Own and deliver a major roading and busway project from planning to construction support

Senior Associate Or Principal Civil Engineer

Shape the future of transport infrastructure with Jacobs.

As our transport pipeline continues to grow across New Zealand, we're looking for a Senior Associate or Principal Civil Engineer to join our Auckland team and play a key role in the delivery of major roading, highway and busway projects.

This is an opportunity for a highly experienced civil engineering leader who enjoys combining technical excellence, client engagement, project leadership and business development. You'll work across complex transport projects from planning and design through to construction support, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to deliver outcomes that make a lasting impact on communities.

You'll provide technical leadership on major transport infrastructure projects while helping grow our presence in the New Zealand market. This role offers the opportunity to influence project strategy, mentor engineers, build strong client relationships and contribute to winning new work.

Here's what you'll need:

  • Degree qualified in Civil Engineering
  • Extensive experience delivering roading, highway, busway and transport infrastructure projects
  • Strong earthworks design and construction experience
  • Sound understanding of industry standards, engineering practices and project delivery methodologies
  • Proven project management capability across multidisciplinary infrastructure projects
  • Experience developing client relationships and identifying new business opportunities
  • Strong track record in preparing and leading successful tender submissions and proposals
  • Ability to provide technical leadership, mentor teams and guide project delivery
  • Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills

With safety and flexibility always top of mind, we've gone beyond traditional ways of working so you have the support, means and space to maximize your potential. You'll uncover flexible working arrangements, benefits and opportunities, from well-being benefits to our global giving and volunteering program, to exploring new and inventive ways to help our clients make the world a better place. No matter what drives you, you'll discover how you can cultivate, nurture and achieve your goals – all at a single global company.

Cultural Support: Māori and Pasifika peoples are strongly encouraged to apply. Jacobs aims to provide cultural safety at our interviews. Māori and Pasifika people are invited to nominate a Whanau, family or cultural representative to participate on the interview panel; please let your recruiter know in your application. No matter what drives you, you'll discover a way to cultivate, nurture and achieve your goals – all at a single global company.

We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.

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Locations

Auckland - All NZ Regions - New Zealand