Senior or Associate Earthing Engineer

Jacobs; Wellington; Hybrid; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working policy

Wellbeing resources

Global collaboration

Job summary

Jacobs in New Zealand is seeking a Senior or Associate Earthing Engineer to join our multidisciplinary consultancy. Based in one of our NZ offices, you’ll deliver earthing studies across critical infrastructure projects and collaborate with global delivery teams.

You’ll use CDEGS and PSCAD, contribute to technical reviews, and support bids while mentoring junior engineers. The role includes fieldwork, site testing, and building strong client relationships across ANZ and beyond.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
• Experience delivering earthing studies across substations, transmission, rail, water, mining, airports, and other critical infrastructure.
• Proficiency with CDEGS and PSCAD.
• Strong technical report writing, communication and stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Deliver earthing studies and design including Earthing & Bonding, EPR, EMI, and related analyses.
• Lead technical deliverables and contribute to QA and technical excellence.
• Mentor and develop junior engineers and support bids with Client Account Managers.
• Undertake site inspections and testing (soil resistivity, current injection, EMF/EMI).
• Build strong client relationships across public and private sectors.

Job description

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Your impact

Jacobs Studies team is seeking a dynamic Senior or Associate Earthing Engineer to join our innovative consultancy, based in one of our New Zealand offices. This role offers an exciting opportunity to work with a highly regarded and specialised team, delivering diverse projects across multiple sectors throughout ANZ and globally. We are open to candidates who are looking to further specialise in this field and have a strong earthing background within the HV industry.

Key Areas of Focus

• Deliver earthing studies and design, including Earthing & Bonding, Lightning Performance, Earth Potential Rise (EPR), Low Frequency Induction (LFI), Electric and Magnetic Fields (EMF), and Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) analysis.
• Lead and contribute to high-quality technical deliverables using software such as CDEGS and PSCAD.
• Act as a technical lead on projects, undertaking checking and review activities while supporting quality assurance and technical excellence.
• Support bids and business development activities, partnering with Client Account Managers to secure new opportunities.
• Mentor and develop junior engineers, helping to grow Jacobs' capability in earthing and electromagnetic studies.
• Undertake site inspections and testing activities, including soil resistivity testing, current injection testing, and EMF/EMI measurements.
• Collaborate with Project Managers and Section Leaders to deliver technically sound and commercially successful outcomes.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients across public and private sector projects.
• Team leadership experience is not a requirement for this role. However, candidates with demonstrated leadership capabilities may have opportunities to provide team leadership support (approximately 10-15% of the role), including workload balancing, day-to-day guidance, staff development conversations, onboarding activities, and team engagement initiatives.

Here’s what you’ll need

• A degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
• Experience delivering earthing studies across sectors such as substations, transmission, rail, water, mining, airports, industrial facilities, and other critical infrastructure.
• Proficiency with industry-standard software tools such as CDEGS and PSCAD.
• Strong technical report writing, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• A commitment to quality, risk management, and delivering high-quality technical outcomes.
• Experience mentoring and developing junior engineers within a collaborative team environment.
• A collaborative mindset and the ability to work effectively across global delivery teams.
• Willingness to undertake field work, site inspections, and testing activities as required.
• Demonstrated team leadership or people management experience would be highly regarded but is not essential. Candidates with leadership capabilities may have opportunities to support workload planning, team coordination, staff development, and broader team leadership activities across the ANZ region.

Eligibility

Full-time working rights required Applicants must have full-time working rights in Australia or New Zealand (no sponsorship for this role).

With safety and flexibility always top of mind, we’ve gone beyond traditional ways of working so you have the support, means and space to maximize your potential. You’ll uncover flexible working arrangements, benefits and opportunities, from well-being benefits to our global giving and volunteering program, to exploring new and inventive ways to help our clients make the world a better place. No matter what drives you, you’ll discover how you can cultivate, nurture and achieve your goals – all at a single global company. Find out more about life at Jacobs here.

We aim to embed inclusion and belonging in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected and creative. We accept people for who they are, and we champion the richness of diverse perspectives, lived experiences and backgrounds in the workplace, as a source of learning and innovation. We are committed to building vibrant communities within Jacobs, including through our Jacobs Employee Networks, Communities of Practice and our Find Your Community initiatives, allowing every employee to find connection, purpose, and belonging. Find out more about ourJacobs Employee Networks here.

• Our meticulously curated employee benefits support ALL employees throughout every stage of life.
• From paid parental leave to a lifetime financial allowance for you and your partner to access family forming Fertility & IVF treatment, adoption, and surrogacy assistance along with menopause and Low T treatment.
• We are steadfast in our commitment to the wellbeing of you and your loved ones with a comprehensive suite of wellbeing resources supporting you physically, emotionally and financially.
• This is demonstrated in our company being recognised by WGEA for 12 consecutive years as an employer of choice for gender equality along with our industry leading GOLD employer status by the Australian Workplace Equality Index.

Māori and Pasifika peoples are strongly encouraged to apply. Jacobs aims to provide cultural safety at our interviews. Māori and Pasifika people are invited to nominate a Whanau, family or cultural representative to participate on the interview panel; please let your recruiter know in your application. No matter what drives you, you'll discover a way to cultivate, nurture and achieve your goals – all at a single global company.

We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.

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