Senior Roading Lead for Major NZ PPP Project

JobSpace; Auckland; On-site; NZD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

AECOM is seeking a Principal Civil Engineer – Roading to lead the Section One delivery of the Northland Corridor, a Road of National Significance PPP project in New Zealand. The role sits at the heart of a multidisciplinary team, coordinating design, construction, maintenance and operational needs to deliver an integrated transport solution.

You will shape project outcomes through strong leadership and collaboration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, or a related discipline within a tertiary institute
• Extensive experience delivering major transport or infrastructure projects in New Zealand or Australia
• Strong design management and project coordination expertise
• Proven ability to successfully coordinate and engage with: Contractors; Maintenance and operations teams; Designers and technical specialists; Multiple design disciplines; Clients and project stakeholders
• Experience defining project requirements and scoping work packages
• Strong technical reporting, drawing review and specification development capabilities
• Demonstrated experience managing interfaces across complex multidisciplinary projects
• Excellent communication, facilitation and relationship‑building skills
• Experience in design management and multidisciplinary project coordination
• The ability to balance technical, operational, commercial and contractual requirements to achieve successful project outcomes

Responsibilities

• Lead the coordination and delivery across Section One Package of the Northland Corridor project.
• Define project requirements, scope work packages and establish clear delivery pathways.
• Manage interfaces between contractors, designers, project partners, technical specialists, maintenance teams and client representatives.
• Provide design management and package leadership.
• Identify risks, constraints and opportunities, developing practical solutions for the project.
• Ensure maintenance, operational and construction considerations are integrated into design outcomes.
• Support multidisciplinary teams in delivering practical, buildable infrastructure solutions.
• Champion collaboration, communication and delivery excellence across the wider team.

Skills

Design management

Project coordination

Leadership

Communication

Relationship building

Multidisciplinary coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering

Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng) status or NZ registration

Job description

AECOM is seeking a Principal Civil Engineer – Roading to lead the Section One delivery of the Northland Corridor, a Road of National Significance PPP project in New Zealand. The role sits at the heart of a multidisciplinary team, coordinating design, construction, maintenance and operational needs to deliver an integrated transport solution.

You will shape project outcomes through strong leadership and collaboration.