Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand · Hybrid
Senior Civil Engineer Stantec is a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting. The diverse perspectives of our partners and interested parties drive us to think beyond what’s pre…
Skills: Civil engineering, Water infrastructure, Project management, Technical design, Site surveys
Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand · Hybrid
Senior Civil Engineer Stantec is a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting. The diverse perspectives of our partners and interested parties drive us to think beyond what’s pre…
Skills: Civil engineering, Water infrastructure, Project management, Technical design, Site surveys
Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand · On-site
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Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand · Hybrid
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Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand · On-site
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Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand · Hybrid
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Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand · Hybrid
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Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand · Hybrid
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Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand · Hybrid
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Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand · On-site
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Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand · On-site
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Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand · On-site
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Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand · On-site
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Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand · On-site
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Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand · Hybrid
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Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand · Hybrid
$94k–$127k/yr
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Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand · Hybrid
$57k–$59k/yr
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Lead assigned water infrastructure projects to ensure they are delivered on time, within budget, and to quality standards. Manage client requirements, conduct site investigations, and mentor junior staff while identifying new business opportunities.
Candidates must hold a Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering and possess approximately 10 years of relevant experience, preferably in water infrastructure. Strong communication, time management, and interpersonal skills are essential for success in this role.
Senior Civil Engineer
Stantec is a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting. The diverse perspectives of our partners and interested parties drive us to think beyond what’s previously been done on critical issues like climate change, digital transformation, and future-proofing our cities and infrastructure.
We are designers, engineers, scientists, project managers, and strategic advisors. We innovate at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships to advance communities everywhere, so that together we can redefine what’s possible.
Stantec’s Water team in New Zealand has an impressive portfolio of successful projects that benefit communities nationwide and beyond, with significant contributions to international work. Our water focus covers the management of drinking water, wastewater, stormwater, and groundwater as a collective resource. Dams and hydropower are a key focus, driving resilience and renewable energy solutions. Tackling our water challenges is crucial, and our diverse local network includes over 360 water specialists dedicated to innovation.
About the role
We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Civil Engineer to join our team in Wellington!. This is a great opportunity to push your career forward as part of an international leader in infrastructure. We have significant project work on, in both NZ and Australia that will see your professional career development through these project opportunities, formal and informal training and development, and other projects & opportunities that only a true Global Engineering consultancy can provide.
You will join an established multi-disciplined team, where there is a cluster of experienced engineers and project managers who can guide and mentor you as your build your career. You will be applying the technical knowledge you have, working alongside senior and up and coming specialists around the country to ensure extensive development for you.
Key aspects of the role will be:
· Lead on assigned projects to deliver the agreed outputs on budget, on time and to quality standards
· Determine client requirements, conduct and manage site surveys and investigations, produce calculations, cost estimates, specifications and drawings to ensure that technical designs provide quality solutions
· Organise tender documents, evaluate tenders and contracts.
· Develop and mentor junior staff
· Liaise continually with our clients to ensure that their expectations are met and that any concerns are heard and addressed appropriately
· Clearly understand the objectives of new and existing clients in order to undertake effective business development and identification of opportunities for Stantec.
· Produce quality project outputs, ensuring scope changes are closely monitored and design work is adequately resourced, reviewed and programmed.
What you will bring
You will be an experienced Civil Engineer with experience in general civil engineering projects, especially Water infrastructure. You have a passion for quality and timely project delivery, developing technical skills and growing your commercial understanding at a global consulting firm.
Attributes that will help you succeed in the role:
What we offer
At Stantec, we take your growth and fulfilment seriously. We’re proud to offer many supportive benefits, including:
Professional development and support
Wellbeing and connection opportunities
About us
We’ve been serving our clients and communities in Aotearoa New Zealand for over 125 years. With almost 900 professionals, our team is based in the main cities and throughout the regions. We collaborate across disciplines and sectors to bring buildings, energy, water, environmental, and transport projects to life.
Globally, Stantec unites approximately 34,000 employees working in over 450 locations across six continents. Our work from initial project concept and planning through design, construction, and commissioning begins at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships.
How to apply
Please apply directly online.
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With every community, we redefine what's possible.
Stantec empowers clients, people, and communities to rise to the world’s greatest challenges at a time when the world faces more unprecedented concerns than ever before. We are a global leader in sustainable engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting. Our professionals deliver the expertise, technology, and innovation communities need to manage aging infrastructure, demographic and population changes, the energy transition, and more. Today’s communities transcend geographic borders. At Stantec, community means everyone with an interest in the work that we do—from our project teams and industry colleagues to our clients and the people our work impacts. The diverse perspectives of our partners and interested parties drive us to think beyond what’s previously been done on critical issues like climate change, digital transformation, and future-proofing our cities and infrastructure. We are designers, engineers, scientists, project managers, and strategic advisors. We innovate at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships to advance communities everywhere, so that together we can redefine what’s possible. Stantec trades on the TSX and the NYSE under the symbol STN. Recruitment fraud notice: All legitimate Stantec career opportunities are posted exclusively at www.stantec.jobs and candidate applications and employment offers are managed through our secure applicant tracking system. Stantec will only contact candidates using official email addresses ending in @stantec.com and does not send job offers as email attachments. Stantec never requests application fees and money transfers in the recruitment process or banking information via email. We also do not send payments for the purchase of office supplies or equipment. Any communication offering employment outside of our official recruitment process should be considered fraudulent.
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