Technical Director Geotechnical

Job Description

Join Us in Shaping the Future

At Mott MacDonald New Zealand, we are more than just an engineering, management, and development consultancy. We are a dynamic, innovative, and wholly independent, employee-owned company with strong local leadership and autonomy. Our commitment to excellence and our supportive, collaborative culture make us a standout in the industry.

Our Culture and Values

We pride ourselves on fostering a culture that values equality, diversity, and inclusion. We believe that a diverse team brings a wealth of perspectives and ideas, driving innovation and success. Our proactive steps to create an inclusive workplace ensure that everyone feels valued and empowered.

Our Achievements

Our track record speaks for itself. Over the past 12 months, we have grown significantly to over 300 strong, delivering landmark projects that shape New Zealand, including:

• Christchurch's Te Kaha Stadium
• Lake Onslow Pumped Hydro Scheme Feasibility
• Seascape Tower
• Auckland Airport upgrades
• Numerous complex wastewater treatment plants across New Zealand

The Opportunity

Thanks to an expanding project portfolio, we have a new, exciting opportunity for a Technical Director to join our growing Geotechnical team, based in Auckland. Your focus will be primarily on New Zealand and Australian projects, but you will also support other offices globally by providing internal support services related to tunnelling, foundations, retaining structures, slopes, and ground interpretations on civil infrastructure projects.

Your Role

In this varied and impactful role, your day-to-day activities will include:

• Managing geotechnical projects
• Preparing designs, specifications, and plans
• Writing and reviewing technical reports
• Providing expert advice to our contractor partners during construction
• Training and mentoring junior team members
• Attending client meetings and managing the client interface on progressively larger and more complex projects

About You

You are a degree-qualified Civil or Geotechnical Engineer with experience in multi-disciplinary design and construction projects. You have a well-developed sense of engineering and commercial risk, are a team player, and are willing to contribute to the professional development of junior staff. You possess the ability to find innovative solutions for our clients, and ideally will be a chartered engineer, or close to achieving this.

Why Join Us?

This is a great opportunity to join a global consultancy that is growing and pushing ahead in the local market. If you are looking for an opportunity to work in a fast-growing business with an organisation that is shaping the communities in which we live, we encourage you to apply for this position and join our world-class consultancy.

We offer you all the benefits that come from working in a global consultancy, including:

• Competitive salary
• Becoming a shareholder
• Flexible work arrangements
• Enhanced Kiwi Saver contributions
• Ongoing professional support
• Career development
• Opportunities to work on key projects

We are committed to fostering a culture that empowers our people, promotes teamwork, and embraces sustainability.

Make a Difference

If you don't tick every box in this ad, please don't rule yourself out. We focus on hiring people who share our values of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, and integrity. If this role resonates with you, please send through your application.

Equality, diversity and inclusion

We put equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they have the opportunity to contribute.

Agile working

At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team and personal commitments. We embrace agility, flexibility and trust.