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21 Dec 2023

Structural Engineering Team Leader – Christchurch

This employee-owned multi-disciplinary Engineering Consultancy is recruiting a Team Leader for their Structural Engineering team based in Christchurch.

This Team Leader role would suit an experienced Structural Engineer keen to advance their career in a lead level role.

The successful candidate will be responsible for managing the Christchurch team of structural design and draughting staff and act as the lead engineer on a number of significant projects. Requisites of this role include the willingness to acquire strong leadership skills under the guidance of the Structural Engineering Director, and the ability to develop relationships externally with new clients, in line with the continued expansion and growth of the consultancy.

The consultancy is resourced in structural, civil, geotechnical, environmental and fire engineering services and has offices in Auckland, Christchurch, and Whakatane. The individual engineering teams integrate with each other across projects in a supportive team working environment. Current projects include residential, commercial, and industrial builds for a range of architects, developers, planners, surveyors and building owners in both the private and public sectors.

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, approachable management, and a focus on staff wellbeing and career development across the board.

Alongside a market leading salary package of $130-$160K per year, (depending on experience and registrations), the benefits on offer may include but are not limited to:

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:

Minimum of 5 years professional experience in Structural Engineering. New Zealand based experience would be highly advantageous.
A tertiary qualification in Structural Engineering.
CPEng registered or currently working towards this.
Excellent written and verbal English communication skills with solid client relationship building ability.
Strong technical ability – experience in design with steel, concrete, timber, and masonry structures.
Previous Team Leader experience is not a necessity.

Please contact Mike Davidson on mike@mdrs.net.au for further information and a confidential discussion about this role.

21 Sep 2023

Structural Engineers & Technicians – Multiple roles throughout NZ

MDRS are currently recruiting for a number of Structural Engineering and Drafting positions at Engineering Consultancies across New Zealand

All positions listed offer a competitive remuneration package, flexible working, annual bonus scheme, on-the-job training and ongoing career development.

Multiple Structural Engineering and Drafting

MDRS

Structural Engineering (Engineering)

Various locations across New Zealand

$ Competitive remuneration package depending on role

Intermediate Structural Engineer

Auckland

Lead and manage delivery of residential housing projects.
BEng (Hons) in Structural Engineering, or equivalent.
An experienced professional engineer, with New Zealand residential design experience.
Conversant with relevant NZ Building codes and statutory requirements, with proven seismic experience

Senior Structural Engineer CPEng

Hamilton

Manage and lead all size structural engineering projects.
Provide specialised technical expertise on complex designs.
Client, stakeholder, supplier, contractor, and team focused role.
BEng (Hons) in Structural Engineering, or equivalent.
CPEng essential.
Professional engineering experience in NZ, with proven seismic experience to NZ codes.

Structural Engineer

Tauranga

A varied role working with the Structural Team on a range of project design tasks.
Independently manage medium sized projects project management.
Develop and maintain client relationships.

BEng (Hons) in Structural Engineering, or equivalent
2 years+ experience in New Zealand, with proven seismic experience to NZ codes and strong technical knowledge
Working towards your chartership

Experience in residential and commercial design

Experience in managing the delivery of structural engineering projects.

Senior Structural Technician

Hamilton

Join a Drafting Team in Hamilton
Manage your own extensive range of projects.

A minimum of 4 years+ experience modelling in Revit across a range of structural projects across both residential and commercial
High level of technical skill using Revit, creation and maintaining of Revit families
Demonstrate an ability to analyse technical designs and deliver solutions to complex problems.
Conversant with relevant NZ Building codes and statutory requirements and be motivated to learn and develop your expertise.

Senior Structural Technician

Tauranga

Manage the drafting teams’ workload across an extensive range of projects.

A minimum of 4 years+ experience modelling in Revit across a range of structural projects across both residential and commercial
High level of technical skill using Revit, creation and maintaining of Revit families
Demonstrate an ability to analyse technical designs and deliver solutions to complex problems.
Conversant with relevant NZ Building codes and statutory requirements and be motivated to learn and develop your expertise.

Structural Drafting Team Leader

Christchurch

Working on large, complex, and exciting projects, covering a range of sectors.

As Team Leader, you will provide technical support, coaching and guidance to the team and delegation of workload across projects.
Provide technical leadership to the team and ensure their ongoing development, providing mentoring, guidance, and training.

NCEA and/or relevant tertiary qualification in Structural or Architectural Drafting Technology

A minimum of 5 years+ experience modelling in Revit across a range of structural projects. High level of technical skill using Revit, creation and maintaining of Revit families
Conversant with relevant NZ Building codes and statutory requirements.

