Engineering Team Leader, Hamilton- Water Treatment

$125,000 – $160,000 per year + annual bonus

Are you an experienced Engineering Leader who builds capability in others while still delivering technically yourself?

We’re looking for a Senior or Principal Engineer with proven people management experience to join our consultancy team in Hamilton. You would have directly managed and developed people before, and you'll bring that experience with you from day one. You’ll set the standard for what good looks like: technically, professionally, and in how you show up every day.

If you’re a self‑motivator who doesn’t wait to be told what to do next, this is the position for you. In taking ownership of outcomes, you utilise your long‑term forward‑thinking leadership abilities to balance driving results from your team, for your team, and for the customer, while holding yourself to the same standards you set for others.

• Leading and developing a small team of Engineers – setting clear goals, having meaningful performance conversations, and actively building their professional and technical capabilities
• Facilitating project resourcing in collaboration with the wider Engineering Management Team
• Participate in Business Development and meet net revenue targets
• Driving project management start to finish – from identifying opportunities and creating proposals through resource planning and delivery
• Providing technical expertise for client projects, including investigations, design, optimisation, commissioning, operations and planning
• Carrying out performance assessments, process investigations, pilot trials, risk assessments, and developing options for optimising treatment plants
• Proactively growing the consultancy’s pipeline - leveraging our network, your network, and identifying new opportunities with potential clients
• Contributing to the strategic direction and growth of the consultancy - this isn’t a role where you just deliver; you help shape where we’re going

Everything we do at Lutra is to support our purpose of protecting water, the environment, and people’s health by delivering smarter solutions. Our focus on excellence, innovation and sustainability is why we’re a key player in the water and wastewater sector. Lutra provides specialist process engineering and data management services in both New Zealand and internationally. We know that our team is critical to our success. That’s why we go the extra mile to prioritise staff wellbeing.

• Flexible working arrangements
• Personal development opportunities including support for professional memberships
• Fully covered health insurance
• Generous employee assistance programme (EAP)
• Wellbeing days and allowances
• Additional parental leave
• Long‑term leave
• Social committee planning monthly staff events (where joining in is truly optional)

The right person for this role will not only fit in, but will strengthen our culture in how you lead. You will have an Engineering Degree (Washington Accord) and 5+ years’ experience, with 2+ of those in a leadership role. Experience with Water or Wastewater treatment is essential, and experience with process design, optimisation and commissioning is required. Excellent verbal and written communication skills, attention to detail, the ability to prepare professional, high‑quality reports, and demonstrating leadership capabilities are required.

Lutra is a hybrid employer with employees around the country; our main office is based in Lower Hutt, Hamilton is our secondary office, with a bunch of us based remotely - while still working together as one big team. We have a large client base within NZ, with a growing base internationally including Australia, UK and USA. This position is required to be based in our Hamilton office. We regularly work across different parts of NZ and abroad. These experiences are a core part of how our people grow, and we actively encourage it. As a Leader, you’ll have access to professional development opportunities both in NZ and internationally - because we expect our leaders to keep developing, not just their teams.

• A fun, diverse, inclusive, and energetic company
• Competitive salaries, performance increments and an annual bonus
• Relaxed and friendly atmosphere in a cool working space
• Flexibility, flexibility, and flexibility
• Personal development opportunities, support with chartership and ongoing growth

If you are passionate about making a difference and possess the required skills and experience, we invite you to be a part of our dynamic team at Lutra. Join us in our mission to deliver smarter solutions for a sustainable future.