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697 open roles, 200 posted this week, most paying $111k to $167k a year. Apply directly with the employer, and tailor your CV to each one.
Reviewing designs · Signing producer statements · Building client relationships
Relevant engineering qualification; Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng) status; proven experience in seismic design to the NZ Bridge Manual
AECOM · 5001+ employees
A global infrastructure consulting firm delivering water, environment, energy, transportation, and building solutions.
Leading transport project design · Coordinating multidisciplinary teams · Managing project tasks and resources
5+ yrsBachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or a related discipline; 5+ years' experience delivering transportation and civil infrastructure projects in New Zealand or Australia; experience in transport project delivery, Safe System principles, project management, multidisciplinary teams, and relevant New Zealand standards and Austroads guidelines
Sharesies · 201-1000 employees
A financial services company enabling investment, saving, and wealth-building through KiwiSaver and other products.
Developing software · Mentoring teams · Solving complex problems
Excellent full stack development skills (Python, TypeScript/React, C#), ability to balance business context and technical strategy, strong problem-solving, mentoring and communication skills, legally entitled to work in New Zealand, and must pass criminal conviction and credit checks.
Archway Recruitment
Delivering civil projects · Coordinating site engineering · Ensuring project compliance
Proven project engineering experience on civil infrastructure, bulk earthworks, marine or land development projects; relevant engineering qualification or career history in civil infrastructure; full New Zealand working rights
Watercare Services Limited
Conducting field inspections · Approving external works · Coordinating developers and contractors
Experience in contract management and customer relationships; engineering tertiary qualification or relatable experience
AECOM · 5001+ employees
A global infrastructure consulting firm delivering water, environment, energy, transportation, and building solutions.
Leading mechanical design · Coordinating multidisciplinary teams · Mentoring engineers
10+ yrsDegree in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline; around 10+ years delivering water, wastewater, hydraulic or dam infrastructure projects; CPEng status or a clear pathway towards chartership
Developing automated test systems · Designing calibration methodologies · Analysing production data
5+ yrsBachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Photonics, Optoelectronics or related field; 5 years developing automated test or calibration systems; Python; automated manufacturing test systems; electronic/optical test instrumentation; product development/NPI/manufacturing; Git; Jira
AECOM · 5001+ employees
A global infrastructure consulting firm delivering water, environment, energy, transportation, and building solutions.
Leading transport design · Coordinating multidisciplinary teams · Reviewing technical deliverables
5+ yrsBachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline; 5+ years' experience in transport design, civil infrastructure or roading projects in New Zealand or Australia; proficiency in at least one of Civil 3D, 12d, OpenRoads or AutoCAD
AECOM · 5001+ employees
A global infrastructure consulting firm delivering water, environment, energy, transportation, and building solutions.
Leading infrastructure projects · Designing conveyance networks · Mentoring junior engineers
SYOS Aerospace
Developing avionics architecture · Integrating hardware and software · Testing integrated systems
6+ yrs6+ years of mechatronics engineering experience; degree in Mechatronics, Electrical, Software, Computer Systems Engineering or a related discipline; experience with embedded systems and electronic hardware and software integration
Randstad New Zealand
Architecting distributed systems · Leading delivery outcomes · Mentoring engineers
Professional experience building modern backends and APIs in a Senior or Lead capacity; expert proficiency in Python; deep understanding of REST and GraphQL API design; hands-on experience with AWS, Docker, and Infrastructure as Code; experience designing distributed architectures; Bachelor Degree
Stellar Recruitment
Installing water infrastructure · Leading site crews · Coordinating daily activities
Certified Water Installer Level 4 qualification; proven water infrastructure construction experience; full Class 1 driver licence; legal right to work in New Zealand; pass a pre-employment drug and alcohol test
Leading substation designs · Providing technical leadership · Advising infrastructure clients
CPEng registration or ability to obtain it; extensive experience delivering HV substation projects; expertise in Primary Substations Engineering; understanding of New Zealand utility standards and requirements; client-facing experience
Auckland Airport · 201-1000 employees
A gateway to Aotearoa, welcoming travellers and connecting businesses, with a focus on safe and reliable airport operations.
Supporting electrical reliability · Maintaining asset records · Managing maintenance activities
3+ yrsNew Zealand Electrical Engineering Diploma or NZCE with EWRB registration; knowledge of electrical standards and NZ legal frameworks; practical understanding of electrical asset reliability; ideally 3+ years in large industrial/commercial environments with HV/LV systems.
New Zealand Automobile Association · 201-1000 employees
A trusted New Zealand brand providing services and products to over 1.8 million members.
Designing test strategies · Executing test automation · Validating Salesforce solutions
Strong Salesforce CRM architecture and integration knowledge; API testing with Postman, Swagger, SoapUI; automation tools like Selenium, Playwright, Datadog; Agile and CI/CD familiarity; excellent communication.
Dam Safety Intelligence · 1001-5000 employees
A subsidiary of Meridian Energy delivering dam management expertise to dam owners in New Zealand and internationally.
Analyzing monitoring data · Conducting site inspections · Preparing technical reports
Relevant engineering, science or technical qualification; experience in engineering, infrastructure, asset management or related technical environment; strong analytical, technical writing, and communication skills; comfortable working on site and in office.
