NRE Careers
Graduates from the NRE programme are highly in demand both at home and abroad.
Careers pursued by NRE graduates include:
- Consultants with smaller, specific-interest environmental and large engineering firms
- Private/independent NR/Ecological engineering consultants
- Waste management experts for Regional, District and City Councils
- Academic lecturers/other educational establishments
- Research scientist engineers (eg, with Crown Research Institutes)
- Consultants for energy companies
Exciting employment opportunities exist in:
- large consulting firms, eg, Beca Group, Opus, MWH, SKM, GHD, Maunsell, URS
- middle sized consulting firms, eg, Tonkin and Taylor, Pattle Delamore Partners, Aqualinc Research, GEM
- small consulting firms, eg, Davidson Partners, Cook Consulting
- Regional Councils, eg, ECan, Wellington RC, Environment Waikato
- District and City Councils
Useful career related links
These links provide information relating to NRE careers, potential employers and graduate development.
Kiwi Careers - NRE specific pages
IPENZ - find out about graduate development and becoming a Chartered Professional Engineer
The Hydrological Society of New Zealand
National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
NZ Water and Wastes Association
Engineers for Social Responsibility
Progressive Engineering Job Market (info regarding all sorts of engineering jobs internationally)