Lead Engineer - Wastewater Treatment

Overview

This is a fantastic opportunity for a Lead Engineer for Wastewater Treatment Plants to join our high-performing Water team, based in Auckland, Christchurch, or Wellington .

This role involves leading key plant projects within New Zealand and working on significant projects across the APAC region, ensuring that GHD brings innovation and strong technical skills to the New Zealand market.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical delivery from feasibility through to commissioning for both new and existing plants
• Provide strong design management and technical oversight, including QA / QC and peer reviews
• Work closely with clients, building trusted relationships and ensuring project success
• Support business development through proposal preparation and repeat work generation
• Mentor and coach junior engineers, contributing to team growth and capability
• Maintain high standards in quality assurance, documentation, and knowledge sharing

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How to apply

Click ‘Apply’ to submit your CV or contact Zen Chua at for more information.

Visit our GHD New Zealand Water page to explore our work, projects, and opportunities in the water sector.

EEO and diversity

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At GHD we encourage individual achievement and recognize the strength of a diverse workforce. GHD is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunities and invites applications from people of all nationalities, genders, and cultural backgrounds.

We respectfully ask that no agency resumes be presented at this stage.

About Us

Come together and make a meaningful impact. We bring our people together to create something bigger and solve some of the world's most complex problems. Come and experience the power of commitment and see strategy and ideas come to life when you join GHD.

Let"s drive real change.

Our Pledge to You

At GHD, we don’t just believe in the power of commitment, we live and breathe it every day. That’s why we pledge to empower our people to make a positive impact. Combining our deep technical expertise with the capabilities of our clients and partners, we respond to some of the most complex challenges facing our planet today.

See where your commitment could take you.

That’s the #PowerOfCommitment

Who We Are

GHD is a global professional services company that leads through engineering, architecture, and construction expertise. We are an employee-owned company with over 11,000 diverse and skilled individuals, across more than 200 offices spanning five continents. The Power of Commitment is our brand promise. It’s what makes us different. We are bound to our stated vision and determination to address humanity’s most urgent needs : to make water, energy and urbanisation sustainable for generations to come.

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