Lead Engineer – Water Infrastructure Strategic Planning

Based in Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington, or any of GHD's other offices, this front‑end strategy role focuses on influencing how water infrastructure is planned, funded, and delivered under climate pressure, reform, and changing community expectations.

Responsibilities

• Lead system‑level infrastructure strategies across stormwater, water supply, and/or wastewater.
• Influence early‑stage decisions, including business cases, programmes, and investment priorities.
• Build enduring client partnerships, positioning GHD as a partner of choice.
• Collaborate across GHD’s global network to deliver integrated solutions from strategy through to delivery.
• Contribute to market growth, identifying and shaping new opportunities in the water sector.
• Provide leadership, mentoring others and lifting capability across the team.

Qualifications