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Overseas Recruitment
This year, engineer or plan yourself a new career challenge and a better way of life, in New Zealand.
Looking for a lifestyle change? Talk to us
Welcome to the Transit New Zealand overseas recruitment site. Right now, if you are in the UK you're only 13,574 miles away from not only some of the best career and lifestyle opportunities in the fields of engineering and planning.
If you are an engineer or planner ready to take the next step in your career, come and talk to us at the Opportunites New Zealand Expo in London and Manchester in October. Transit representatives will be there to talk about what a career with Transit New Zealand and a better lifestyle down under holds for you.
London
12-14 October 2007 (Stand 37)
IBIS Hotel Earls Court, Earls Court SW5 1 UD
Manchester
20-21 October 2007 (Stand 55)
Manchester Convention Centre, Exchange Hall, Windmill Street, M2 3GX
So who are we?
Transit is the Crown Entity responsible for planning, developing and maintaining New Zealand's state highways - a $20 billion network of 10,7 83 kilometres of major roads and motorways.
Currently 50% of the 36 billion vehicle kilometres traveled in New Zealand each year are on State Highways.
Utilising the latest technology and innovative approaches, our vision is "A transport system that builds a better New Zealand".
Grafton Gully 
Centennial Highway
Construction at night in AucklandThe awards we've won recently suggest we're well on our way.
But we're more than just an award-winning agency. We're an organisation with a unique culture, uniquely talented people and unique career challenges, the likes of which you could only find in a country such as New Zealand. You can learn more about how others have discovered this once they joined Transit, by clicking on the "Working at Transit" link.
If you're looking for a better way of life, you only have to look at the geography to realise the incredible lifestyle opportunities our country has to offer. From the unsurpassed beauty of our national parks and reserves to the hundreds of kilometres of gorgeous beaches found on our coastline - New Zealand is nothing short of a recreational playground. If you love mountains, lakes and the great outdoors, New Zealand can offer you a truly worthwhile experience.
We encourage you to click on the Discover New Zealand link for more information.
This year we're looking for more ambitious, adventurous, committed engineers and planners to join us in New Zealand. The two largest cities are Auckland and Wellington, and most of our available positions are in these cities. So if you value the work you do and want to be valued for it, if you're looking for a new challenge and a better way of life, contact us today.
We are particularly interested in people with skills in asset management, highway maintenance, transport planning, sustainable transport, travel demand management, intelligent traffic systems, ramp signalling, or who are highway engineers, roading engineers, design or safety engineers, or area engineers.
We look forward to hearing from you soon.
Please contact human.resources@transit.govt.nz