Water Engineering Summer Intern (Paid)

Tiaki Wai Limited; Lower Hutt; On-site; NZD 100,000 - 123,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation support

Job summary

Tiaki Wai Limited in Wellington is offering a fixed-term Summer Internship in Legal and Resource Management disciplines for 2026/2027. The role runs 23 November 2026 to 12 February 2027 and is paid at the New Zealand Living Wage.

You'll gain real work experience across treatment, network, modelling, and project delivery in a supportive learning environment. Interns will assist engineers, participate in field studies, and learn rigorous water service practices.

Qualifications

• Open to NZ students in 3rd/4th year pursuing Level 7+ in a relevant field.
• Fields include Civil/Environmental Engineering or Chemical/Process/Natural Resource Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Assist engineers to solve broadly-defined engineering problems.
• Attend incidents related to the water system and create dynamic solutions.
• Ingest, improve and interact with various data types for analysis.
• Support the team with process improvements for initiatives and investigations.

Skills

Interest in water industry

Engineering (Civil/Environmental)

Data interpretation

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Engineering (NZ)

3rd/4th year NZ student pursuing Level 7+

Job description

Tiaki Wai Limited in Wellington is offering a fixed-term Summer Internship in Legal and Resource Management disciplines for 2026/2027. The role runs 23 November 2026 to 12 February 2027 and is paid at the New Zealand Living Wage.

You'll gain real work experience across treatment, network, modelling, and project delivery in a supportive learning environment. Interns will assist engineers, participate in field studies, and learn rigorous water service practices.