Design Engineer

4 months ago


Napier, New Zealand Napier City Council Full time

With a specific focus on 3 Waters, you will be responsible for ensuring the coordinated design of critical drinking water, wastewater and storm water projects. Working across the full water cycle, you will design innovative, high-performing and environmentally sustainable solutions that ensure healthy ecosystems, resilient communities and thriving economies for both our current and future generations.

Interpreting survey result into technical drawings, you’ll bring extensive design software experience (12d and/or OpenRoads) and will be someone who thrives off overcoming design obstacles in the 3 Waters space. Strong relationship management skills are also key - you’ll be liaising with external contractors, as well as asset managers, project managers and senior stakeholders to manage expectations and ensure desired outcomes are met.

This is a pivotal time to join Napier City Council’s Infrastructure team, with exposure to a wide variety of projects and mentorship in place. Whether you’re recently qualified, a current Associate Engineer, or looking to move into a Senior Design Engineer role, we want to hear from you.

This role is for you if you have:

- A professional tertiary qualification in Civil Engineering, Diploma in Civil Engineering or NZCE (Civil).
- Previous New Zealand based civil engineering design experience
- Understanding of ] land surveying practices and principles
- Project experience from a 3 Waters infrastructure environment
- Experience using design software for computation and design

**About Us**

Join the dynamic team at Napier City Council, where we pride ourselves on excellence, integrity, and sustainability, while delivering exceptional customer and community service. As one of Napier's most sought-after employers, we offer more than just a job. How about exclusive retail discounts, subsidized medical insurance, and a generous 5 weeks of annual leave after just 2 years of service?

At Napier City Council, we play a vital role in Civil Defence emergencies, and that means everyone on our team may be called upon to support the response. It's an opportunity to make a real difference in our community.

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