Stantec

Stantec

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Principal Structural Engineer

Lead structural design and delivery for water and transport infrastructure projects.

Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | Queenstown, Otago, New Zealand
Full Time
Expert & Leadership (13+ years)

Job Highlights

Environment
Office Full-Time

About the Role

• Plan, manage, and deliver detailed structural designs with senior checks across transportation and water infrastructure projects. • Provide technical advice and leadership within the Structural Discipline. • Lead projects using design‑and‑construct delivery methods. • Write technical reports, conduct structural assessments, inspections, risk assessments, and develop asset management plans. • Support construction supervision as needed. • Collaborate with project teams and managers to ensure timely, cost‑efficient delivery. • Mentor and develop junior team members.

Key Responsibilities

  • structural design
  • design‑construct
  • structural assessment
  • risk assessment
  • construction supervision
  • technical leadership

What You Bring

This is an exciting opportunity for a professional engineer with a proven track record of successfully delivering projects to work collaboratively with our clients and colleagues across Asia Pacific. You will have a chance to work on projects from the initial investigation right through to completion or construction. This opportunity is likely to involve some travel in the South Island. You’ll be a CPEng Chartered structural engineer with at least 10 years’ professional experience in the consulting industry, including multi‑disciplinary design projects. You’ll have experience in water and/or transportation infrastructure projects, ideally including industrial/utility buildings, pump stations, water retention structures, or a solid understanding of transportation infrastructure.

Requirements

  • cpeng
  • chartered
  • structural
  • 10+ years
  • water
  • transport

Benefits

Along with a competitive salary we offer many other benefits to ensure your professional development and wellbeing is ongoing. • Competitive salary plus benefits supporting professional development and wellbeing. • Flexible working arrangements, including up to four weeks of additional leave and school‑term contract options. • Learning and talent development programs, including global programmes, online learning, and on‑the‑job training. • Mentoring for personal development. • Health, income continuance, and life insurance. • Service recognition awards. • Employee assistance program.

Work Environment

Office Full-Time

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