Environmental/Civil Engineer, Northland

Alexander Knight Recruitment

Environmental/Civil Engineer

  • Posted today
  • Remote
  • Full Time, Part Time
Salary

$80  -  $115 k/yr


Job Description

The Company
Is a dynamic Civil and Environmental Engineering consultancy. They are based in Auckland with a mission to create more sustainable environments through innovative engineering.

They integrate their core values into every project they work on:

  • Exceptional quality
  • Creating Partnerships: Large consultancy expertise, small consultancy service.
  • Exciting Workplace: To be the best, they need the best people. They provide a supportive, fun environment in which challenge is encouraged and collaboration is easy.
  • Genuine Sustainability


The company was founded in the UK and extended operations to NZ in 2020. The Auckland based team is currently operating from a shared workspace in Newmarket. This means you will have the opportunity to:

  • Work directly with senior team members and clients
  • Be part of a friendly team that is committed to diversity and inclusion
  • Develop your skills in a wide range of technical disciplines
  • Be involved with all aspects of project delivery – technical and management
  • Progress your career quickly within a small and growing team
  • Travel throughout the county (we are currently delivering work in several areas outside of Auckland)


The Role
They are looking for an environmental or civil engineer with 3-5yrs work experience. They are seeking a team member with experience in any of the following areas:

  • Asset management
  • Business cases and investment decision making
  • Planning, design and delivery of water supply, stormwater and / or wastewater infrastructure
  • Flood risk management
  • Water quality management


You will be responsible for delivering project work and liaising with clients with the potential for part time secondments into client organisations. They are actively delivering work in the areas listed below, but aim to expand this where they see demand:

  • Project justifications / business cases for three waters infrastructure
  • Researching and developing new areas of water and flood risk management policy for local government
  • Development and review of stormwater reticulation and quality improvement schemes


About You
They are seeking a full or part time team member that is interested in developing their career in Civil and Environmental Engineering, with the skillset to thrive in a small diverse and dynamic team.

You must have:

  • A demonstrable appetite for learning and developing your career further
  • Sound technical ability to work within one or more of the areas noted in the role description
  • Knowledge of Te Mana o te Wai principles and the desire to see them delivered through your work
  • Good analytical skills and attention to detail
  • Ability to work independently and be proactive
  • Excellent written and spoken English


You must have a Washington Accord accredited degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering, a full driver’s licence and the legal right to work and live in New Zealand.

The Benefits
You will be employed on a permanent basis with a competitive salary. Full or part time candidates will be considered. Salary level will be agreed based on level of experience and current market remuneration benchmarks.

Other benefits include:

  • 4% KiwiSaver Employer Contribution
  • Mobile phone and lightweight laptop
  • Home working package to suit individual requirements (e.g. desk, chair, monitor)
  • Flexible work location – candidates based in (or willing to relocate) the Auckland, Northland or Waikato regions will be considered
  • Five weeks of paid annual leave
  • Flexible work hours (mutually agreed on an individual basis)
  • Regular social / team building events
  • Professional institution application and annual membership fees
  • Regular training (internal and external) and mentoring
  • Support for engineering chartership applications

Hard Skills Required

  • Geotechnical Design
  • Report Writing
  • Slope Stability
  • Liquefaction Assessments
  • Ground Improvement

Soft Skills Required

  • Leadership
  • Client-Focused
  • Communication
  • Teamwork
  • Problem-Solving

Job Schedule

  • Shift Work

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