Technical Leader Bridge Engineer

Technical Leader Bridge Engineer

Shape the future of New Zealand's infrastructure with our Transport Structures team. This principal position offers the opportunity to apply your deep expertise across diverse and challenging infrastructure projects throughout New Zealand, Australia and beyond.

You'll serve as a technical authority within our team, providing expert guidance, design review, and professional sign-offs that ensure excellence in everything we deliver. In this role, you'll leverage your technical expertise to review (and challenge) designs, bring innovation, work closely with design teams, interact with clients and contractors, and sign off on producer statements. One of your core roles will be to provide high-level guidance on projects while building client relationships to secure new opportunities.

Your work will span multiple infrastructure sectors including roads, rail, water, power, and energy. A strong understanding of seismic design is a must, where you would bring your expertise to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and deliver integrated, innovative solutions for complex projects. Additionally, you'll collaborate with other technical directors and technical leaders across the Asia Pacific & Middle East region and represent New Zealand in the global Jacobs forum for Transport Structures.

You'll contribute to our comprehensive suite of services including conceptual, preliminary, and detailed design of bridges and transport structures; design checking and review; construction supervision; inspections, assessment and monitoring; maintenance, rehabilitation, strengthening and widening works design; client advisory on scheme development, planning and procurement.

• Relevant engineering qualification + Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng) status

• Proven experience in seismic design to the NZ Bridge Manual

• Auckland Council registration for design sign-off is preferred

• Deep technical knowledge across bridge engineering and horizontal infrastructure

• A reputation for excellence that clients and colleagues recognise

• The ability to work across diverse infrastructure projects

• Communicates effectively and builds enduring client relationships while supporting and mentoring team members

• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with constructors to deliver innovative and cost-efficient solutions.