Senior Process Engineer

Aurecon

Senior Process Engineer providing innovative engineering solutions across various sectors at Aurecon. Leading projects and mentoring team members in a collaborative environment.

Posted 6/10/2026full-timeAuckland • 🇳🇿 New ZealandSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Deliver innovative process engineering solutions across energy, resources, manufacturing, dairy, and food and beverage projects
Lead small to medium-sized sustaining capital projects, ensuring outcomes meet client expectations and business objectives
Support projects across the full lifecycle, including cost estimation, design coordination, procurement, commissioning, and handover
Build strong client relationships and contribute to work-winning through proposals, technical solutions, and business development activity
Mentor junior team members and contribute to a collaborative, high-performing team environment
Support our growing decarbonisation portfolio and help strengthen partnerships with new and existing manufacturing clients

Requirements

What you’ll need

Relevant engineering qualifications, ideally in Process or Chemical Engineering
Experience in dairy, food and beverage, clean-industry sectors, or general manufacturing
Around 6+ years’ post-graduate experience in a similar process engineering role
A track record of delivering practical, impactful outcomes across multidisciplinary projects
Strong project management, communication, collaboration, and stakeholder engagement skills
The ability to see the big picture, challenge assumptions, and bring fresh thinking to project delivery
Experience supporting work-winning, client engagement, or proposal development
Chartered status, or working towards chartership, would be advantageous

Benefits

Comp & perks

Recognised by the AFR as a Best Place to Work in 2026
Supports your ambitions
Opportunity to make a real impact
Collaborative, high-performing team environment

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Hard Skills & Tools

process engineeringcost estimationdesign coordinationprocurementcommissioningproject managementimpactful outcomesmultidisciplinary projectsproposal developmentdecarbonisation

Soft Skills

client relationshipscollaborationcommunicationstakeholder engagementmentoringbusiness developmentbig picture thinkingchallenging assumptionsfresh thinkingteam environment

Certifications

Chartered statusworking towards chartership