Technical Director, Geotechnical

Technical Director, Geotechnical

**Country**:New Zealand**Position Location**:Auckland, New Zealand**Contract Type**:Permanent**Work Pattern**:Full Time**Sector**:Transport**Discipline**:Geotechnical and tunnelling**Job Ref**:2625**Recruiter Contact**:Julie Graham- Mott MacDonald New Zealand has grown significantly over the past 12 months, to over 300 strong and now houses a team of experts who enjoy sharing success in delivering awesome projects such as Christchurch's Te Kaha Stadium, Lake Onslow Pumped Hydro Scheme Feasibility, Seascape Tower, Auckland Airport upgrades, and numerous complex wastewater treatment plants across New Zealand.**The role. What you will do.**
- Thanks to an expanding project portfolio, we have a new, exciting opportunity for a Technical Director to join our growing Geotechnical team, based in Auckland. Your focus will be primarily on New Zealand and Australian projects, but you will also support other offices globally by providing internal support services related to tunnelling, foundations, retaining structures and slopes and ground interpretations on civil infrastructure projects.
- As part of the wider Geotechnical team, working with internal and external clients, you will manage geotechnical projects, prepare designs, specifications and plan, write and review technical reports. You’ll also be responsible for providing expert advice to our contractor partners during construction, train and mentor our junior team members as well as attend client meetings and manage the client interface on progressively larger and more complex projects.**About you**:

- You will be a degree qualified Civil or Geotechnical Engineer with experience in multi-disciplinary design and construction projects. You’ll have a well-developed sense of engineering and commercial risk, be a team player, who is willing to contribute to the professional development of junior staff with an ability to find innovative solutions for our clients.**You've got this**- We offer you all the benefits that come from working in a global consultancy, including a competitive salary, becoming a shareholder, flexible work arrangements, enhanced Kiwi Saver contributions, ongoing professional support, career development and a great opportunity to work on key projects. We are committed to fostering a culture that empowers our people, promotes teamwork and embraces sustainability.-
**Our values, culture, and benefits**
- We have a supportive and collaborative culture which values equality and diversity, and we take proactive steps to create an inclusive workplace. We value the diversity of our staff and are committed to creating an inclusive work culture where everyone can bring their full selves to work.- We offer a range of competitive benefits and facilities to make this a great place to be, including:
- State of the art office and end of trip facilities
- Agile working environment
- Competitive salary and group bonus incentive scheme
- Life, personal accident, and salary continuance insurance
- Options to purchase additional annual leave

**You’ve got this**
- This is a great opportunity to join a growing consultancy that is pushing ahead in the local market. If you are looking for an opportunity to work in a fast-growing business with an organisation that is shaping the communities in which we live, then join our world class consultancy.**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.