This employee-owned multi-disciplinary Engineering Consultancy is recruiting an experienced Civil Engineering Manager to oversee the management of their company wide Civil Engineering Department.
Established in the mid-1980s, this respected company provides multi-disciplinary expertise that allows clients to use just one engineering company for their entire project. The consultancy is resourced in structural, civil, geotechnical, environmental and fire engineering services and has offices in Auckland, Christchurch, and Whakatane. This consultancy has strong existing partnerships with a wide range of clients, providing services for architects, developers, planners, surveyors and building owners.
Reporting directly to the Civil Director, the successful candidate will be responsible for the strategic leadership of the Civil Department, including the supervision and performance of day-to-day civil engineering design, ensuring the delivery of high-quality professional consulting services to clients.
Key responsibilities of this role include but are not limited to:
- Overseeing Civil Team Leaders’ performance and their training requirements.
- Monitoring of, and accountability for project performance against commercial objectives.
- Growing the Civil Teams in each office in a way that enables each team to work both independently of each other and in liaison with the rest of the civil department and wider consultancy.
- Communication and coordination with project stakeholders.
- General Civil consulting engineering reporting, design and supervision/certification works covering stormwater, wastewater, water supply, earthworks, sediment control, and roading infrastructure for land development, commercial developments, and infrastructure projects.
- Lead engineer responsibility on significant projects.
- Ensuring all work is appropriately designed, checked, published, and distributed in accordance with company QA and IT policies, and Safety in Design requirements.
- Identifying and addressing project risks for all tasks.
- Client liaison, marketing, and networking, and promoting the services of the company to obtain new and repeat structural work.
- Liaison with geotechnical, structural, environmental and fire engineering areas of the business to provide a total service solution to clients.
- Possible travel around New Zealand including visits to Christchurch and the Bay of Plenty to work in the Riccarton or Whakatane offices.
The position is based in the consultancy’s Auckland North Shore office. Auckland North Shore is one of the nicest urban areas in New Zealand. Beautiful, beachside neighbourhoods with a vibrant café and restaurant scene, beautiful parks and a relaxed, community feel.
This role offers an incredible chance to move into working within a busy, medium sized, multi-disciplinary engineering design consultancy that places a high value on the work-life balance of its employees. The consultancy prides itself on maintaining a supportive and friendly work-place culture, with regular social events and a focus on staff wellbeing and career development across the board.
Alongside a market leading salary package of $180K per year, the benefits on offer include:
- Private use of company vehicle and a parking bay at the office.
- Company ownership/shares options.
- Annual bonus (discretionary).
- Very flexible working conditions.
- Free gym membership.
- Company laptop and mobile phone.
- Memberships to professional registrations.
- Annual training budget for professional development.
Ideally you will already be based in New Zealand and hold the following qualifications and experience:
- Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) Degree.
- Chartered Professional (CPEng).
- Minimum of 7 years professional experience in Civil Engineering, preferably in New Zealand.
- Previous experience in managing a team of engineering staff.
- A track record in Civil engineering assessments and design across a variety of projects.
- Good site manner and the ability to effectively manage sites and maintain good working relationships with contractors, clients, and council staff.
- Current knowledge of Council EPA inspection and signoff requirements.
Please contact Mike Davidson on mike@mdrs.net.au for further information and a confidential discussion about this role.
