Employer Profile

Organisation:
MWH

Our mission statement:
Our purpose is to Build a Better World through our professional and personal contributions and leave a positive legacy on the communities in which we work.

Number of total employees:
682 permanent full time and part time staff

Number of engineering staff:
631

Number of staff who are IPENZ Members:
226

Where we are located in New Zealand:
Hawkes Bay
Manawatu-Wanganui
Wellington
Marlborough/Nelson
Canterbury
West Coast
Otago
Southland
Northland
Auckland
Waikato
Bay of Plenty

Where we are located overseas:
Australia North America Europe Africa Asia

Types of engineering specialists we require to help us achieve our goals :
Civil and Structural Engineers
Water and Waste Engineers
Transportation Engineers
Scientists
Surveyors
Asset Management Specialists
Project Managers

Major projects we are involved with/have been involved with :

How we support our employees :
We provide a range of in-house professional development opportunities for staff at all levels. As a Professional Development Partner with IPENZ, MWH is committed to continuing to develop these opportunities in line with industry best practice. This
strengthens our own business and supports the engineering industry as a whole.

Training and development opportunities we offer our employees :
MWH’s current professional development programme includes a structured graduate and cadet programme, mentoring and leadership training and
application advisors to help staff working towards professional
registration. Competence assessment application fees,
membership subscriptions and conference and training fees
are also provided.

Continued Professional Development is included as part of employees remuneration packages
YES

How we support the community :
Staff are involved in many organisations on a personal level, and MWH has a national sponsorship to support its purpose of Building a Better World. In recent years this has seen us sponsor pest management programmes, wetlands conservation, the establishment of the MWH national native seedbank, and the conservation and preservation of frogs, lizards and native plants. We also donate to various organisations and charities.

Summer work placement opportunities:
Through summer employment you can sample the experience of working at MWH with exposure to our people, projects and clients. Below is a snapshot of what previous summer students have said about their time at MWH.

“Spending the summer with MWH led to my decision to seek a job with MWH as a graduate.”

“I was made to feel part of the team and within the first week I was helping out on real life engineering jobs”.

“The experience gave me an appreciation of the sort of work I might encounter as a graduate.”

The summer work placement runs from November through to February each year and is aimed at students in their second year of study through to their final year.
To apply for a summer work placement with MWH, visit: www.mwhglobal.co.nz/careers

Scholarships and awards we offer:
Sponsorship of the University of Auckland Revue for Engineering Faculty Students Sponsorship of the University of Canterbury 1st Pro Camp MWH Geotechnical Prize: awarded annually to a student who achieves excellence of performance in the geotechnical engineering subjects of the 2nd Professional year of the BE Civil degree at UC, and who through his or her grasp of the fundamental concepts demonstrates the potential to become an outstanding geotechnical engineer. MWH Jim McFarlane Memorial Prize: awarded annually to a student who demonstrates excellence of performance in the 1st Professional year of the BE Civil degree at UC, and who demonstrates the potential to become an environmentally responsible engineer.

Website address:
http://www.mwhglobal.co.nz

HR contact:
Paul van Wamel

HR contact email address:

HR contact phone number:
04 381 5713