Job Description

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?

At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives enabling you to do the best work of your life. You can experience a world of opportunities to shape a career as unique as you.

WSP is one of the world’s top professional services firms, bringing together some of the brightest engineers, advisors and scientists from across the globe. We exist to shape communities to advance humanity. We see the world through a Future Ready® lens, fuelled by a shared commitment to making a positive impact—one project and community at a time.

Civil Engineer

We have an opportunity for a Civil Engineer with a few years of experience who’s ready to take the next step in their career, to join our Transportation and Civil Infrastructure team in Tauranga

In this role, you’ll be involved in the planning, design, and delivery of transportation and civil infrastructure projects for a mix of public and private sector clients. Working as part of a collaborative, multi‑disciplinary team, you’ll contribute across the full project lifecycle – from early investigations and design through to delivery and site support.

Key responsibilities include:

• Contributing to the design and delivery of civil and transportation infrastructure projects
• Supporting project planning, scopes, programmes, and fee estimates
• Preparing designs, drawings, reports, and technical documentation
• Assisting with contract administration, site inspections, and construction support
• Engaging with clients, contractors, and internal project teams
• Applying relevant NZ standards and design guidelines in a quality-focused environment
• Working safely and contributing to WSP’s strong health, safety, and wellbeing culture

About you:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering (or equivalent)

• 3+ years’ professional experience in civil and/or transportation engineering

• Exposure to transportation or infrastructure design projects

• Working knowledge of NZ design standards and guidelines (e.g. Waka Kotahi / Austroads)

• Strong communication and organisational skills

• A collaborative, client-focused mindset

• A current, clean driver’s licence

Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.

We are proud to have the blueprint of Aotearoa New Zealand in our DNA and our 2,000+ expert professionals in 24 offices are united by the common purpose of creating positive, long-lasting impacts on the communities we serve.

Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 75,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.

With us, you can. Apply today.

We will review applications as they come in, so if this opportunity sounds like you, don’t wait to apply!

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