Principal Civil Engineer – Roading | Northland Corridor

Principal Civil Engineer – Roading | Northland Corridor Full-time State/Province: Auckland Business Group: DCS Legal Entity: AECOM New Zealand Limited Business Line: Transportation Work Location Model: Hybrid Operating Group: International Primary Location: NZ - Auckland Company Description What if your next role wasn't defined by a single discipline, but by your ability to bring people, projects and outcomes together? What if you could play a pivotal role in delivering a once-in-a-generation transport project that will improve safety, strengthen resilience, unlock economic growth and redefine how Northland connects to the rest of New Zealand? The Northland Corridor is one of New Zealand's most significant infrastructure investments. Its impact will be felt for generations, creating stronger connections between communities while helping future-proof one of the country's most important transport links. This is infrastructure that matters.

The Opportunity AECOM is seeking an experienced Principal Civil Engineer – Roading to play a key leadership role in the delivery of the Northland Corridor, a designated Road of National Significance being delivered through a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model. This is far more than a traditional design role. You'll sit at the centre of a complex, multidisciplinary project, leading the coordination and delivery of key roading packages while bringing together design, construction, maintenance and operational requirements into a fully integrated transport solution. Success in this role will come from your ability to navigate complexity, build strong relationships, and align technical, operational and delivery requirements to achieve outstanding project outcomes. You will work alongside some of the industry's leading transport specialists across New Zealand and Australia, helping deliver infrastructure that will have a lasting impact for generations. How You'll Make an Impact As a senior leader within the project, you will: Lead the coordination and delivery of Roading package(s) across the Northland Corridor project. Define project requirements, scope work packages and establish clear delivery pathways. Manage critical interfaces between contractors, designers, project partners, technical specialists, maintenance teams and client representatives. Provide design management and package leadership. Identify risks, constraints and opportunities, developing practical solutions to support the project and AECOM’s wider team. Ensure maintenance, operational and construction considerations are integrated into design outcomes. Support multidisciplinary teams in delivering practical, efficient and buildable infrastructure solutions. Champion collaboration, communication and delivery excellence across the wider team.

We're looking for an experienced infrastructure professional who combines strong technical capabilities with exceptional coordination, leadership, and design management skills. Your background may include highways, roading, pavements, utilities, transport infrastructure or other related civil engineering disciplines within major New Zealand or Australian projects. To be considered for this role you must have: Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, or a related discipline within a tertiary institute Extensive experience delivering major transport or infrastructure projects in New Zealand or Australia. Strong design management and project coordination expertise. Proven ability to successfully coordinate and engage with: Contractors Maintenance and operations teams Designers and technical specialists Multiple design disciplines Clients and project stakeholders Experience defining project requirements and scoping work packages. Strong technical reporting, drawing review and specification development capabilities. Demonstrated experience managing interfaces across complex multidisciplinary projects. Excellent communication, facilitation