Graduate Engineer

Whangarei, Northland 0110, New Zealand • Full-time

About the Role

The main purpose of this role would be to aid the project managers and engineers with a variety of design tasks on projects.

Objectives:

• Supporting project teams with analysis, design, and reporting tasks.
• Developing and maintaining competencies consistent with the practice of a professional engineer.
• Ensuring that all work is undertaken in accordance with the appropriate legislation, corporate requirements, and systems.

Key responsibilities include :

• Assist the team with technical reporting.
• Coordinating with other engineering disciplines and actively participating in interdisciplinary workshops as required.
• Liaison with Consultants and Contractors as required by projects.
• Assisting with marketing and promotion of BG&E.
• Preparation of construction documentation and specifications.
• Construction support including response to RFIs and attending meetings.
• Assist with writing reports.
• Directly contacting clients.
• Visiting sites for inspections.
• Support the Associate - Structures in the day-to-day activities.
• Undertaking site visits, calculations, and drawings.
• Opportunities to work on projects across NZ and overseas.

About You

To succeed in this position, you'll bring experience such as:

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in Civil and/or Structural Engineering - at least BE (hons) from NZ university.
• Clear and effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Working knowledge of the MS Office suite of tools is essential; experience using SPACEGAS or similar modelling tools is beneficial.
• A strong desire to learn and solve problems in a team context.
• The ability to multi-task and self-prioritize workload.
• High attention to detail with strong problem-solving skills.
• Work together as a big team - in this role you will be part of a large dynamic team and network of engineers to learn and grow.
• Driver's license necessary.

About BG&E

• BG&E is an employee-owned engineering consultancy with more than half a century of experience. United by a common purpose – we believe that truly great engineering takes curiosity, bravery, and trust, and is the key to creating extraordinary built environments.
• At BG&E, we live our values every day: to demonstrate care and integrity, strive to pursue excellence, and serve as one team, that is ‘The BG&E Way’. We empower our people to be empathic, high-performing, and creative, and contribute to communities.
• We work in partnership with clients and other stakeholders – to challenge conventional wisdom, pioneer new benchmarks in technical.

Life at BG&E

• Flexible working arrangements to help achieve real work-life balance.
• Health and wellbeing support via a confidential Employee Assistance Program.
• Competitive remuneration.
• On-the-job coaching to help you be the best you can be, including leveraging BG&E’s global network of experts to help you realise your professional development goals to grow your career at BG&E.

Shared Values

• Engender the BG&E Way and incorporate that into policies, processes, systems, and service delivery.
• Provide a “one-stop-shop” approach to supporting the business, including coordinating cross-functional activities to deliver a seamless service.
• Be an advocate of BG&E both internally and externally.
• Preserve the culture of BG&E, maintaining collaborative relationships globally.

Wellbeing and Safety

BG&E provides collaborative working environments, which support the safety and wellbeing of all employees and stakeholders. As an organisation, we strive to continually mitigate risks and improve our safety systems and performance.

Diversity and Inclusion

Equality is part of BG&E’s DNA. We value who you are – it begins with our values and continues through our culture – and is fostered throughout our workplaces. We recognise and celebrate difference and encourage our people and potential candidates to be comfortable in bringing your complete self to work.

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