Lead Roads Engineer

Lead geometric road and civil design delivery across the full project lifecycle - spanning feasibility and investment case development, concept design for route protection and consenting, detailed design for costing, procurement and construction, and ongoing construction support across complex rural and urban infrastructure projects. Provide technical leadership, guidance, and mentoring to engineers and designers within the team. Collaborate and coordinate with a range of disciplines, including transport planning, drainage, utilities, structures, lighting, pavements, rail, geotechnical, environmental planning, traffic, and construction teams, to enable cohesive, integrated design outcomes. Deliver and review high quality design packages, drawings, specifications and technical reports in line with project brief, client expectations and local authority standards. Lead Safety in Design, constructability, and project risk discussions. Identify and manage change across projects, including scope, programme, financials, deliverables, and risk documentation, while ensuring design assurance, commercial discipline, and high-quality delivery. Develop practical engineering solutions, championing a pragmatic, "no-frills" approach. Build and maintain trusted client relationships with transport agencies, local authorities, and key project stakeholders. Contribute to the continuous improvement of the roads practice, including standardisation, technical eminence, and digital initiatives. Requirements Strong experience delivering multidisciplinary transport or civil infrastructure projects in a consulting environment, across complex rural and urban corridors. Proven capability in geometric road design, design review, and technical leadership. Demonstrated ability to lead and mentor teams, while working effectively across disciplines to achieve integrated outcomes. Experience working with NZTA / Waka Kotahi, Auckland Transport, or other local authority standards. Proficiency in Civil 3D, OpenRoads, or 12d, or experience leading teams using these tools. Sound understanding of Safety in Design, constructability, and project risk management, with strong commercial awareness. Ability to build trusted client relationships and contribute to successful project outcomes. Chartered status (or working towards Chartership) with a relevant Civil Engineering qualification. ATS Optimization Keywords Hard Skills geometric road design design review project risk management engineering solutions multidisciplinary transport projects civil infrastructure projects design assurance commercial discipline technical leadership construction support Soft Skills mentoring collaboration client relationship building team leadership communication problem-solving change management continuous improvement pragmatic approach integrated outcomes Certifications & Qualifications Chartered status Civil Engineering qualification working towards Chartership Industry Keywords NZTA Waka Kotahi Auckland Transport local authority standards safety in design constructability urban infrastructure rural infrastructure transport planning environmental planning Tools & Technologies Civil 3D OpenRoads 12d project management software design software technical reporting tools drawing software construction management tools risk documentation tools digital initiatives #J-18808-Ljbffr