Chief Engineer

4 days ago


Wellington City, New Zealand Science New Zealand Full time

We have a great opportunity for a suitably qualified and experienced seagoing engineer to join the

team on the research vessel Tangaroa.

**What you will be doing**:
The Chief Engineer aboard RV Tangaroa leads the engineering department aboard the vessel and is responsible for the safe, efficient, and compliant operation and maintenance of all mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and auxiliary systems. The Chief Engineer ensures the vessel's operational readiness, regulatory compliance, engineering documentation, and engineering team performance, contributing to NIWA's research capability and vessel reliability.

**What you will bring**:
To be successful in this role you will have:

- MEC1 or MEC2 Endorsed Chief Engineer (ECE)
- 5+ Years as Chief Engineer
- Experience on vessels of equivalent class and function (desirable)
- Current Maritime Medical
- In-date ancillary certificates (STCW Basic, AFF, PISC, Medical First Aid, etc)
- Ideally available to start in late July

**What we will offer**:

- Competitive remuneration with equal time on/off
- Varied, challenging and important work with talented colleagues in a world leading organisation devoted to environmental science

**About us**:
NIWA Vessel Management Ltd (NIWA Vessels) is a subsidiary of the New Zealand National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA). NIWA Vessels owns and operates a fleet of three research vessels from the Port of Wellington that provide word-class environmental monitoring and research platforms.

NIWA is a dynamic research organisation and New Zealand's largest and pre-eminent provider of climate, freshwater and marine science. Our core purpose is to enhance the economic value and sustainable management of New Zealand's aquatic resources and environments, to provide an understanding of climate and the atmosphere, and increase resilience to weather and climate hazards to improve safety and wellbeing of New Zealanders. This is an exciting time for us as we work towards the formation of a new Public Research Organisation, the Earth Science Institute (ESI).

Closing Date: 22 June 2025

Job Details
- Crown research institute
- NIWA
- Reference #
- 58607
- Posted on
- 06 Jun 2025
- Closes on
- 22 Jun 2025 23:55
- Location(s)
- Central Wellington
- Expertise
- Seafaring
- Job level(s)
- Experienced, Management
- Work type(s)
- Permanent
- More details (document)
- Chief Engineer Tangaroa - June 2025.pdf


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