Senior/principal Hydraulic Modeller

Our busy and growing water team in Auckland is currently seeking a Senior/Principal Hydraulic Modeller.
You will take a lead role amongst our Network Planning team and work alongside our teams of civil engineers, digital designers, and project managers. Our portfolio includes three-waters modelling, planning and design studies within New Zealand, Australasia, the Americas, Europe including the United Kingdom through our Mott MacDonald’s international modelling community.
Joining Mott MacDonald will provide you with exciting opportunities to work alongside industry-leading professionals on a wide range of water projects within the Asia Pacific region and beyond. Based in our offices in Central Auckland, you will work in an environment that fosters career growth and development and challenges you to achieve more.
You will be responsible for:

- Working directly with our clients in solving their challenges to service the forecasted population growth by offering innovative approaches
- Leading the technical aspects of wastewater modelling and planning studies
- Mentoring the new generation of wastewater network planners
- Being a part of an internationally connected team that actively pushes the development of digital technology in modelling and engineering design
- Contributing to three waters modelling: stormwater, water supply, and wastewater networks, with a focus on the latest innovations
- About you:

- Relevant degree in engineering with specialisation in hydraulics
- A minimum of 5 years’ professional experience in wastewater modelling and network planning
- Capability to check and review work of others to provide quality assurance and drive continuous improvement in work delivered to the client
- Excellent client relationship management
- Project Management experience
- Excellent communication and organisation skills
- Excellent report writing skills
- Extensive experience of InfoWorks ICM and/or DHI (MIKE URBAN, MIKE +) modelling software.
- Robust experience with GIS platforms
- Ability to be a team player and develop relationships at all levels, including worldwide with our Mott MacDonald offices.
- Interest in developing innovative and digital approaches to modelling, and ability to rapidly learn new technologies. Knowledge of Python is advantageous.

In turn you’ll be working on significant projects that shape the communities in which we live. You will build connections with our local team and be a part of a great global business.
You’ll also have access to many company benefits including increased Employer KiwiSaver contribution, agile working, life insurance, coaching and mentoring and our Purchase Leave policy, to name a few
Now could not be a better time to join Mott MacDonald. If you believe you have these skills and would like to work with our great team, we’d like to hear from you
There’s no time like the present to make a change

Job Profile
- Mott MacDonald NZ is a dynamic and innovative engineering, management and development consultancy working with high profile clients across New Zealand. We are a wholly independent, employee-owned company with strong local leadership and autonomy.
We have a supportive and collaborative culture which values equality and diversity, and we take proactive steps to create an inclusive workplace.

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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