• Help shape safer workplaces across Aotearoa
• Join a collaborative team that values people
• Use your engineering expertise to create positive impact
• Permanent role with strong development support
• Salary range $120,551 to $158,328

About Us

He aha te mea nui o tēnei ao? He tangata, he tangata, he tangata.

What is the most important thing in the world, it is people, it is people, it is people.

WorkSafe New Zealand/ Mahi Haumaru Aotearoa, is the primary workplace health and safety regulator - our vision is that everyone who goes to mahi (work) comes home healthy and safe. Our kaimahi (employees) are passionate about our vision and embrace and demonstrate our Mātāpono WorkSafe Values through the mahi they do:

• Whakakotahi - we're united in a strong purpose
• Kōrero mai - we engage meaningfully
• Tiakina mai - we're entrusted with a duty of care

We offer a range of benefits including:

• Free life insurance
• Discounts on health insurance and eye care
• Five weeks annual leave
• $400 contribution towards setting up your home workstation
• 15 days sick leave
• Learning and professional development opportunities

There are a growing number of employee led networks to promote the goals and needs of our diverse communities, such as our Rainbow Network, Pacific Network, Women's Network, and Tū Rangatira Māori Network.

About your team / Ko te tīma

You'll join our Technical Advisory team within Operations, a centre of expertise that provides high‑quality technical advice, supports the inspectorate, and strengthens WorkSafe's ability to influence safe practices across New Zealand.

The team is highly collaborative and values empathy, thoughtful decision‑making, collegial support, and knowledge sharing.

About the role / Ō te tūranga

As a Technical Specialist Engineer, with demonstrable and deep technical expertise in industrial plant and equipment, as well as pipelines and pressure piping, you'll bring your domain expertise to help shape safer workplaces throughout Aotearoa. You'll be a trusted advisor, supporting inspectors, informing regulatory decisions, and providing technical insights that directly influence real‑world health and safety outcomes.

This is a role where your voice matters, your experience is valued, and your impact is visible. You'll have opportunities to coach and mentor others, contribute to critical safety programmes, and stay connected to emerging technical trends. It's meaningful, people‑centred work with genuine purpose.

What You'll Do/ Ko tōu ake mahi

• Provide high‑quality, timely technical advice across WorkSafe and to stakeholders
• Support effective regulatory decision‑making, including permitting advice
• Maintain up‑to‑date specialist knowledge to ensure safe practice
• Lead and contribute to technical programmes aligned with strategic priorities
• Translate complex technical concepts into clear, accessible guidance
• Coach and mentor kaimahi to build technical capability
• Participate in workplace assessments and contribute to investigations
• Communicate recommendations clearly to a range of audiences
• Build strong internal and external networks to understand industry trends

What You'll Bring / Ko ngā pukenga ōu

• Strong specialist knowledge in your engineering discipline
• The ability to apply technical expertise in a regulatory or safety‑focused environment
• A collaborative, people‑centred approach with excellent communication skills
• Confidence translating technical information into clear, practical language
• Experience building trusted relationships across diverse groups
• Curiosity, empathy, and a desire to contribute to safer workplaces
• Qualifications (or equivalent experience):
• Relevant tertiary qualification in your technical specialty
• Ability to obtain chartered status or machinery inspector appointment (if required)

Nāu te rourou, nāku te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi.

With your food basket and my food basket the people will thrive.

Salary range / Awhe utu

As part of our remuneration framework the full salary range for the position is from $120,551 to $158,328, and our expected starting base salary for the right person is from $120,551 to $133,143. Note: KiwiSaver/SSRSS employer contribution is additional to/on top of your base salary. From 1 April 2026 our KiwiSaver employer contribution will rise to 3.5%.

How to apply / Me pēhea te tono

Click the apply link, complete an application form and submit a copy of your CV and cover letter.

For further information please contact [email protected] with any queries, or to find out more about working for us, go to Careers | WorkSafe.

WorkSafe Mahi Haumaru is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and welcome and encourage applicants from all walks of life. We value the experience your point of difference could bring to us.

Please let us know if there is any support we can provide to ensure the recruitment process is accessible to you. We look forward to reviewing your application and getting to know more about you.

Applications close on Sunday 22 March 2026