Project Delivery Engineer

Babcock is looking for a Project Delivery Engineer to join the Engineering Change team based in Devonport, Auckland.

About the role

Join a team at the forefront of naval engineering excellence. As a Project Delivery Engineer, you’ll play a pivotal role in supporting the Royal New Zealand Navy’s operational readiness. You’ll work alongside skilled engineers, subcontractors, and defence stakeholders to deliver complex upgrade projects that directly impact fleet capability. This is a hands-on role where your coordination, problem-solving, and technical insight will drive real-world outcomes.

At Babcock NZ, you’ll be part of a dynamic environment where innovation meets precision. You’ll forecast budgets, manage schedules, and ensure compliance with safety and quality standards. With exposure to high-impact defence projects and the chance to collaborate with top-tier professionals, this role offers both challenge and reward. If you’re ready to make a tangible difference in national defence capability, this is your opportunity.

About you

You are a proactive, detail-oriented professional with a strong engineering or trade background. You thrive in fast-paced environments and excel at coordinating complex projects with multiple stakeholders. Your communication skills are sharp, and you’re confident managing schedules, budgets, and technical documentation. You understand the importance of safety, quality, and compliance, and you’re ready to contribute to national defence capability. If you’re passionate about engineering delivery and want to work on meaningful projects, this role is made for you.

Key Required Skills

• Project coordination and delivery
• Budget forecasting and cost control
• Schedule risk identification and mitigation
• Stakeholder communication and relationship building
• Technical documentation and compliance review
• Microsoft Office proficiency
• Independent time and task management
• Ship maintenance or defence project experience

Key Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Washington Accord recognised)
• Previous project management experience
• Experience in contract cost control and budget reporting

Your future at Babcock – what we offer you 

• We provide an agile work environment where you’re able to work onsite and remotely, and to set you up for this we provide a laptop and working from home kit if required;
• Our work life integration policy brings together leave entitlements which include annual leave, wellbeing leave, paid parental leave, defence reservist leave plus more;
• We will provide you with a supportive and engaging environment where you can grow your career, supported by our capability framework plus ongoing access to self-led learning modules through LinkedIn Learning and access to study leave;
• You’ll have access to beRewarded which will provide you with endless discounts across retail, health, entertainment, travel and much more, plus novated leasing options and corporate shares plan;
• Your wellbeing is supported through our online wellbeing program Munch, Mind, Move, Money, access to our employee assistance program plus you can access two days annually from your personal leave as wellbeing days;
• You’ll be able to participate in our weRecognise program which is an opportunity to recognise the outstanding work our people do each and every day in living our principles which are Be kind, Collaborate, Be Curious, Think Outcomes, Be Courageous and Own & Deliver

Who we are

Babcock International Group, the aerospace and defence company, has been trusted to deliver bespoke, highly skilled engineering services for over a century.

Across Australia and New Zealand, Babcock has grown to a team of over 1,600 talented people, and we are on a path of continued growth and expansion. We operate across sectors such as defence, commercial marine, aviation, airports, communications, emergency services and engineering consultancy.

Some of the programs our team across Australia and New Zealand are proud to be a part of involve:

• Providing emergency medical and search & rescue aviation services through our Aviation & Critical Services business;
• Designing and supporting key systems for submarines and surface ships through our Marine business;
• Providing fleet wide through life support and asset management services for Navy customers;
• Managing critical assets for a range of sectors through our Land Business.