Senior Process Engineer

time left to apply End Date : September 20, 2025 (27 days left to apply)

job requisition id R30919

What's the mahi?

Join our team as an Intermediate to Senior level Process Engineer and play a key role in delivering innovative solutions across energy, resource, and manufacturing projects.

Collaborating closely with clients and multidisciplinary teams, you'll focus on the dairy industry, manufacturing and food & beverage sectors, supporting and expanding our pipeline with sustaining capital projects in New Zealand.

You'll also contribute to our growing decarbonization portfolio, strengthening client partnerships and driving growth with new manufacturing clients, in alignment with our Energy & Industrial plan.

This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of engineering in a dynamic, impactful sector.

Key Responsibilities :

Lead Projects :

Take charge of small to medium-sized projects, ensuring delivery meets client expectations and business objectives.

Project Lifecycle Management :

Oversee the entire project lifecycle, including cost estimation and budgeting, detailed design management and coordination, procurement and vendor management, commissioning and handover.

Work Winning & Client Engagement

: Build authentic, long-lasting relationships with clients.

Support business development through work-winning strategies, proposals, and solutions.

Inspire and guide :

Mentor and coach junior team members, fostering their growth and enabling the team to deliver exceptional results for our clients

Project Management :

Proven track record as a project manager leading cross functional teams.

Innovation and Research

: Stay up to date with the latest advancements and integrate new innovations and best practices into project designs.

Join our team and take your career to the next level by working closely with technical experts across a variety of projects.

You'll have the opportunity to not only learn from the best in the field but also to take ownership of your own projects.

This role is designed for those with leadership potential, offering a clear path to becoming future team leaders as you build your expertise, manage key initiatives, and drive success within our organization.

What are we looking for from you?

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in dairy, food or other clean-industry sectors or general manufacturing

Alongside this, you will have the following :

Bachelor's degree in Process or Chemical Engineering

Ideally you will be chartered

Proven experience in a similar role with 6+ years' experience post-graduation

Demonstrated success in winning work

Excellent project management and communication skills.

What's in it for me?

You really can bring your whole self to work and be confident that your voice will be heard.

We don't just claim that we're inclusive and innovative, it's proven by the independent awards and accreditations we have gained, and we're always seeking new ways to prove (and improve!) our commitment to diversity.

We were the first engineering company in Aotearoa to receive the Rainbow Tick in 2018, and we have maintained this certification ever since.

In May 2023 we were the first engineering company in Aotearoa to receive the Gender Tick, led by our people for our people.

To date, we are the only engineering company to have both!

Our Maori strategy (He Rautaki Maori) won two Good Design awards in 2022 for its outstanding contribution in bringing Te Ao Maori and digital innovation into operations and decision-making processes.

On top of this, you will have access to competitive remuneration, a 4% employer contribution to KiwiSaver, flexible work hours and locations, working holidays, and remote work options.

Outside of work, you will be further supported with benefits such as highly competitive paid parental leave, cultural holiday swaps, one of the best employee (and their family) wellbeing platforms in the country, and more!

Ready to bring ideas to life?

Then please apply now!

We are an equitable-opportunity employer that values diverse perspectives and the contribution that every one of our people makes to our culture.

Put simply, we want you to bring your whole self!

We know that people from historically or currently marginalised backgrounds are less likely to apply for roles where they don't match all the advertisement criteria exactly - if this advert has piqued your interest and your experience may not align fully then we still want to hear from you and encourage you to apply.

Remember, it's your potential and how you bring ideas to life which are important.

Your background, unique needs, and individuality are valued here.

We are committed to ensuring that you are well supported so that our recruitment process is fair, equitable, inclusive, and available to everyone.

Please let us know what adjustments or support you need to make the recruitment process more accessible to you.

Whakaha nga whakaaro

/ Breathing life into our ideas, thoughts, views

Kia maia, kia kaha, mahi tahi

/ Be bold, be strong, work as one

About Us

We've re-imagined engineering.

Aurecon is an engineering and infrastructure advisory company, but not as you know it!

Think engineering.

Think again.

Find out more here .

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