Senior Water & Wastewater Engineer — Lead Modelling & Design

Tonkin & Taylor; Bay of Plenty; On-site; NZD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Option to purchase additional leave

Professional development and charter-船

Competitive remuneration with paid OT

NZ wellbeing allowance

Parental leave enhancements and return

Projects across New Zealand and the P

Job summary

Tonkin + Taylor is seeking a Principal Water + Wastewater Engineer or Hydraulic Modeller to lead our water supply and wastewater engineering and network planning teams across New Zealand. You’ll guide projects from planning through design, develop hydraulic models, and help investors understand future network needs.

You’ll collaborate with senior engineers, manage client relationships, and mentor junior staff while expanding our capability in water planning, modelling and design across diverse

Qualifications

• A degree in Civil, Environmental, Water Engineering or a related discipline.
• At least 15 years' experience in water or wastewater design, hydraulic modelling or a related field for a Principal Engineer or 5+ years of modelling experience for a hydraulic modeller.
• Experience in consultancy or local government is an advantage.
• Experience in network modelling, hydraulic analysis, infrastructure planning, strategies or design.
• Ability to interpret and quality-check engineering, GIS and asset data.
• Experience using hydraulic modelling software, GIS, CAD or similar engineering tools.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• The ability to communicate technical information clearly.
• A collaborative approach and sound professional judgement.
• Leadership skills and a passion for growing the capability of others.

Responsibilities

• Lead proposals, project planning and business development activities.
• Lead water supply and wastewater projects from planning and assessment through design, works procurement and delivery.
• Develop, update and review hydraulic network models.
• Assess network performance, capacity and resilience.
• Support growth planning and infrastructure investment decisions.
• Develop network strategies and masterplans.
• Investigate constraints and evaluate improvement options.
• Lead development of designs for concept, preliminary and detailed stages for treatment and reticulation of water supply and wastewater.
• Prepare and review reports, calculations and other technical deliverables.
• Work closely with clients, project teams and other technical specialists.
• Technical and professional development of junior staff including coaching and mentoring.
• Share knowledge and help grow T+T's water planning, modelling and design capability.

Skills

Leadership

Hydraulic modelling

Network planning

Project management

Analytical skills

Communication

Mentorship

Education

Civil, Environmental, Water Engineering degree

Chartership with Engineering NZ (desirable)

Tools

Hydraulic modelling software

GIS

CAD

Job description

Tonkin + Taylor is seeking a Principal Water + Wastewater Engineer or Hydraulic Modeller to lead our water supply and wastewater engineering and network planning teams across New Zealand. You’ll guide projects from planning through design, develop hydraulic models, and help investors understand future network needs.

You’ll collaborate with senior engineers, manage client relationships, and mentor junior staff while expanding our capability in water planning, modelling and design across diverse