Civil Engineer, Developments - Career Growth Potential

South Wairarapa District Council (SWDC) is a small council supporting the people of Martinborough, Featherston, Greytown and the surrounding district. 

We may be small, but the passion and dedication of our people mean that we punch well above our weight in ensuring that we provide an environment that is a safe and clean place to live, work and recreate. 

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Development Engineer to become part of a Roading team and ensure the quality of the  South Wairarapa and Carterton Districts land and roading development is appropriate and sustainable for the future.

The Roading Team plays a vital role in helping manage significant growth and asset management in a way that delivers high quality and professional services for roading, residential, commercial and industrial projects across the district. 

Your key duties will be ensuring infrastructure meets Council standards and is appropriately designed to ensure a long lifespan; earthworks and hazards are appropriately assessed and potential adverse effects and associated risks mitigated, best engineering practice and mitigate risk to Council and the community arising from land development engineering related matters; providing technical engineering support in matters relating to resource consent land use and subdivision proposals, and providing technical engineering support in assessing  road engineering detailed designs against Standards, best industry standards and assessing specifics of proposed land development works.

To be successful in this role you will:

• Hold a tertiary qualification in Civil Engineering, Surveying, or related discipline.
• Experience (5+ years) in the civil engineering or surveying field.
• Knowledge of, roading and land management.
• Excellent time management and project management skills and experience.
• Ability to present topics to the public, professionals and at meetings.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with attention to detail.

If you require a copy of the position description or further information on the application process please contact Michelle Alexander via [email protected] or enter the link below into your browser:

https://swdc.govt.nz/wp-content/uploads/Civil-Engineer-Developments-JD.docx

If you wish to discuss the technical aspects of the role in more detail, then contact Stefan Corbett, Group Manager, Infrastructure & Community Operations via [email protected]