Holmes
Civil Engineer - Water
23 days ago
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Important information
Contract type:
Permanent
Location:
Wellington, New Zealand
Work mode:
Onsite
Published on:
4 October 2026
What they need
For more than seven decades, across New Zealand and the world, Holmes has led the engineering industry in invention, creativity and quality. We’ve built our reputation on the strength of our technical brilliance, ability to innovate, and our unwavering commitment to delivering engineering excellence. With a fast-growing, highly successful team and new projects starting all over New Zealand, we’re looking for a Civil Engineer to be based in our Wellington office.
About the role | Mō te Tūranga
Working on projects locally and across NZ, you’ll be part of a close-knit team delivering a diverse and challenging civil engineering portfolio. While this role is focussed on water projects, we also work on plenty of complex, large-scale commercial and residential developments, with an opportunity to bring new ideas, innovation and thinking to the table. This role will see you delivering technical design, working in close knit project teams’ providing quality projects for our clients. You’ll also be involved in construction monitoring and site-based work.
About You | Mōu
- You’ll have at least 3 years’ experience in 3 water infrastructure, pumps, pipes and networks, alongside your excellent general civils skills.
- You’ll be a technically astute engineer with relevant experience in the NZ regulatory environment.
- You’ll be focused on delivering quality projects to the highest standard.
- Your technical skills will be matched by your ability to build meaningful client relationships and you’ll be a confident communicator with the willingness to help out across the team.
- Experience in construction monitoring / site supervision
- You’ll have excellent communication skills and are creative and solutions focused.
Working with Holmes | Te Mahi ki Holmes
Hard work's a big part of what's got us where we are today, but it's not the final word. At Holmes, we have a vibrant, fun culture. If sport is your thing, you can join our touch, indoor netball, or football teams. Bootcamps, ski and cycle trips are also on the menu if you want to get involved, and we’ve got a range of social functions throughout the year if they take your fancy. We’re a friendly, relaxed team that loves getting stuck into great projects, with plenty of fun and good times along the way.
Our vision at Holmes is to be more representative of the communities we serve—and the places we live and work. Holmes people are encouraged to dream big and empowered to achieve their goals in an environment where we recognise and value diversity. Our commitment is to provide all of our great people equal support and equal opportunity to thrive, grow and develop.
If you’re ready for a challenge and keen to take the next step in your career, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today or for more information please call Louise Hooper Smith on [027 388 3019](tel:027 388 3019) or [email protected]
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