For further information on the above roles or for an initial confidential chat please contact Mike on mike@mdrs.net.au

15 Sep 2023

Fire Engineer / Fire Designer – Auckland North Shore

This is a rare opportunity for a Full or Part time Fire Engineer or Fire Designer to join a small but growing Fire Team, at a highly regarded, multi-disciplinary Engineering Consultancy based on Auckland North Shore.

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. This consultancy has strong existing partnerships with a wide range of clients, providing services for architects, developers, planners, surveyors and building owners. The consultancy is resourced in structural, civil, geotechnical, environmental and fire engineering service, and has offices in Auckland, Christchurch, and Whakatane.

Because the engineering teams integrate with each other across projects in a supportive team working environment, this is an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to develop their career and become a well-rounded building industry professional.

The role:

Undertake Fire Safety Design, architectural drawing reviews, Fire Safety report writing and marking up drawings for Building Code compliance.
Coordinate with architects and design construction details for fire separations.
Close collaboration with the Structural Engineering Team and exposure to Civil, Environmental, and Geotechnical Engineering Teams on projects.
Training will be provided to manage projects from start to finish, including developing client relationships, undertaking briefings and fee proposals, writing Fire Design Reports (incl. marking up drawings), providing construction detailing advice and undertaking construction monitoring.
Review the work of other members of the team (as experience allows).
Provide input on the future direction of the Fire Team.

The Fire Team work:

Applying Acceptable Solutions to uncommon and complex situations, using ANARP judgements and an understanding of Fire Engineering principles to provide tailored and robust advice.
Assisting clients and builders to achieve the Fire Safety requirements by providing construction detailing advice.
Working on a wide variety of new and existing buildings in public, private, commercial, and residential sectors.

Experience required:

At least three years’ experience as a fire designer/fire engineer. This position is open to a range of experience levels from Intermediate to Senior. Remuneration will depend on experience.
A formal fire engineering qualification is not necessary if the candidate has sufficient experience, though a tertiary engineering qualification is preferred.
The role is available on a full-time or part-time basis.
Although envisaged to be in Auckland, if necessary, a suitable candidate could work from our Christchurch or Bay of Plenty offices.

Experience advantageous but not essential:

Job Management: Experience with writing fee proposals, variations, achieving deadlines, invoicing.
Passive Fire Experience: Installing or designing passive fire protection.

Skills/Knowledge required:

Good understanding of C/AS2, underlying principles, related building regulations and processes, and ability to apply these to specific building designs in the form of a Fire Design Report with annotated drawings.

Ability to explain technical concepts to a non-technical audience.
Intuition for fire behaviour.
Ability to visualise 3D, spatial conceptual thinking.

Ability to manage timeframes to ensure client deadlines are met, while delivering within financial targets.
The ability to interpret legislation.
Good working knowledge of computers and relevant technical software.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Attention to detail.

On offer:

This role offers a rare chance to move into working within a collaborative, medium sized, engineering consultancy that places a high value on the work-life balance of its employees.

With just under fifty employees, the consultancy prides itself on its small business ethos and on maintaining a supportive and friendly work-place culture.

Competitive remuneration package depending on the right candidate’s relevant experience.

Additional benefits may include, but are not limited to:
Career progression opportunities.
Company laptop, mobile phone, and number.
Annual bonus (discretionary).

Please contact Mike Davidson on mike@mdrs.net.au for further information and a confidential discussion about this role.

14 Sep 2023

Civil Engineer – Intermediate – Christchurch – New Team

Brand new role with immediate start available. Christchurch based, brand new civil engineering team, excellent salary package.

This intermediate level Civil Engineer role would offer the opportunity to work for a well known and highly regarded multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy as they build a brand new civil engineering team based in their established Christchurch office.

The company currently have a tight knit team of 45 engineers and technicians, with further growth planned across their Civil and Geotechnical Engineering departments.

This role would suit someone who has Civil 3D software experience and is looking for a 360 degree engineer role with the chance to get out of the office and be involved in the project management and delivery of projects – You will have to opportunity to work alongside the company senior management team in liaising with a wide range of existing clients across ongoing and upcoming projects.

You will ideally already be working in the NZ engineering sector with 3 years of civil engineering experience since gaining your bachelors of civil engineering degree.

The role offers the chance to be part of an exciting period of growth for the company and as such will offer excellent career progression opportunities as the Christchurch based Civil Engineering team grows to replicate the teams already in place in the company’s other NZ branches.

