Intermediate to Senior

2 weeks ago


Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand The Talent Hive Full time
Engage your expertise across both environment and building design projects.

  • Company culture focused on your career development and work/life balance
  • We are proud to be Toitū net carbon zero certified ensuring our operations are

Who are we

Powell Fenwick is a leading engineering consultancy providing expertise in eight different building disciplines, including Structural, Mechanical, Electrical, Fire, Civil, Hydraulics, Acoustics and Environmentally Sustainable Design.

As a locally owned and operated company, we are motivated to make a positive difference to the communities that we live and work in.


We are proud to be Toitū net carbon zero certified - ensuring our operations are carbon neutral and working to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions.

With our successes driven by our people for our people, our teams work hard to deliver a friendly and quality service which matters to our clients and communities.

Our team comprises over 120 staff working collaboratively across offices in Christchurch, Tauranga and Queenstown - delivering a friendly, quality service and award-winning designs.


Why you should join us

We are guided by five values - fun & friendliness, family focus, quality, value & support, and flexibility - ensuring Powell Fenwick is a positive place to be Our Engineers enjoy the variety and challenge of their roles.

We're big on growing our team's skills and exposing our Engineers and Technical Specialists to new and interesting work.

We will look to utilise your current expertise and ideas, which are always welcomed and shared within our supportive team environment.

We're a flexible organisation with a big focus on work life balance and professional satisfaction. You'll be working with much autonomy but provided with the support and tools that you need to succeed.

It's an exciting time to join Powell Fenwick as we continue to build on our history of success.

The role
Based in Christchurch your role will form part of a highly regarded team of Acoustic Engineers and Technical Specialists.

The project portfolio includes interesting and technically challenging work and the team have a history of working on a wide variety of local landmark projects across Canterbury and the wider New Zealand regions.

This opportunity will allow you to work broadly, taking ownership of the full project life cycle.


You will engage your acoustic engineering expertise on both environmental projects (such as land rezoning, vibration analysis etc) as well as shaping the design and build of new commercial buildings, public buildings, hospitals, schools etc and across a variety of industry sectors.

You will be working with a range of internal and external stakeholders and clients.

You will be working with great autonomy but with the tools and support of highly experienced engineers to ensure your continued success and development in your engineering career pathway.


About you

You will be an intermediate or senior level Acoustic Engineer with an interest in continuing to develop your engineering and project delivery expertise.

You will be someone who embraces the development opportunities that come from working across a broad spectrum of industry sectors and stages of the project lifecycle.

You will have solid client management skills and the ability to collaborate with a broad range of technical professionals. Powell Fenwick are dedicated to delivering designs which are functional and sympathetic to each unique landscape.

You will require.

  • A bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or a relevant science field.
  • Minimum of 56+ years of experience in acoustic engineering gained in a consulting environment.
  • Able to demonstrate proven experience & success in delivering quality acoustic engineering solutions and client relationship management.
  • Sound knowledge of relevant New Zealand codes and standards
  • Effective communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate with a broad range of team members and clients.
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Highly skilled and experienced with technical/engineering report writing.

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