Senior Structural Engineer

Holmes Consulting; Auckland; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Holmes Consulting in Auckland, New Zealand, is seeking an experienced Senior Structural Engineer to lead complex structural projects across diverse sectors. The role offers ownership of project outcomes, strong client engagement, and opportunities to work with respected technical leaders on challenging, high-profile assignments.

The successful candidate will bring seismic design experience, technical judgment, and a collaborative approach to drive quality and delivery.

Qualifications

• Strong structural engineering experience, including seismic design, across a range of project types.
• Technical judgement and commercial awareness to lead projects successfully.
• Proven ability to build trusted client relationships and deliver high quality structural outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of complex structural engineering projects from concept through to completion.
• Provide technical direction across a broad range of structural design work.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships across the Auckland market.
• Contribute to repeat business, new opportunities, and growth of Holmes in Auckland.
• Take ownership of project outcomes including quality, programme and commercial performance.
• Collaborate with internal teams, clients and partners to solve challenging structural problems.
• Mentor and develop engineers to grow the Auckland team.

Skills

Seismic design experience

Structural design leadership

Client relationship management

Mentoring engineers

Job description

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Holmes Consulting – Auckland, North Island

Join Holmes in Auckland and help deliver some of the city's most interesting and challenging structural engineering projects.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Senior Structural Engineer who wants to work in a dynamic market, contribute to high-profile projects, and be part of a team known for technical excellence, innovation and quality. We are also open to candidates already operating at Associate, Project Director or Technical Director level.

Based in Auckland, you will be part of a strong and growing team delivering work across a diverse range of sectors and project types. This role offers the opportunity to take ownership of complex structural projects, strengthen client relationships, and work closely with respected technical leaders on projects that help shape the built environment of New Zealand's largest city.

At Holmes, you will join a well-established consultancy with a long history of delivering technically demanding and high-impact engineering outcomes. In Auckland, that means working in a fast-moving and varied project environment, with opportunities to contribute across new developments, existing buildings, major upgrades and complex structural challenges.

What you'll do

• Lead the delivery of complex structural engineering projects from concept through to completion
• Provide technical direction across a broad range of structural design work
• Build and maintain strong client relationships across the Auckland market
• Contribute to repeat business, new opportunities and the continued growth of Holmes in Auckland
• Take ownership of project outcomes, including quality, programme, commercial performance and delivery
• Work collaboratively with internal teams, clients and project partners to solve technically challenging problems
• Mentor and support developing engineers, helping build capability across the team

Join Holmes in Auckland and help deliver some of the city's most interesting and challenging structural engineering projects.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Senior Structural Engineer who wants to work in a dynamic market, contribute to high-profile projects, and be part of a team known for technical excellence, innovation and quality. We are also open to candidates already operating at Associate, Project Director or Technical Director level.

Based in Auckland, you will be part of a strong and growing team delivering work across a diverse range of sectors and project types. This role offers the opportunity to take ownership of complex structural projects, strengthen client relationships, and work closely with respected technical leaders on projects that help shape the built environment of New Zealand's largest city.

At Holmes, you will join a well-established consultancy with a long history of delivering technically demanding and high-impact engineering outcomes. In Auckland, that means working in a fast-moving and varied project environment, with opportunities to contribute across new developments, existing buildings, major upgrades and complex structural challenges.

What you'll do

• Lead the delivery of complex structural engineering projects from concept through to completion
• Provide technical direction across a broad range of structural design work
• Build and maintain strong client relationships across the Auckland market
• Contribute to repeat business, new opportunities and the continued growth of Holmes in Auckland
• Take ownership of project outcomes, including quality, programme, commercial performance and delivery
• Work collaboratively with internal teams, clients and project partners to solve technically challenging problems
• Mentor and support developing engineers, helping build capability across the team

What you\'ll bring

You will bring strong structural engineering experience, including seismic design experience, across a range of project types, along with the technical judgement and commercial awareness needed to lead projects successfully. You will have proven experience delivering high-quality structural design solutions, managing competing project demands, and building trusted relationships with clients, consultants and contractors.

You will be confident operating in a client-facing role and comfortable leading both technical delivery and project conversations. You will enjoy working as part of a collaborative team, while also taking initiative and ownership in your work. Experience mentoring or leading engineers will be important, as will a genuine interest in contributing to the success and growth of the Auckland team.

Why Holmes

Holmes offers a strong pipeline of complex and interesting projects, the opportunity to work alongside some of New Zealand's leading engineers, and the chance to make a genuine impact within a collaborative and high-performing team. In Auckland, you will be part of a busy and connected office working on a diverse mix of projects in one of the country's most active and exciting engineering markets.

We offer a competitive salary and bonus potential, along with the opportunity to shape projects, influence outcomes and continue building your leadership capability in a business that values technical excellence, professional growth and teamwork.

For seven decades, Holmes has built a reputation for technical brilliance, innovation and engineering excellence. We are proud to work on some of New Zealand's most exciting and complex projects, and we are equally proud of the supportive, engaging and down-to-earth culture we have built along the way.

If you are ready for your next challenge and want to be part of a business where you can do meaningful work with great people, we'd love to hear from you.