Graduate Mechanical Engineer - Water, Christchurch
Are you a new graduate (or soon to graduate in 2025) with a Mechanical or Mechatronics 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 Mechanical Engineers do?
Our Mechanical Engineers form part of our wider Water group providing safe drinking water and sanitation for both local and international communities. You also have the opportunity to support other sectors within the Stantec business including Hydropower, Energy and Buildings.
You will design infrastructure to keep our community services like fresh water bore pumps, wastewater pump stations and pipelines, water and wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) operational and running for decades into the future. You will have the opportunity to work alongside industry experts on iconic projects both in Christchurch and around the country helping a diverse range of clients including local government, tertiary institutions, private developers, and even international clients throughout the Pacific islands.
We seek to reduce our client’s carbon footprints through innovative design solutions like “poop to power” (THP) harnessing the methane gasses produced at WWTP to power the plant facilities.
You will:
- Gain exposure to project and programme management and client management.
- Join with a large, nurturing, and diverse team that takes great pride in working on local, national and international infrastructure projects.
- Collaborate with and learn from in-house national and international industry experts
Application Advice and Tips
- Refer to our CV and Cover Letter advice on Prosple.
- Applications close 13th April 2025
- Tips on Getting a Job & Working at Stantec: https://nz.prosple.com/graduate-employers/stantec/advice
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 graduate in Mechanical or Mechatronics Engineering or hold a Bachelor of Engineering Technology (Mechanical) and be 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 tasked with 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.
You will demonstrate personal leadership qualities and thrive in an environment in which they are challenged.
To be eligible to apply, you must:
- 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)