A very competitive salary package is on offer as well very flexible working conditions for staff who may have family/personal commitments to consider.

Please contact Mike@mdrs.net.au for further information on this role.

20 Jul 2023

Senior & Intermediate Civil Engineers – Tauranga

This is your opportunity to become part of the team at one of New Zealand’s leading Engineering Consultancies. We are actively recruiting both Senior and Intermediate Land Development Engineers to join the consultancy’s Tauranga team.

The team is very busy and currently working on a number of high-profile residential and industrial subdivision projects across the Bay of Plenty and Waikato.

Responsibilities in this role include, preparing project proposals, project management, concept and detailed design for all aspects of subdivision design including bulk earthworks, erosion/sediment control, drainage, roading, water supply, common services etc. You will also complete reporting for consent and engineering approval applications. A working understanding of bulk civil infrastructure (e.g., bulk mains, pump stations etc) would be advantageous.

Working alongside some the consultancy’s key clients, you’ll provide high quality technical inputs and advice to support desired project outputs. You will also be responsible for liaising with other key stakeholders such as Councils and partner organisations.

Senior Engineers will also be given the opportunity to get involved with the mentoring and coaching of junior staff, with the opportunity to develop into a future Team Leader.

Tauranga is a metropolitan coastal hub virtually surrounded by beautiful coastline. The largest city in the Bay of Plenty, Tauranga is one of New Zealand’s main centres for business, international trade, and culture. Due to its rapid population growth, Tauranga has become New Zealand’s fifth-largest city and has become a very desirable place to live. New residents have flocked to Tauranga for the city’s highly sought after natural environment, wonderful climate, and a robust economy anchored by the Port of Tauranga.

Founded in the late nineteenth century, this Engineering Consultancy delivers expertise in land and buildings, water and the environment, utilities, and transport. With offices in Auckland, Hamilton, Tauranga, Christchurch, Wellington and Queenstown, the consultancy has committed to improving the social, economic, and environmental health of the community. The consultancy is heavily invested in their employees and will provide you with the support, learning, and development to help you further your professional career. The supportive team-based culture, client focussed service, and the incorporation of the latest technologies and ideas, all combine to make this consultancy an excellent place to work.

To be considered for the roles you will need to demonstrate:

A minimum of 3 years’ experience (Intermediate) 8 years’ experience (Senior) in the design of industrial and residential developments.
Design skills and previous experience using 12D and AutoCAD. Civil 3D software experience will also be considered. Senior Engineers will ideally be on the way towards professional certification.
Exceptional communication skills.
Experience liaising with both external clients and other key stakeholders such as Councils and partner organisations.

For further information and a confidential discussion about this role, please contact Mike at MDRS – mike@mdrs.net.au

10 Jul 2023

Geotechnical Team Leader – Auckland North Shore

This employee-owned multi-disciplined Engineering Consultancy is recruiting a new leader for their small Geotechnical Engineering team based on Auckland North Shore.

The Geotechnical team is a small team of four experienced engineers. This Team Leader role would suit a Senior Engineer keen to step up into a lead level role. Reporting directly to the Geotechnical Engineering Director, the successful candidate will have the freedom to grow and develop the team, and to develop relationships with new clients, in line with the continued expansion and growth of the consultancy.

The team is currently involved in a number of projects including:

Foundations (shallow foundations, ground screws, cast in situ concrete piles etc., settlement analysis).
Land development projects ranging from small to large scale subdivisions for private and commercial developers plus HNZ developments.
Retaining structures.
Construction monitoring (subgrade inspection, fill compaction, settlements).
Landslide remediation/mitigation.
Ground improvement.
Retail buildings, commercial developments.
On-site wastewater disposal investigations and reporting.

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.

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. This consultancy has strong existing partnerships with a wide range of clients, providing services for architects, developers, planners, surveyors and building owners. The consultancy is resourced in structural, civil, geotechnical, environmental and fire engineering service and has offices in Auckland, Christchurch, and Whakatane. The individual engineering teams integrate with each other across projects in a supportive team working environment.

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. With just under fifty employees, the consultancy prides itself on maintaining a supportive and friendly work-place culture, with regular social events, approachable management and a focus on staff wellbeing and career development across the board.

Alongside a market leading salary package of $120-$170K per year, (depending on experience and registrations), 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:

Minimum of 5 years professional experience in Geotechnical Engineering.
Civil Engineering and New Zealand based experience would be highly advantageous.
A tertiary qualification in Geotechnical Engineering.
CPEng registered or currently working towards this.

