Senior Water Infrastructure Engineer & Team Lead (NZ)

WSP in New Zealand; Auckland; On-site; NZD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP in New Zealand is seeking a Principal Engineer – Water to lead major water and civil infrastructure projects from Auckland. You will blend deep technical expertise with strategic thinking, guiding project teams and advising clients across a nationwide network.

You'll work on multidisciplinary teams, manage contracts and budgets, drive risk outcomes, and mentor engineers to grow capability across the region.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Civil Engineering or closely related discipline.
• 15+ years' experience in civil and/or water infrastructure in NZ.
• CPEng registration or actively pursuing it.
• Strong commercial acumen and experience managing contracts, budgets and project risk.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Collaborative leadership style with mentoring focus.
• Current, full New Zealand driver's licence.

Responsibilities

• Lead investigations, analysis, design and reporting for civil and water infrastructure projects.
• Provide technical leadership, peer review and engineering guidance across multidisciplinary teams.
• Manage NZS 3910 and NZS 3916 contracts, including construction supervision and contract administration.
• Drive technical, commercial and risk outcomes throughout project delivery.
• Develop project scopes, budgets and delivery strategies for successful outcomes.
• Build trusted relationships with clients, contractors, councils and stakeholders.
• Contribute to business growth through bids and strategic client opportunities.
• Coach and develop engineers across the region.
• Potentially lead and grow a team depending on experience.

Skills

Civil engineering

Water infrastructure

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Mentoring

Commercial acumen

Contract governance

Education

Bachelor of Civil Engineering

Tools

NZS 3910

NZS 3916

Job description

WSP in New Zealand is seeking a Principal Engineer – Water to lead major water and civil infrastructure projects from Auckland. You will blend deep technical expertise with strategic thinking, guiding project teams and advising clients across a nationwide network.

You'll work on multidisciplinary teams, manage contracts and budgets, drive risk outcomes, and mentor engineers to grow capability across the region.