Graduate Civil Engineer - Water, Auckland
Are you a new graduate (or soon to graduate in 2025) with a Civil Engineering tertiary qualification and aspirations to develop and grow in a collaborative and supportive environment, then join Stantec’s 2025-2026 Graduate Programme!
Fantastic perks we provide:
- Engineering NZ accredited 2-year graduate development programme
- NZD71,000 base salary with company benefits on top such as spot bonuses, banking discounts, and an extra day's leave.
- Receive a range of insurances including health cover through Southern Cross Medical Insurance.
- You will be connected to our international Developing Professionals Group Network with opportunities for training and networking across New Zealand and Australia.
- You will be supported through your Engineering New Zealand Accreditation and mentored for your own personal career development.
- Flexible working environments and excellent employee benefits
What do our Graduate Civil Engineers do?
As a Graduate Civil Engineer based in Stantec’s Auckland office, you will be working on projects that ensure we manage all 3 waters safely and sustainably. From ensuring clean fresh water is delivered to our communities, to managing wastewater to protect the environment, to preventing flooding across neighbourhoods during storms, we’ve done it before.
You will work in the detail of our projects so that you can focus and develop your engineering skills solving real world problems. You will also get exposure to design work from feasibility through to construction.
Some projects that our grads have been involved in recently:
- Upgrading wastewater networks and wastewater transmission systems (pumpstations and pipelines) within Auckland region,
- Assess and design wastewater, water and stormwater upgrades for the Department of Corrections,
- Upgrading potable water supply networks across different neighborhoods,
- Stormwater hydrological and hydraulic assessments to design road drainage and culvert details for Cyclone Gabrielle Recovery.
Some of our day to day tasks include:
- Assessing stormwater catchments and peak flows for different design storm events
- Civil pipeline design for new 3Waters networks across Auckland
- Site visits to understand real life constraints and opportunities for development
- Using CAD/Civil3D software to develop designs and assist with drawings.
- Using design software to analyze hydraulics of pipelines
- Performing data analysis and design calculations.
- Attending workshops, training, and career development opportunities.
- Reviewing drawings and designs for construction projects.
- Assisting with work on drinking water and wastewater treatment plants.
- Developing risk registers, schedule of quantities, basis of payments and project specification documentation
- Writing risk assessments, reports, memos, and other project management documentation.
Application Advice and Tips
- Refer to our CV and Cover Letter advice on Prosple.
- Applications close 13th April 2025
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About Stantec
The Stantec community unites approximately 30,000 employees working in over 450 locations across six continents. We collaborate across disciplines and industries to bring water, transport and infrastructure projects to life. Our work from initial project concept and planning through design, construction and commissioning is built on a nearly 200-year history. So, when we take on a project, we see the opportunity to make a lasting connection with the people and places where we live and work.
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What you will bring
You will be a recent Civil Engineering graduate, ready to kick start your professional engineering career! You are motivated, pragmatic, and have an appetite for learning and gaining experience across various disciplines.
You will have a strong interest in water engineering, and as we are to improving the world we live in, seizing the environmental challenges that we all face and coming up with solutions that will benefit generations to come. Additionally, you will
- Hold tertiary qualifications in Civil Engineering or equivalent
- Be a team player, diligent, wanting to bring your true self to work
- Have completed papers including hydraulics, water resources, hydrology
To be eligible to apply, you must also:
- Be a recent graduate or due to complete your tertiary education in 2025
- Preferably hold a current restricted or full driving licence
- Working Rights in New Zealand (Student Visa holder, convertible to post study open work visa, Permanent Resident OR Citizen)