Geotechnical and Water Engineering

Mō tō mātou āhuatanga | Who we are

ABC is New Zealand's leading engineering and environmental consultancy, renowned for our technical excellence in solving complex challenges. We are proudly a New Zealand, employee-owned company and our collective mission is to create and sustain a better world.

At ABC, your future is what you make of it. Whether it's about the team you work with, the purpose behind what you do, or the work-life balance you can achieve - you can find it (or create it) at ABC!

Kei te hiahia mātou ki ōu | We want your skills

We have two positions at our Nelson office within our Geotechnical and Water Engineering department.

If you're keen to kick off your career or you have 1-2 years experience with a Washington-accredited Engineering Degree, we're keen to hear from you!

Kei te whakapono mātou ki tō whanaketanga | We want to develop you

Working at ABC provides a rich learning environment for individuals to grow and develop every day. You're in the driver's seat when it comes to your learning, and there are heaps of opportunities to tap into a wealth of knowledge, expertise and formal development opportunities.

From day one you'll be supported by a team of approachable colleagues who are happy to help you, including our expert senior engineers and scientists. You'll have access to a range of internal and external training courses and have your professional membership paid for.

Our graduate programme (GO2025) will help you transition into the workforce and support your career development pathway, with training and a cohort of other engineering and science graduates who will move through this programme with you!

Na tōu rourou | What you'll bring

Strong interpersonal skills and a love of working in an innovative and collaborative environment
A keen interest to develop your technical skills and understand the intricacies of a consultancy
An enquiring mind which can identify and deliver high value to clients
Enthusiasm towards developing your Engineering career amongst experts
You'll also need to be a recent graduate or in your final year of a BE(hons), ME or PhD in Engineering

Ngā Hua | Our benefits

Exposure to a variety of professional experts and projects; ABC are involved in a number of large-scale alliance projects, as well as smaller community-focused projects
A highly supportive team environment where you are encouraged to pave your own career path that caters to your ambitions
Professional memberships and continued education support
A flexible working culture and formal flexible working arrangements including part time working and ability to purchase extra leave
Internal training programs + Mentoring programs
$750 annual wellbeing allowance and wellbeing programme
A very active social club

We embrace flexible working at ABC and aim to work in a way that serves the needs of our people, clients and communities. Our flexible working culture enables us to work flexibly to create better work and life experiences.

Toroa tā mātou pae tukutuku mō ētehi atu kōrero | For more information, check out our website

'Everyone Matters' is one of our three core values at ABC, and we are committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce who foster inclusion, participation, and equal opportunity.

We are proud to be an Immigration New Zealand Accredited Employer and a member of Diversity Works.

ABC are partnered with TupuToa and encourage speakers of Te Reo Māori or Pacific languages to apply.