Lead Roads Engineer

Aurecon

Lead Roads Engineer overseeing complex rural and urban infrastructure projects in New Zealand. Delivering design and technical leadership while ensuring quality and client satisfaction.

Posted 6/7/2026full-timeAuckland • 🇳🇿 New ZealandSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead geometric road and civil design delivery across the full project lifecycle - spanning feasibility and investment case development, concept design for route protection and consenting, detailed design for costing, procurement and construction, and ongoing construction support across complex rural and urban infrastructure projects.
Provide technical leadership, guidance, and mentoring to engineers and designers within the team.
Collaborate and coordinate with a range of disciplines, including transport planning, drainage, utilities, structures, lighting, pavements, rail, geotechnical, environmental planning, traffic, and construction teams, to enable cohesive, integrated design outcomes.
Deliver and review high quality design packages, drawings, specifications and technical reports in line with project brief, client expectations and local authority standards.
Lead Safety in Design, constructability, and project risk discussions.
Identify and manage change across projects, including scope, programme, financials, deliverables, and risk documentation, while ensuring design assurance, commercial discipline, and high-quality delivery.
Develop practical engineering solutions, championing a pragmatic, “no-frills” approach.
Build and maintain trusted client relationships with transport agencies, local authorities, and key project stakeholders.
Contribute to the continuous improvement of the roads practice, including standardisation, technical eminence, and digital initiatives.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Strong experience delivering multidisciplinary transport or civil infrastructure projects in a consulting environment, across complex rural and urban corridors.
Proven capability in geometric road design, design review, and technical leadership.
Demonstrated ability to lead and mentor teams, while working effectively across disciplines to achieve integrated outcomes.
Experience working with NZTA / Waka Kotahi, Auckland Transport, or other local authority standards.
Proficiency in Civil 3D, OpenRoads, or 12d, or experience leading teams using these tools.
Sound understanding of Safety in Design, constructability, and project risk management, with strong commercial awareness.
Ability to build trusted client relationships and contribute to successful project outcomes.
Chartered status (or working towards Chartership) with a relevant Civil Engineering qualification.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Professional development opportunities
Opportunities for career advancement

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Hard Skills & Tools

geometric road designdesign reviewproject risk managementengineering solutionsmultidisciplinary transport projectscivil infrastructure projectsdesign assurancecommercial disciplinetechnical leadershipconstruction support

Soft Skills

mentoringcollaborationclient relationship buildingteam leadershipcommunicationproblem-solvingchange managementcontinuous improvementpragmatic approachintegrated outcomes

Certifications

Chartered statusCivil Engineering qualificationworking towards Chartership