Engineering and environmental consulting across infrastructure, water, and geotechnical work
Tonkin + Taylor is a 1,000+ person engineering and environmental consultancy operating across Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia, the Pacific, and internationally. The stack is dominated by domain-specific CAD and modeling tools (Civil 3D, TUFLOW, QGIS, OpenRoads) paired with standard enterprise infrastructure (AWS, Office, SharePoint). Hiring is heavily skewed toward engineering roles (37 of 48 active positions), with accelerating velocity and mid-to-senior seniority dominance—reflecting active project delivery across infrastructure, water management, and land-development work, while pain points around team growth and on-the-ground support suggest scaling challenges in a regionally distributed model.
Tonkin + Taylor is a 100% employee-owned engineering and environmental consultancy founded in 1959, headquartered in Auckland Central. The firm delivers solutions across geotechnical engineering, civil engineering, water resources, environmental science, and resource management planning. Current work spans major transport corridors (Wellington improvements, Penlink), flood protection and river engineering, BIM standardization, landfill development, and storm recovery—primarily in New Zealand and Australia, with partnerships extending to the Pacific and globally through the Inogen Alliance. The organization employs over 1,000 staff and operates as a regionally distributed practice serving public sector, infrastructure, and development clients.
Civil 3D, TUFLOW, QGIS, and OpenRoads form the core modeling stack, supported by AWS infrastructure and Office/SharePoint for collaboration and data management.
Auckland Central, Auckland, New Zealand. The firm operates offices across Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia, the Pacific, and has global partnerships through the Inogen Alliance.
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