# Principal Engineer - Water

**Company**: WSP
**Location**: Auckland
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Consulting

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## 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.

**Principal Engineer – Water**

Ready to shape the future of water infrastructure in New Zealand?

Working within an established and successful team in Auckland, you'll combine deep technical expertise with strategic thinking to help deliver some of New Zealand's most important water and civil infrastructure projects.

Here's what your day-to-day will look like:

- Leading investigations, analysis, design, and reporting for civil and water infrastructure projects

- Providing technical leadership, peer review, and engineering guidance across multidisciplinary teams

- Managing NZS 3910 and NZS 3916 contracts, including construction supervision and contract administration

- Driving strong technical, commercial, and risk outcomes throughout project delivery

- Developing project scopes, budgets, and delivery strategies that support successful project outcomes

- Building trusted relationships with clients, contractors, councils, and key stakeholders

- Contributing to business growth through bids, proposals, and strategic client opportunities

- Coaching, mentoring, and developing engineers across the region

- Potentially leading and growing a team, depending on your experience and career goals

**About You**

You're a highly regarded engineering professional who enjoys solving complex challenges, building strong client relationships, and helping others succeed.

Ideally, you'll have:

- A Bachelor of Civil Engineering (or a closely related discipline)

- 15+ years' experience in civil and/or water infrastructure, with a strong understanding of New Zealand engineering standards, legislation, and industry best practice

- CPEng registration (or be actively working towards it)

- Strong commercial acumen and experience managing contracts, budgets, and project risk

- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

- A collaborative leadership style with a passion for mentoring and developing others

- A current, full New Zealand driver's licence

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## Skills

### Required
- Civil Engineering
- Water Infrastructure
- Project Management
- Contract Administration
- Technical Leadership
- Stakeholder Management
- Mentoring

### Nice to have
- CPEng registration
- New Zealand engineering standards
- Commercial acumen
- Leadership skills

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