Senior Structural Engineer

Archway Recruitment

Christchurch

On-site

NZD 120,000 - 180,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Employee share save scheme

Professional development annual budget

Well being allowance

Birthday leave

Professional memberships paid

Pathway to senior leadership team

Job summary

Archway Recruitment in Christchurch, South Island, is seeking an experienced senior structural engineer to join their growing team. Based in Christchurch, you will contribute to project delivery, provide technical leadership, mentor engineers, and help develop client relationships to win new work.

This role offers a clear path toward a senior leadership position, with responsibilities spanning design review, delivery leadership, and business development in commercial, industrial, and

Qualifications

Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng) with ≥6 years in civil/structural projects.
Proven delivery of complex structural projects end-to-end.
Experience across commercial, industrial, and infrastructure sectors.
Ability to mentor engineers and lead teams.
Strong client relationship and business development skills.

Responsibilities

Lead delivery of complex structural engineering projects from inception to construction.
Integrate quickly into existing projects and take ownership of key delivery aspects.
Lead multidisciplinary teams and manage supporting engineers and technicians.
Demonstrate strong commercial awareness and project management capability.
Provide technical leadership, design reviews, and engineering sign-off.

Skills

CPEng

Project leadership

Mentoring

Commercial awareness

Client relationships

Education

Chartered Engineer (CPEng)

Job description

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Archway Recruitment – Christchurch, South Island

This well respected Engineering practice is seeking an experienced senior structural engineer based in Christchurch to join their growing team in New Zealand.

They are looking for someone who can immediately contribute to project delivery, provide technical leadership, mentor engineers, and play a key role in developing client relationships and winning new work.

This is an opportunity for an established professional looking to influence both the technical and commercial success of a business, with a clear pathway toward a senior leadership position.

Project Delivery

Experienced in leading the delivery of complex structural engineering projects from inception through to construction.
Able to integrate quickly into existing projects, build confidence with clients and project teams, and take ownership of key aspects of delivery.
Comfortable leading multidisciplinary teams and managing supporting engineers and technicians.
Strong commercial awareness and project management capability.

Technical Leadership

Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng) for minimum of 6 years .
Proven experience in commercial, industrial, and infrastructure projects.
Civil structures experience would be highly valued.
Capable of providing technical leadership, design review, mentoring, and engineering sign-off.
Curious and innovative, with a willingness to challenge conventional approaches and explore new solutions.

Business Development & Client Relationships

Demonstrated ability to establish and build trusted client relationships and generate repeat work.
Existing professional network and a track record of developing new business opportunities.
Comfortable representing the business in front of clients, consultants, contractors, and stakeholders.
Interested in contributing to the long-term growth of the business, including helping to develop the next generation of clients and workstreams.

Benefits