Technical Principal - Ports & Marine

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Principal and Technical Principal - Ports & Marine

Lead technical and project management inputs for our clients across Ports, Marine and Civil Structures projects. These roles can based in Wellington, Auckland or Christchurch.

The Role:

• Prepare project scope of works, briefs, consultancy fee estimates, and project delivery plans.
• Manage tasks and projects, and implement timely and clear reporting systems, to ensure projects are completed on time, within budget, and to the required quality.
• Achieve the planned profit in relation to the Business Plan, by managing the project financial systems, invoicing and reporting.
• Proactively engage with clients, internal and external project managers, contractors and other consultants, and assist project teams to deliver the services within the required standards, and time and cost constraints.
• Regularly communicate with clients/team and to ensure they are well informed about the project, aware of project risks and involved in key project decisions to ensure their expectations are met
• Liaise, coordinate and control activities with other sections of the business, in order to achieve technical quality, budget, programme objectives, and provide a total service to clients in order to achieve overall client satisfaction
• Undertake verification activities and be part of technical reviews of projects.
• Assist with the ongoing growth and development of our Port and Marine business.
• Ensure that all projects and activities have an approved safety plan and that health and safety issues are managed through the project plan.
• Contribute to the success of our business in meeting its business and strategic objectives by providing appropriate technical advice and ensuring effective management of clients, staff and projects.
• Set the standard for our technical team, demonstrating a solution focussed mindset and promoting best practice and technical excellence.
• Undertake and/or arrange appropriate technical reviews and verification of work, role modelling excellence and guiding emerging professionals.

Skills and Experience: 

• Tertiary qualification in an area related to Ports and Maritime Engineering (minimum BE Civil).
• Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng) status or equivalent, and membership of EngNZ, ICE etc., or at least be working towards attaining this status
• Minimum of 12 years’ experience in the field of civil engineering, including experience in ports and maritime engineering.
• Relevant structural analysis software packages (LUSAS and Microstran are WSP preferred packages).
• Experience leading marine and port related engineering projects
• Experience in the New Zealand market preferred

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