Senior Civil Engineer

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Date Published

05-May-2025

Advertising Ends

22-May-2025

Country

New Zealand

Location

Hamilton & North Waikato

Role Type

Engineering

Work Type

Permanent

ID#

11697

Position Description

Our Co-operative

Fonterra’s strength is in the collective | Te Mātāpuna toa takitini

We are a Co-operative created and owned by Aotearoa New Zealand dairy farmers. Since our beginnings, collaboration, innovation and passion have enabled us to share the goodness of our dairy with the world. We're committed to caring for the land, our animals, and every drop of milk, producing nutritious food with safe, quality ingredients loved here in New Zealand and around the world.

As part of the Fonterra Co-op, you'll be solving for a better future alongside a team connected by solid values as we strive to be a leader in dairy sustainability, dairy innovation and science, with a focus on New Zealand milk.

When you join Fonterra, you'll open yourself to a career of opportunities where you can grow with us by developing your skills, sharing your knowledge, and exploring diverse career paths that ignite your passions.

About the opportunity | Mō tēnei tūranga

Due to an internal promotion we have an exciting opportunity for you to join us as our Senior Civil Engineer. In this role you will create, improve and protect the Civil Engineering including water and wastewater networks and assets, roads, industrial and manufacturing buildings, utilities (plumbing, drainage, fire and HVAC) as well as pipe bridges and foundations for tanks and other manufacturing assets.

Reporting to the Group Manager for Civil Engineering, your main responsibilities will include:

Set engineering standards in the field of civil engineering where appropriate external engineering standards do not exist and where there is evidence of significant integrated risk(s).
Establish and manage Engineering standards and solutions for civil assets to enable Business Units in managing existing assets through their lifecycle.
Be a member of the Subject Matter Expert team in their area of engineering topic expertise - particularly water and wastewater assets/building/civil utilities.
Support capital projects in relation to the assets described.
In collaboration with key stakeholders across Fonterra, provide technical and engineering direction enabling Business Units to achieve performance standards and meet internal KPI's.
Build relationships and leverage partnerships with industry and the wider engineering community in the area of innovation and technology to achieve Fonterra's long term aspirations.

About you | Mōu

The successful candidate will have a strong background in Civil engineering in a project, operational or asset management capacity. Working with a range of key stakeholders across Fonterra, you will have strong communication skills with the ability to drive initiatives and influence.

Key Attributes:

Bachelor of Engineering Degree or equivalent (minimum)
Professional Engineering Accreditation (e.g. Chartered Professional Engineer) preferred.
Ideally 10+ years experience in Heavy Civils / Buildings and/or Industrial Engineering environments (Design, Construction Management, Construction etc) in a project, operational or maintenance capacity.
Experience managing engineering change in complex industrial environments.
Strong understanding and experience in applying relevant codes and standards would be highly desired.
A background in Building Utilities (plumbing/drainage/fire and HVAC) would be advantageous.

This is a highly visable role where you can make an impact on how the future looks, today.

This role will ideally be based in Hamilton, however could also be based in Christchurch and will require regular travel to our sites.

Are you excited about this opportunity but may only meet some requirements?

At Fonterra, we are committed to building a diverse workplace and, therefore, open to looking at applicants with excellent transferable skills. If that's you, we encourage you to apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or one of our other opportunities.

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Our story | Ō mātou kōrero

Being part of Fonterra means being part of a unique history, realising the potential of dairy for generations to come, and solving for a better future together.

• Whanaungatanga, our Co-operative spirit, guides a common strength and purpose.

• Manaakitanga is how we care for all our people at the heart of what we do.

• Kaitiakitanga ensures we care for the land, farming in a way that regenerates our farms and environment for future generations.

• Whakaohooho inspires us all with excellent career development opportunities, benefits, flexibility, and balance to suit everyone's lifestyles and choices.

Our Co-operative is a place where everyone can be themselves, feel empowered to do their best, and are empowered to create goodness for generations.

Sound good to you? Come join our whānau and let’s solve for better, together. You, me, us together. Tᾱtou tᾱtou.

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