Senior Development Engineer

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Rolleston, New Zealand

About the role

As a senior member of our Development Engineering Team, you will provide technical leadership and expert engineering input across all asset types. You'll work closely with developers, consultants, and internal teams to assess, guide, and approve development proposals — ensuring infrastructure is future‑focused, compliant, and built to last.

You'll also act as a trusted advisor, representing Council in pre‑application meetings, supporting strategic growth planning, and ensuring all assets vested to Council meet our quality and service expectations.

Key responsibilities

• Providing senior technical leadership across development engineering activities
• Reviewing and assessing engineering aspects of resource consent applications
• Granting Engineering Approval and ensuring adherence to Council standards
• Supporting district growth planning through technical advic...