Porirua is a growing and vibrant city where there's always something happening. We want everyone to feel welcome – whether they're visiting, living or working here. Our people are friendly and inclusive, and make Porirua City a strong vibrant community that reflects our rich diversity and one of the best places in Aotearoa to live, work and raise a family. We're looking for people to join our team. About the role This is the perfect role if you're ready to take your first step into engineering and want to work on projects that make a visible difference in your community. As a graduate, you'll get hands-on experience across a wide range of roading and drainage projects while receiving support and mentoring from senior engineers. You'll: * Build strong relationships with contractors and work alongside them in the field. * Learn to inspect and monitor maintenance, resurfacing, vegetation, and construction projects to ensure they meet Council standards. * Contribute to planning, sequencing, and delivering works programmes. * Monitor risks to scope, time, and budget, and report findings with evidence. * Support compliance by auditing health and safety practices and completing Traffic Management (TTM) audits. * Help keep our asset data and records up to date. * Provide advice and responses to community and elected member queries about roading issues. * Grow your ability to give technical guidance on roading standards and reinstatement work. This is a fixed term – full-time role until 15 December 2026. About you We're after a graduate engineer who is: * Recently qualified with a bachelor level in Civil Engineering or a related field. * Eager to learn and develop technical expertise in roading and drainage. * Confident working with contractors and building positive professional relationships. * Detail-focused, with an eye for quality, compliance, and safety. * A good communicator – both in the field and in the office. * A full NZ drivers licence holder What you need to do now Apply now to kickstart your engineering career and help shape the future of our roads and infrastructure. Please contact Renier Ackerman at renier.ackerman@poriruacity.govt.nz for more information. Porirua City embraces and values diversity and inclusion. We actively encourage applications by people from all backgrounds and are a member of Diversity Works. If you have any support or access requirements during our recruitment process, please let us know when you apply, and we'll do our best to get you sorted. You will need to apply via our careers centre: www.poriruacity.govt.nz/careers. To find out more about working for Porirua City Watch this video Applications close on 16 October 2025.