Project Engineer - - 42821 - Fletcher Building

General Information

Job Type

Permanent

Description

Careers Made Possible at Brian Perry Civil

Join a team that thrives on collaboration and bold thinking, delivering complex civil projects that shape communities and protect environments. Here, your ideas matter, your growth is supported, and your work leaves a lasting impact.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Project Engineer to join our team delivering the Cook Strait Interislander Ferries – Wellington Port Infrastructure Early Works. This is a critical enabling package for the wider Interislander programme and involves complex structural, marine, and port-related construction activities within a live operational environment.

Reporting to the Construction Manager, you will take ownership of planning and delivery across key work fronts, working closely with Site Engineers, supervisors, subcontractors, and stakeholders to maintain programme, cost, safety, and quality outcomes.

This role suits a Project Engineer who enjoys complexity, thinks proactively, and is confident leading teams through technically challenging construction stages.

Lead planning and delivery of structural and associated civil works
Develop and manage short to medium‑term programmes and detailed work packs
Coordinate subcontractors, plant, resources, and sequencing to achieve programme milestones
Monitor costs, forecast to complete, and manage task budgets
Provide technical guidance and mentorship to Site Engineers
Maintain strong safety, quality, and environmental performance in a high-risk, live environment
Contribute to risk planning, temporary works coordination, and constructability reviews

What You’ll Bring

Tertiary qualification in Civil Engineering or a related discipline
Proven experience as a Project Engineer on structural, bridge, marine, or heavy civil projects
Strong understanding of reinforced concrete, temporary works, and construction sequencing
Confidence leading engineers, supervisors, and subcontractor teams
Sound commercial acumen with experience in cost control and forecasting
Clear communication skills and a collaborative, solutions-focused approach

About Us

At Brian Perry Civil, part of the Fletcher Building Group, we’re specialists in ground engineering and civil construction, delivering some of the most complex and technically challenging projects across New Zealand and the South Pacific. From foundations and marine works to three waters infrastructure, our work goes beyond construction - we’re shaping communities, protecting environments, and building a legacy of innovation. We thrive on bold thinking, collaboration, and a commitment to safety and sustainability.

We are actively looking to fill this role and encourage your early application. Applications are reviewed regularly, and we reserve the right to remove the advertisement before the advertised closing date.

Research shows that females and minority groups don’t always apply for roles unless they match 100% of the requirements. So, if this role is of interest but you feel you don’t quite fit, we encourage you to apply anyway. We are enriched by many nationalities, languages, religions, customs, and lifestyles. We are proud of our diversity and see it as one of the things that make us better together.