Senior Development Engineer

6 days ago

Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand Hutt City Council Full time NZ$90,000 - NZ$120,000 per year
  • Shape how our city grows - lead sustainable, high-quality development across Lower Hutt
  • Collaborate with developers, Wellington Water and Council teams to deliver great outcomes
  • Enjoy great benefits - wellbeing leave, birthday leave, flexible work options and more

About the Role

We're delivering smart, sustainable growth for our city - and your leadership and technical expertise will be at the heart of it. As a Senior Development Engineer in our Planning, Environment & Sustainability group, you'll take a leading role in ensuring subdivision and development works meet the highest technical and environmental standards.

You'll provide expert engineering advice, peer review work from other engineers, and guide developers and consultants to achieve quality, compliant outcomes. Working closely with Wellington Water, Mana Whenua, and internal teams, you'll help shape the city's future through excellent design, collaboration and innovation.

You will:

  • Assess resource consent and engineering approval applications, providing expert input and direction
  • Peer review work by other Development Engineers to ensure accuracy and consistency
  • Undertake inspections to confirm compliance with standards and consent conditions
  • Collaborate with Wellington Water, contractors, and Council teams to deliver great outcomes for the community
  • Lead initiatives to improve systems, processes, and guidance documentation
  • Champion innovation, sustainability and continuous improvement in development engineering practice

About You

You're an experienced and forward-thinking engineer who enjoys tackling complex development challenges and mentoring others. You combine strong technical capability with great communication and collaboration skills, and take pride in shaping a growing, sustainable city.

You will have:

  • A recognised tertiary qualification in civil engineering or a related field
  • A detailed understanding of resource consent, engineering approval, and section 223/224c processes
  • In-depth knowledge of subdivision engineering and its connection to natural water systems and the three waters network
  • The ability to manage multiple projects through various phases of development
  • Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to present complex technical concepts clearly
  • A current driver's licence

About Us

At Hutt City Council our vision is to build a connected, resilient and inclusive city where all our people thrive. Kia noho mai tēnei tāone hei pou herenga waka, hei pou herenga kaupapa, hei wāhi whai hua ki hōna iwi.

Our people are 'proud to be part of it' - working here is truly rewarding knowing together we're making a genuine difference to Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai Lower Hutt and its people, both now and into the future. Tūhono mai. Come join us

Some of our great benefits include:

  • Paid birthday leave Take a day off to celebrate YOU
  • Wellbeing leave, plus additional wellbeing perks
  • Flexible working options
  • One paid volunteer leave day each year

Applications close at 11.55pm on 2 November 2025. Please note that we may review applications before the closing date and encourage you to apply as soon as possible. We reserve the right to withdraw the job advertisement at any time.

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