Piritahi Alliance

Our vision at Piritahi is to change the way people live. We can do this by streamlining land development, laying the groundwork for neighbourhoods that are better to live in and homes that are more affordable.

Piritahi is an alliance of companies formed to speed up the supply of build-ready land. We prepare government-owned land for development and deliver new and upgraded infrastructure and amenity on behalf of Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities. We are working within Kāinga Ora’s large-scale urban development areas where state-owned land is being better utilised for new warm, dry, healthy homes.

Our responsibilities include pre-construction and delivery of programmes of work that include; the removal of old state houses no longer fit for purpose; land remediation; arranging consents related to earthworks and infrastructure; construction of roads, parks and utilities, and looking after the communities we’re working in as we go. We also have several focus areas spanning our scope of work, meaning we collaborate to create outcomes that are far from business as usual! Work for Piritahi and be part of the core team of people developing a practical solution to Auckland’s housing challenges.

With projects spanning multiple urban environments across Auckland, and an up-to 5-year programme of work, this is a rare opportunity to be part of an alliance that will have a lasting impact upon the city’s communities. Surrounded by industry experts from six different companies all with a common purpose, a career at Piritahi is lined with incredible development opportunities.

The 3 Waters Team provide technical expertise in the areas of modelling, design and implementation of water and wastewater networks to support land development projects in largely brownfield catchments across the Auckland Housing Programme. We are looking to expand the team with appropriately qualified senior engineers/modellers.

The Senior Engineers will have a particular focus on water supply and wastewater modelling and will report to the Discipline Lead for the 3 Waters Team within the Piritahi Alliance. 

Requirements:

• Relevant tertiary qualification in civil engineering
• Senior level engineers - Circa 7-12 years of experience within the civil engineering industry
• Good knowledge and application of appropriate software and tools: wastewater modelling software such as Infoworks ICM/ICM SE, DHI MikeUrban (or similar) & water modelling software such as Infoworks WSPro (or similar)
• Good knowledge of GIS applications, such as QGis or Arc
• Ability to lead projects/tasks using the team resources available, with direction from the principal engineers / team leader 
• Ability to be flexible, proactive, change focused and challenge status quo in a constructive way
• Positive approach, self-motivation, willingness to learn
• Experience owning and driving day to day work, as well as conceptualising and developing new initiatives and better ways of doing things
• Demonstrated integrity and ethical standards
• Strong understanding of wastewater networks (transmission and local network), hydraulics,  dry weather/wet weather issues, pumping stations, storage facilities, ancillary structures and relevant industry Codes of Practice & water networks (transmission and local network), hydraulics, fire flows requirements, pressure management,  pumping stations, storage/reservoir facilities, ancillary structures and relevant industry Codes of Practice 
• Good understanding of construction and network operation methods
• Project management, task definition and delegation skills for own teams inputs to larger projects

Our head office is based in central Auckland, supporting our active sites in Northcote, Mt Roskill, Oranga, Mangere or Tamaki. 

We have a great culture driven by our vision. We offer a fun and dynamic working environment, career development and pathways into various areas relating to the engineering and construction sectors. The companies who make up the alliance are also family-based organisations who value their staff and have a passion for the communities they work in.

Opportunities on projects like this do not come around often! If you are someone who thrives in a complex and dynamic environment, then we want to hear from you.

Be part of NZ’s first land development alliance and apply now!

Visit www.piritahi.nz to learn more about us.