, contractors and authorities.
• Build trusted client relationships by understanding project needs and providing practical, future-focused engineering solutions.
• Mentor and support team members, sharing technical knowledge to foster a collaborative, high-performing team environment.
• Contribute to ongoing development of Stantec’s engineering systems, standards, and quality processes.
• Promote knowledge-sharing and positive project outcomes within the team.

Conhecimentos

Consulting experience

Building services

NZ Building Code

Client relationships

Communication skills

Chartered engineer path

Formação académica

Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering

Chartered Engineer aspirant

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Description

Senior Mechanical Engineer

Stantec is a global leader in sustainable engineering and environmental consulting. The diverse perspectives of our partners and interested parties drive us to think beyond what’s previously been done on critical issues like climate change, digital transformation, and future-proofing our cities and infrastructure.

We are designers, engineers, scientists, project managers, and strategic advisors. We innovate at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships to advance communities everywhere, so that together we can redefine what’s possible.

Stantec’s Buildings team in New Zealand delivers end-to-end projects for our clients, from feasibility and design through to construction, commissioning, and operation. Our team of 100 brings expertise in mechanical, hydraulic, fire, ICT, electrical and sustainability engineering to local & international projects.

We are proud to put user needs at the centre of design, efficiently delivering client & community outcomes. We are pleased to be growing our team, providing building services mechanical engineering capability across technical projects in the built environment.

The opportunity

We are seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to join our high performing team. This role requires experience in key focus areas such as healthcare, laboratory, mission-critical facilities, community and education facilities. A broad understanding of project lifecycles, asset management and the role of engineering design in delivering built environment solutions will be beneficial.

You will represent the company externally to our clients and play an active role in building and managing relationships, whilst reinforcing cultural behaviours across the Mechanical Team and the New Zealand Buildings Group. You will enjoy a diverse position and will need to have the ability to multitask and share your time between project delivery, business development and section performance.

You will demonstrate five years plus experience operating across a variety of client and project scales in New Zealand. The ability to contribute to a broad range of project types at a senior technical level will be required.

You will be involved with providing support and mentorship to Project Engineers providing delivery focus and achievement of technical excellence while keeping on track with quality, schedule, and budget.

Day to day tasks would involve:

• Lead and contribute to the delivery of mechanical building services projects across sectors including health, data centres, education, industrial, and infrastructure.
• Provide technical guidance and support to project engineers, helping ensure quality, coordination, programme, and budget outcomes are achieved.
• Oversee design, documentation, project review, and construction-phase support in collaboration with clients, consultants, contractors, and authorities.
• Build trusted client relationships by understanding project needs and providing practical, future-focused engineering solutions.
• Mentor and support team members, sharing your technical knowledge and helping foster a collaborative, high-performing team environment.
• Contribute to the ongoing development of Stantec’s engineering systems, standards, and quality processes.
• Play an active role in strengthening team culture, supporting knowledge-sharing, professional development, and positive project outcomes.

About you:

• Previous experience in a Consulting environment within the Building services industry
• Knowledge of the New Zealand Building Code and relevant Australian and New Zealand Standards
• Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering or equivalent, and ideally a minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience in the engineering industry or consulting.
• Willingness to establish and maintain strong client relationships to formulate repeat opportunities
• Ability to multitask between project involvement and section performance.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Working towards being a Chartered Professional Engineer (or equivalent) and/or Producer Statement Author would be favourable, but not essential.

What we offer

At Stantec, we take your growth and fulfilment seriously. We’re proud to offer many supportive benefits, including:

Professional development and support

• Flexible working arrangements, including purchasing up to an extra four weeks of leave and provision for school term contracts, part-time, and job sharing
• Learning and talent development programmes, including global, online, and on-the-job opportunities
• Professional memberships
• Service recognition awards
• Mentorship

Wellbeing and connection opportunities

• Health insurance, income continuance insurance, and life insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Developing Professionals Group, a global network for those with under 10 years of experience
• Office Social Club and events

About us

We’ve been serving our clients and communities in Aotearoa New Zealand for over 125 years. With almost 900 professionals, our team is based in the main cities and throughout the regions. We collaborate across disciplines and sectors to bring buildings, energy, water, environmental, and transport projects to life.

Globally, Stantec unites approximately 34,000 employees working in over 450 locations across six continents. Our work from initial project concept and planning through design, construction, and commissioning begins at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships.

Qualifications

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Primary Location : New Zealand-Wellington-Wellington

Organization : BC-3107 Buildings-NZ

Employee Status : Regular

Job Level : Individual Contributor

Travel : No

Schedule : Full-time

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with local, state and federal laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. EEO including Disability/Protected Veterans