Please contact Mike Davidson on mike@mdrs.net.au for further information and a confidential discussion about this role.

10 Jul 2023

Structural Engineer – Team Leader – Whakatane/Bay of Plenty

This brand-new role has been created due to the ongoing growth of this employee-owned, multi-disciplined engineering consultancy.

The Whakatane-based Structural Engineering Team requires a Senior Structural Engineer to step into the role of Team Leader to spearhead and strengthen the currently small team of three engineers.

This opportunity would suit a Senior Structural Engineer keen to step up into a lead level role. Reporting directly to the Structural Engineering Director based in Auckland, the successful candidate will be given the autonomy to grow and develop the team and to develop relationships with new clients, in line with the continued expansion and growth of the consultancy.

The role provides the flexibility to combine working on-site in the Whakatane office and from home. Relocation assistance is on offer if the successful candidate does not already reside in the Bay of Plenty region.

Whakatane is the sunniest place in New Zealand and offers beautiful outdoor spaces; a relaxed lifestyle; a welcoming community; a bustling town centre; rich cultural history; excellent public services; and notably, significant local expansion planned which promises to bring diverse business and employment opportunities to the area.

The Whakatane office was established in 2017 in response to the on-going growth and development of the Bay of Plenty region. The office has been consistently busy and continues to grow with interesting, diverse residential, commercial, and industrial projects secured.

The Structural Engineering Team is currently involved in a number of projects including:

SED for new dwelling builds that are beyond the scope of NZS3604.
Lots of SED foundations for new dwelling builds to suit the soil conditions.
Seismic assessments of old commercial buildings and development of strengthening schemes.
Design for new commercial structure builds.

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. This consultancy has strong existing partnerships with a wide range of clients, providing services for architects, developers, planners, surveyors and building owners. The consultancy is resourced in structural, civil, geotechnical, environmental and fire engineering service and has offices in Auckland, Christchurch, and Whakatane. The individual engineering teams integrate with each other across projects in a supportive team working environment.

This new 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. With just under fifty employees, the consultancy prides itself on maintaining a supportive and friendly work-place culture, with regular social events, approachable management and a focus on staff wellbeing and career development across the board.

Alongside a market leading salary package of $100-$150K per year, (depending on experience and registrations), 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 including work from home and a nine-day fortnight.
Company laptop and mobile phone.
Memberships to professional registrations.
Annual training budget for professional development.
Relocation assistance

Ideally you will already be based in New Zealand and hold the following qualifications and experience:

Minimum of 5 years professional experience in Structural Engineering.
New Zealand based experience preferred.
A tertiary qualification in Structural/Civil Engineering
CPEng registered or currently working towards this.

For further information and a confidential discussion about this role please contact Mike on mike@mdrs.net.au

10 Jul 2023

Geotechnical Engineer – Team Leader – Whakatane

This employee-owned multi-disciplined Engineering Design Consultancy is recruiting a new leader for their small Geotechnical Engineering team based in the Bay of Plenty.

The Geotechnical team is a tight knit team of three experienced engineers. This Team Leader role would suit a Senior Engineer keen to step up into a lead level role. Reporting directly to the Auckland based Geotechnical Engineering Director, the successful candidate will have the freedom to grow and develop the team, and to develop relationships with new clients.

The position will be based in the consultancy’s Whakatane office which was established in 2017 in response to the ongoing growth and development in the Bay of Plenty region. Whakatane is the sunniest place in New Zealand and offers beautiful outdoor spaces; a relaxed lifestyle; a welcoming community; a bustling town centre; rich cultural history; excellent public services; and notably, significant local expansion planned which promises to bring diverse business and employment opportunities to the area.

The Whakatane office has been consistently busy since its inception and continues to expand with interesting and diverse residential, commercial, and industrial projects secured.

The Geotechnical Team is currently involved in a number of projects including:

A wide range of residential housing projects.
Partnering with local councils on stormwater, green treatment, reservoirs, water treatment plants.
Contaminated Land investigations.
Landslide remediation/mitigation.
Ground improvement.
On-site wastewater disposal investigations and reporting.

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. This consultancy has strong existing partnerships with a wide range of clients, providing services for architects, developers, planners, surveyors and building owners. The consultancy is resourced in structural, civil, geotechnical, environmental and fire engineering service and has offices in Auckland, Christchurch, and Whakatane. The individual engineering teams integrate with each other across projects in a supportive team working environment.

