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.

Engineer – Bridges & Civil Structures

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Engineer – Bridges & Civil Structures to join our Dunedin team. This role is ideal for an engineer who enjoys a mix of technical delivery, site involvement, and client collaboration, with exposure to a variety of bridge and civil structural projects.

You’ll work closely with experienced engineers and technical leaders to deliver consultancy services across the inspection, maintenance, refurbishment, strengthening, and improvement of bridge and civil structures. The role offers involvement across the full project lifecycle – from investigations and design through to construction monitoring and stakeholder engagement.

Key responsibilities include:

• Assisting with structural inspections, condition assessments, and maintenance programming
• Contributing to the design of remedial, strengthening, and improvement works for a range of bridge and structural assets
• Preparing technical reports, cost estimates, and specifications
• Supporting project planning, delivery, and financial tracking, ensuring work is delivered safely, on time, and to a high standard
• Collaborating with clients, contractors, and internal technical specialists across WSP
• Applying New Zealand and international standards, best practice, and asset management principles to your work

About you

• A tertiary qualification in Civil or Structural Engineering or related discipline
• 3+ years experience in the design, inspection, construction, or maintenance of infrastructure, with bridge experience highly desirable
• Strong technical skills with a willingness to learn and grow your expertise
• The ability to communicate clearly through reports and client interactions
• A clean, full NZ driver’s licence
• Enthusiastic and motivated, enjoys problem‑solving and working as part of a collaborative team
• A proactive, team‑focused mindset aligned with WSP’s values

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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