Lead Engineer, Land Infrastructure

Aurecon

Lead Engineer overseeing civil design and delivery for infrastructure projects in Christchurch. Balancing technical delivery, client engagement, and mentoring within an engineering team.

Posted 5/22/2026full-timeChristchurch • 🇳🇿 New ZealandSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Deliver civil designs across roads, drainage, utilities and earthworks
Support transport, land development and public infrastructure projects
Prepare technical reports and design documentation
Mentor and support junior engineers
Work directly with clients to solve infrastructure challenges
Contribute to proposals and project delivery across the wider team

Requirements

What you’ll need

Degree qualified Civil Engineer
Around 10+ years’ experience in civil infrastructure design
Strong technical capability across civil infrastructure projects
Ideally Chartered or working towards Chartership
Experience across roads, drainage, pavements and utilities
Working knowledge of 12d, Civil 3D or similar software

Benefits

Comp & perks

Hybrid work model
Mentorship opportunities
Equitable opportunity employer

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Hard Skills & Tools

civil designinfrastructure designdrainage designroad designutility designearthworks designtechnical reportingdesign documentationproject deliverymentoring

Soft Skills

client communicationproblem solvingteam collaborationleadership

Certifications

Chartered Engineerworking towards Chartership