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. With just under fifty employees, the consultancy prides itself on maintaining a supportive and friendly work-place culture, with regular social events, approachable management and a focus on staff wellbeing and career development across the board.

Alongside a market leading salary package of $120-$170K per year, (depending on experience and registrations), 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 including a nine-day fortnight.
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:

Minimum of 5 years professional experience in Geotechnical Engineering.
A Washington Accord accredited tertiary qualification in Geotechnical/Civil Engineering.
CPEng registered or currently working towards this.

Please contact Mike Davidson on mike@mdrs.net.au for further information and a confidential discussion about this role.

23 Feb 2023

Senior Civil Engineer / Business Development Engineer

This multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy with offices throughout New Zealand (Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington, Hamilton, Tauranga and Queenstown) is currently adding to their new team of Civil Engineers based in Wellington. This will be a key role within their Civil Engineering team and presents an excellent opportunity for an ambitious engineer who is keen on the Business Development / Client Engagement aspects of the role.

The Company

The company has an excellent reputation throughout New Zealand and provides structural, civil, water, transport engineering design consulting, project management, environmental engineering, planning and surveying for a wide range of clients. They currently have a workforce of over 150 within NZ and boast a very low staff turnover rate, indicative of high job satisfaction levels. This business has been operating for over 100 years and has played a key part in the development of affordable housing, the ongoing development of infrastructure in and around Auckland, and the rebuild of Christchurch. The civil engineering team have provided their expertise across a wide range projects including very large residential developments, transport projects, urban developments, universities, listed heritage buildings, airports and harbour and marine developments.

The role

If you are a Civil Engineer based in New Zealand and you are looking for a role that offers more than the day to day design elements of being an engineer, this is the job you are looking for. This key appointment for the company offers a very wide range of duties and responsibilities with the bonus of living in beautiful Wellington along with a market leading salary package and benefits. Relocation assistance is also offered.

You will play an active role in the business development and strategic planning for the civil engineering division and as such you will be in a front row seat for progression and career opportunities as the department grows.

You will be supported by a number of civil engineering professionals and the management teams in the company’s North and South Island offices but you will be given freedom to plan your own workload and make your own day to day decisions.

Requirements

The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of NZ based civil engineering design experience and a background of working on a range of land development projects for a design consultancy. A relevant bachelor’s degree from a Washington Accord University is required for this role.

The managers and directors are keen to maintain the tight knit and friendly environments found within the company’s existing branches and are hoping to add a team member who is looking to make a long term commitment.

If you feel you have the experience, self-starter attitude and communication skills required for a role that will involve business development and client liaison please register your interest for an initial confidential conversation.

For further information or full job spec please contact mike@mdrs.net.au

20 Jan 2023

Senior Structural Engineer – Queenstown

This multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy with offices throughout New Zealand (Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington, Hamilton, Tauranga and Queenstown) is currently recruiting a new team of Structural Engineers to be based in Queenstown. This role will be the first to be filled within the new Structural Engineering team and presents an excellent opportunity for an ambitious engineer to build a team around themselves.

The Company

The company has an excellent reputation throughout New Zealand and provides structural, civil, water, transport engineering design consulting, project management, environmental engineering, planning and surveying for a wide range of clients. They currently have a workforce of over 150 within NZ and boast a very low staff turnover rate, indicative of high job satisfaction levels. This business has been operating for over 100 years and has played a key part in the development of affordable housing, the ongoing development of infrastructure in and around Auckland, and the rebuild of Christchurch. The structural engineering team have provided their expertise across a wide range projects including, high and low rise residential developments, universities, listed heritage buildings, airports and harbour and marine developments.

The role

If you are a Structural Engineer based in New Zealand and you are looking for a role that offers more than the day to day design elements of being an engineer, this is the job you are looking for. This key appointment for the company offers a very wide range of duties and responsibilities with the bonus of living in beautiful Queenstown along with a market leading salary package and benefits. Relocation assistance is also offered.

You will play an active role in the business development and strategic planning for this new structural team and as such you will be in a front row seat for progression and career opportunities as the department grows.

You will be supported by a number of structural engineering professionals and the management teams in the company’s North and South Island offices but you will be given freedom to plan your own workload and make your own day to day decisions.

Requirements

The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of NZ based structural engineering design experience and a background of working on a range of commercial and residential buildings projects for a design consultancy. A relevant bachelor’s degree from a Washington Accord University is required for this role.

For further information or full job spec please contact mike@mdrs.net.au

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