Lead Structural Engineer - Queenstown/Southland

Queenstown, Dunedin or Invercargill

Why TMCo

Join the multi-award-winning TMCO team. Since our beginnings in 2009, we’ve grown to over 85 staff across New Zealand and Australia—but we’ve proudly kept the agile, positive, and supportive culture we started with. TMCO offers the freedom and flexibility of a close-knit team, without the red tape of large corporates.

As a full-service, multi-discipline consultancy, TMCO is at the forefront of energy efficiency, NABERSNZ, and Green Star projects across every major building sector—from healthcare and education to commercial and high-end residential.

What we offer:

  • Excellent remuneration including paid overtime, bonuses, and medical cover
  • A friendly, flexible work environment
  • Full support for training, mentoring, and professional memberships
  • A wide range of exciting and meaningful projects
  • Regular TMCO-funded social events and trips

At TMCO, we value great work and great people equally.

Job description

We are looking for a motivated, experienced senior structural engineer to join our dynamic Queenstown or Dunedin office – to create and lead Southlands’s structural engineering team.

This is a fantastic opportunity suitable for someone who is looking to advance their career and work on high profile projects. Currently all 20 of the structural team are located in Christchurch, but operating nationwide. Our Auckland office has building services staff only and upon strong demand from our clients, we need to add structural (and fire) locally. Your Auckland position would provide a strong Auckland presence to better serve our clients and would provide you with an opportunity to grow your own North Island team and run this independently but with technical and management support from Christchurch where needed.

You will have great communication skills and a friendly, easy-going personality.

You will be involved in a wide variety of work including commercial, retail, government, hospitality, education, aged care, high-end residential, industrial projects, etc., from project conception through to completion. Your key responsibilities will consist of being Auckland structural team leader, engineering design, networking and marketing, establishing and maintaining relationships, meeting with clients and onsite observation.

We place huge value on our staff and culture and have a fun and supportive environment.

Candidate profile

Ideal Candidates:

  • A passion for engineering and pride in your work
  • Well developed communication and interpersonal skills
  • CPEng and designing structures in Auckland and the surrounding areas
  • Experience monitoring construction and contractor supervision
  • Experience in being structural lead for the team on projects

How to apply

Interested?

Please contact mikeb@tmco.co.nz to find out how you can be part of this multi-award winning team working on some of NZ’s highest tech and leading edge projects.

Non-negotiable points:

  • At the time of application, you must have the right to work in NZ
  • No recruitment agents