Opportunities for Civil Engineers in New Zealand

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New Zealand has plenty of opportunities for engineers right now and lifestyle you just won’t find anywhere else. Government investment in infrastructure is creating excellent job opportunities for people working in various aspects of the engineering industry. Among another spending, the government has committed to a long-term National Infrastructure Plan covering transport, telecommunications, energy and water. Over the next ten years, approximately $110 billion is forecasted to be spent on infrastructure under this Plan including a $13.9 billion land transport programme between 2015 and 2018.

Civil Engineering jobs are available throughout New Zealand

Job sites to explore are:

www.workhere.co.nz

www.seek.co.nz

www.trademe.co.nz

www.workinginnewzealand.com

Officials from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) say demand for builders and related tradies is set to increase until at least 2022, with a forecast of 50,000 to 60,000 additional workers needed by then.

Chances of getting a job as a civil engineer are excellent due to a shortage of people in the role. Civil engineers are also in high demand in New Zealand because of increased government spending on infrastructures such as road, water collection, wastewater management and public buildings; Major Roading and water infrastructure projects; The rebuild of the Canterbury region after its earthquakes in 2010 and 2011; The need to meet the growing demands for electricity with new power-generating equipment and stations.

Study pathway in Highways Engineering in New Zealand

If you have an overseas degree in engineering, science, geology or similar or equivalent knowledge and skills, previous and ongoing life or work experience and looking for civil engineering courses in New Zealand you might be eligible to enrol in Graduate Diploma in Engineering (Highways) (Level 7) one-year course delivered by New Zealand Institute of Highway Technology (NZIHT), in the city of Hamilton. NZIHT is wholly owned by Western Institute of Technology at Taranaki (WITT) and is one of the largest providers of civil engineering, technical and skills training in NZ. The qualifications are offered in a mixed mode format of self-directed study & tutor-led learning contact sessions called Study Blocks.

This qualification is designed to provide holders of engineering qualifications an opportunity to acquire technical knowledge in highway engineering and general understanding of applied management. The principal aim is to give the highway engineering industry with a programme, which will equip candidates with the technical and management skills to function at the middle management level.

English eligibility requirement

You will need an overall IELTS score of 6.0 with no less than 5.5 in any band to pursue Graduate Diploma in Engineering (Highways).

Management roles after the course

-Design, construction, and maintenance of roads,

-Project management,

-Infrastructure planning and development,

-Asset management and

-Local government.

Immigration benefits

After the successful completion of the Graduate Diploma in Highway Engineering outside Auckland, a student will get two years Post Study Open Work Visa. Roading and Infrastructure Engineers are an occupation in Skills Shortage. Engineering jobs are included in the New Zealand current Long-term skill shortage list, meaning the employers would not need to prove to Immigration New Zealand (INZ) that they are unable to find NZ citizens and residents for these types of jobs.

Family benefits – Work Visa for partner and children schooling

Partner of a student pursuing Graduate Diploma in Highway Engineering is eligible for an open work visa in New Zealand. As a result, the partner can support their dependent children to study in primary and secondary schools, and they will be considered as domestic students in New Zealand. After the course completion when the student gets two years open work visa, student’s spouse will also get two-year open work visa and dependent children school benefits will also continue during that posy study two years period.

To inquire more about this fantastic opportunity contact us with your detailed CV at services@immigrationlawadvice.co.nz

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