We have a rare opportunity for an experienced, commercially astute structural engineer to provide national oversight, strategic direction and technical leadership across our five offices throughout New Zealand. Our Structural teams are working on complex, and exciting projects, covering a range of sectors. We want our National Structural Manager to lead, further develop, and drive our strategic goals for our structural discipline.
We have the flexibility to shape the role around your experience and capability, so if you have a passion for leadership, a strategic thinker with deep technical acumen, and want to contribute to the financial success of a business - then we want to hear from you.
About the role
As our National Structural Manager, you will be responsible for leading coordination across offices to ensure alignment of technical delivery, innovation, and business outcomes. Driving the national performance and strategic direction of our discipline across all offices, overseeing national budgeting, capability planning, and operational improvements.
- Providing input on project delivery, client engagement, and business development to ensure profitability and growth.
- Collaborate closely with regional Structural Managers to align efforts, foster a high-performance culture, and ensure consistency and innovation in our structural approach.
- Coordinate national discipline-wide initiatives including budgeting, capability development, and operational efficiency.
- Provide high-level input into business development, project direction and client engagement strategy.
- Reporting directly to the CEO and contributing to senior business strategy.
We offer
Part of the leadership team, helping shape strategy, operations, and technical excellence. Collaboration with highly regarded engineers and professionals, a competitive remuneration package, flexible working, and ongoing career development opportunities.
About you
- Chartered Structural Engineer (CPEng or equivalent) with extensive consultancy experience, ideally across multiple sectors with solid technical understanding of seismic design.
- You thrive in leadership roles, understand the commercial realities of engineering consultancy, and bring strategic thinking alongside technical depth.
- Commercially minded with a clear understanding of project profitability, resourcing, and strategic oversight across multi-office environments.
- Strong track record in client relationship management, business growth, and project delivery.
- Passionate about fostering high-performance culture and innovation in engineering.
- Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, empathy for others, sociable and friendly, with a positive drive and resilience.
About us
Kirk Roberts Consulting is a multi-disciplinary consultancy providing Structural, Geotechnical, Fire, Civil, and Environmental Engineering Services; plus Architecture and Engineering Software to a range of clients across New Zealand, from our offices in Christchurch, Queenstown, Auckland, Hamilton and Tauranga.
At Kirk Roberts the heart of our business is innovation and finding a better way is why we exist. Our company was founded to challenge the norm and push boundaries, so we can bring our clients advanced engineering, project management and software solutions that drive efficiencies.
To apply
Please send us your latest CV and covering letter, and you are welcome to include any other documents you feel relevant to your application. Please note, that all applicants must be domiciled in New Zealand and be eligible for permanent employment in NZ, with either a NZ Passport, residency, or current work visa.
