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Graduate Civil Engineer Water - Wellington  

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
• NZD69,000 base salary with company benefits on top such as insurances, spot bonuses banking discounts etc
• You will be connected to our international Young 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.
• Possibility to travel overseas via a developing professional’s exchange
• Flexible working environments and excellent employee benefits

What do our Graduate Civil Engineer do? 

As a Graduate Civil Engineer based in Stantec’s Wellington office, you will join a friendly and collaborative team and contribute to providing designs, calculations, reporting, construction monitoring, and advice for our clients around the region and nationally. Our Wellington water team are involved in a wide variety of drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater projects around the region, including: 

• design and construction of pipe renewals and upgrades along with other infrastructure such as pump stations and culverts
• Treatment plant upgrades
• Wastewater and drinking water network planning and design.

You day to day tasks may include:  

• Site visits to review project progress, perform tests and completing site walkovers to ensure sites are operating safely.
• 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.
• Writing risk assessments, reports, memos, and other project management documentation.

What you will bring 

Your all. We are looking for individuals who love to dive into the detail, digest problems, and come up with innovative solutions. You will be interested in the built environment and how each element needs to perform inorder to serve our communities.  

You will also need to be a recent Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) graduate as this shows us you have the right learning approach to solve the multifaceted issues we face day to day.  

To be eligible to apply, you must: 

• Be a recent graduate or due to complete your tertiary education in 2025
• Preferably hold a valid restricted or full Driving Licence
• Working Rights in New Zealand (Student Visa holder, convertible to post study open work visa, Permanent Resident OR Citizen)

Application Advice and Tips 

Refer to our CV and Cover Letter advice on Prosple.  

We will let you know once this opportunity opens!

About Stantec 

The Stantec community unites approximately 28,000 employees working in over 400 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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