Process Engineer

Process Engineer, Dairy and Food

• Build on your existing dairy and food process engineering experience, within Beca’s industrial business as part of a team designing and delivering solutions for NZ’s leading industrial clients
• Work on a variety of project types to grow your career, across different scope, scale, geographies, and client sites across New Zealand, Australia and the Asia‑Pacific region
• Learn from Beca’s technical and project leaders within an established, experienced and passionate team, focused on project delivery excellence for our clients, while valuing your personal and professional development

Te whiwhinga mahi | The opportunity

Join Beca’s Industrial team in New Zealand and leverage your technical dairy and food processing knowledge in a consulting career. You will be joining a firm with over 100 years of experience throughout NZ, as part of the Industrial team of over 200 engineers, industry experts, technical leaders and project delivery teams passionate about the positive impact they have through the projects they deliver. You will have the opportunity of having a varied and meaningful career at Beca, and our employee‑owned structure puts people at the heart of our decision‑making.

This role provides significant career development opportunities through the variety of client types, and range projects from brown field to green field projects, with different scope, scale and complexity. You will have the opportunity to both learn from our leading Principles, process experts, delivery leads and project specialists, as well as having scope to have your say and contribute. Working at Beca will provide you with access to a truly multi‑discipline business where you can draw on technical experts to support delivery of significant and complex projects. You will have input into how projects are delivered, being encouraged to make suggestions and voice your thoughts on solutions.

You will be joining a diverse and talented team with a vast breadth of knowledge and track record, where innovation and delivering the best for our clients is at the heart of every decision we make. In this role, you will be part of the team working with clients, contractors and vendors to deliver a diverse range of projects across New Zealand, Australia and the Asia‑Pacific region.

While each project you work on will be different in scope and scale, you will be able to :

This role will be based on Beca’s Hamilton office with our Industrial team of ~20 diverse and passionate engineers, process experts, designers and project delivery teams. You will be part of a close‑knit team who enjoy being part of the Waikato office culture which showcases our values of enjoyment, partnership, care and tenacity!

Further details on how you can develop your Industrial Process Engineering career within Beca’s Industrial business here :

Ko wai koe | About you

To be successful in this role, you will be a Process Engineer looking to make a difference with a passion for project delivery excellence. You will be able to apply your current and relevant dairy and food processing industry experiences, within the process, technical or engineering design roles. In addition, you will be looking for your next career step to expand your career within a consulting environment. You may be motivated to build your understanding of the design process learning from our industrial leaders and getting involved in ‘stretch’ projects. You will also enjoy the challenge of working across multiple projects with different timelines and deliverables, as well as having responsibility for delivery of your part of a project.

You will also be a relationship builder, both who is experienced with and enjoys working with on‑site teams, supporting and building relationships with the operational and engineering teams we interact with. Your career to date will include experience and the understanding of how sites and site processes work, and with the engineering and design approach to understand how designs and solutions impact on site and site operations.

How you work is also important to us – we will value your enthusiasm and motivation to continue to learn from your peers and more senior members of the team. You will be pragmatic; solution focused and be respected by your teammates as a great person to work with. Working amongst a group of highly motivated professionals, you will step into an open and supportive culture that values the skills you contribute to the group.

Beca prides itself on supporting a diverse and inclusive culture – open to inputs from creative people of all genders, ethnicity, identity, thought and experiences. We welcome and invite applications from candidates from a range of backgrounds and work experiences.

Ko wai mātou | About us

Beca is one of Asia Pacific’s largest independent advisory, design, and engineering consultancies. After a century of operation, we have grown from a family‑owned business to one of the most progressive, client‑centric professional services consultancies in our region. We have more than 4,000 employees in 25 offices around the world and have delivered projects in more than 70 countries.

‘Creative people together transforming our world’ is our vision. It reflects our culture, our aspirations and our purpose – to make everyday better. We create value through understanding and delivering successful solutions, exceptional service and our enduring relationships helping our clients shape communities, optimise their assets and streamline their operations. Find out more about us at

Tono mai | Apply now

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