Orion · 201-1000 employees
An electricity distribution network company powering central Canterbury, New Zealand.
Providing technical support · Troubleshooting issues · Managing support requests
Experience in IT support or technical troubleshooting with relevant IT qualification or equivalent practical knowledge; strong communication and problem-solving skills; right to live and work in New Zealand.
Livestock Improvement Corporation (LIC) · 1001-5000 employees
A farmer-owned co-operative supporting herd improvement in New Zealand's dairy sector for over 115 years.
Designing data quality frameworks · Implementing automated testing · Leading technical teams
Relevant tertiary qualification in computer science, software engineering, data engineering or related field, or equivalent experience; proven experience with automated data quality and testing at scale; strong data modelling and platform design; event-driven architectures (Kafka, Flink); testing frameworks (Great Expectations, Soda, dbt Tests, pytest); observability; Terraform; Agile.
IDEXX · 5001+ employees
A company that designs products and services to enhance the health and well-being of pets, people, and livestock.
Setting technical direction · Mentoring engineering squads · Championing DevOps
10+ yrs10+ years software engineering with 5+ years as senior technical expert; deep understanding of cloud-native, event-driven, distributed systems; experience with agentic coding and AI-assisted development; proficiency in Go and TypeScript; Bachelor's or Master's in CS or related field or equivalent experience.
Formalizing mathematical proofs · Identifying proof gaps · Collaborating on verification strategies
Master's degree or higher in Mathematics, Logic, Theoretical Computer Science, or a related field; hands-on experience with a formal system; strong foundation in rigorous proof writing
Translating mathematical proofs · Analyzing proof structures · Developing proof scripts
Master's degree or higher in Mathematics, Logic, Theoretical Computer Science, or a closely related field; strong foundation in rigorous proof writing; hands-on experience with Lean, Coq, Isabelle/HOL, Agda, or comparable systems
Alignerr
Authoring reasoning traces · Designing problem-solving strategies · Reviewing training traces
Deep experience in machine learning, AI research, or a closely related technical field; experience with LLM evaluation, fine-tuning, or training methodologies
BGIS · 5001+ employees
A global leader in integrated facilities management delivering innovative and sustainable solutions.
Providing security design advice · Developing technical documentation · Reviewing contractor submissions
Experience in physical or electronic security or security consulting; security assessments; building, property or infrastructure projects; technical reports, strategies, specifications and design documentation; appropriate working rights in New Zealand
Air New Zealand · 5001+ employees
An airline that connects people across Aotearoa and the world, with technical operations keeping aircraft safe and reliable.
Ensuring materials compliance · Reviewing technical documentation · Maintaining material records
Contact Energy Ltd · 1001-5000 employees
A New Zealand renewable energy company operating geothermal power plants to generate clean electricity.
Writing code · Reviewing code · Supporting applications
Hands-on experience with JavaScript and TypeScript; exposure to React, CSS and HTML
Oji Fibre Solutions
Leading capital projects · Managing project execution · Providing technical expertise
Mechanical Engineering degree; extensive experience in industrial environments; legal right to work in New Zealand
Westpac New Zealand · 1001-5000 employees
A New Zealand bank focused on building a fairer and stronger New Zealand for its people, customers, and communities.
Building platform solutions · Automating infrastructure provisioning · Troubleshooting technical issues
Experience in high-scale environments and SRE practices; experience building automated CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins; strong Linux administration skills; Infrastructure as Code configuration-management knowledge; security engineering knowledge; understanding of networking, security and distributed systems
Xero · 5001+ employees
A global software company providing cloud-based accounting tools for small businesses.
Setting up development harnesses · Refactoring legacy services · Developing verification loops
Deep full-stack or backend engineering experience; hands-on exploration with AI harnesses, coding agents, or automated verification pipelines; familiarity with distributed systems, API design, data modeling, and relational database migrations; capability taking ambiguous technical problems to production
Stellar Recruitment
Providing technical leadership · Leading project teams · Preparing technical deliverables
15+ yrsBachelor of Engineering (Civil or Environmental); Chartered Professional Engineer status; 15+ years’ three waters engineering experience; experience in environmental outcomes, ecology, GIS or water-sensitive design; contract management and site supervision experience
Oji Fibre Solutions
Managing capital projects · Executing brownfield projects · Supporting plant breakdowns
5+ yrsBE or NZCE; over five years' engineering experience in major process industries; brownfield project delivery, maintenance environments, engineering codes, regulations, contract administration and budgeting expertise; legal right to work in New Zealand
There are 697 roles open for engineer jobs in New Zealand on the SmartCVs job board, 200 of them posted in the last week, all from employers' own career sites.
Of these, 649 full time, 4 part time and 67 hybrid or remote.
Where the ad shows a salary, most pay $111k to $167k a year.
8 ads say the employer will support a visa.
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There are 697 roles open for engineer jobs in New Zealand on the SmartCVs job board, 200 of them posted in the last week, all from employers' own career sites.
Where the ad shows a salary, most engineer jobs in New Zealand pay $111k to $167k a year. Not every ad shows one, so check each job, and use the Salary filter to see only the ones that do.
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