Senior Civil Designer/Engineer - 12D

Posted 07 July 2025
LocationTauranga
Job type Permanent
DisciplineInfrastructure
Reference961564

Job description

An employee-owned multidisciplinary consultancy with over a century of success is expanding its Tauranga office and looking for a Senior Civil Engineer to help lead the delivery of regionally critical land development and infrastructure projects.

Known for their innovation, technical strength, and collaborative culture, this firm is big enough to take on the country’s most complex projects — while still offering the personalised, people-first approach of a more boutique consultancy.

With a strong pipeline of both private and public sector work, they’re looking to grow their local civil team with a senior-level hire who thrives on ownership, problem solving, and mentoring others.

On offer is:
  • Competitive salary with annual reviews
  • Employee Share Scheme – real equity potential
  • Work-from-home flexibility & genuine work-life balance
  • Career development pathways, technical mentoring and chartership support
  • A wide range of high-impact projects that shape local communities
  • A collaborative, social culture without big-egos or red tape
About the Role

You’ll step into a senior position within a well-supported and technically strong team. Working closely with internal specialists (planning, surveying, transport, water, urban design), you’ll have the autonomy to run your own projects while playing a hands-on role in design delivery, stakeholder engagement and mentoring junior staff.

Responsibilities
  • Leading the civil design and delivery of land development and infrastructure projects from concept through to construction
  • Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams on integrated project solutions
  • Providing technical oversight (12d), QA and guidance to the wider team
  • Working with clients, contractors, and councils to ensure seamless delivery
  • Supporting proposals, bid work and client relationship development
About You

You’re an experienced civil engineer with a solid background in land development and infrastructure delivery. You know your way around local consenting processes and have a reputation for getting things done — well. You enjoy mentoring others and want to be part of a high-performing, down-to-earth team.

Requirements
  • 6+ years’ civil engineering experience within NZ consultancies
  • Strong land development experience (greenfield, brownfield, infrastructure)
  • Proficiency in 12d
  • Sound understanding of local authority codes, standards and consenting
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • CPEng or working toward it (support provided)
  • Bonus points for project management experience and client-facing confidence
This is the kind of opportunity that doesn’t stay on the market for long.

If you’re a driven engineer ready to take the next step in your career – with a clear path toward leadership and ownership – we’d love to hear from you.

Apply now or contact Hugh Miller on 027 305 0677 or hugh@assemblerecruit.com for a confidential conversation.

I'm processing a high number of applications at present so please apply before calling. Text messages work well too.

All enquiries will be treated with the strictest confidence.