Principal Mechanical Engineer

4 weeks ago


Auckland City, New Zealand Mott MacDonald Full time

Due to continuous growth, our Water team is seeking a Principal Mechanical Engineer to contribute to the leadership and management of design of projects such as large municipal wastewater & water treatment plants, commercial onsite treatment systems, community treatment plants, and industrial trade waste treatment systems. The role is to be based either in Auckland or Wellington. You will be joining a diverse team of consultants who are passionate about what they do, with a proven track record guiding our clients, and leading delivery of our State and Country's most critical projects.
Your precise duties and responsibilities will vary depending on your level of experience. Mott MacDonald offers a highly supportive and collaborative environment within which to further build your career and challenges you to achieve more. Your responsibilities can include:

- Developing water and wastewater infrastructure designs for clients
- Develop and maintain key client relationships
- Design management of water and wastewater infrastructure projects
- Project management and staff mentoring
- The successful applicant will have:

- 10+ years’ experience in working on water/wastewater/industrial treatment projects or other relevant industries
- Design management of complex mechanical plant or multi-discipline projects
- Detailed mechanical engineering design experience; of new and existing water and wastewater treatment plants
- A mechanical engineering degree
- Ideally a Chartered Engineer (or working towards Chartership)
- A proactive approach to design, whilst seeking innovation to drive value
- Proven client liaison and communication skills
- Great team working ethos both internally and collaboratively with our clients and supply chain

In return we will offer you all the benefits that come from working in a global consultancy, including a competitive salary, ongoing professional support, career development, agile working, and a great opportunity to work on key projects.
We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they have the opportunity to contribute.
There's no time like the present to make a change.

Job Profile
- Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management and development consultancy focused on improving society by considering social outcomes in all we do. We are an employee-owned company that offers a range of opportunities to work with expert practitioners on expansive and innovative construction projects.
We adopt a pioneering mindset to meet our challenges head on and embrace our Progress, Respect, Integrity, Drive and Excellence (PRIDE) values in everything we do.
Our successes over the past years have seen us take significant roles on a range of NZ landmark and country shaping projects including:

- Lake Onslow NZ Battery project
- Auckland Airport's New Domestic Terminal
- Auckland City Rail Link
- Rosedale WWTP expansion and thermal hydrolysis
- Seascape Residential Tower, Auckland (tallest occupied tower under construction)

Other Information
- Equality, diversity and inclusion
We put equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they have the opportunity to contribute.
Agile working
At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team and personal commitments. We embrace agility, flexibility and trust.
More about Mott MacDonald
We’re a global engineering, management and development consultancy.
Our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do, relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients’ businesses, our communities and employee opportunities.
A fundamental part of this is respecting each person’s differences and striving to meet their needs.
Our values: progress, respect, integrity, drive, excellence



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