The Modern Engineer: Cultivation, Collaboration & Communication – ACENZ
Our Auckland Regional Chair, Meagan Barfoot, has organised a Members event co-branded with Hays Recruitment for Thursday, 22nd February, 2018 beginning at 5:30pm. “The Modern Engineer: Cultivation, Collaboration, and Communication” is a white paper published by Hays. Hear from Ludo Campbell-Reid, GM of the Auckland Design Office, Phil Bull from Blue Barn Engineering, and Liesl Waldek of Hays Recruitment. Discussion will include what engineers and businesses can do to ensure they are keeping up with future demand, what can be done better, and how these changes can be made.
Drinks and canapes will be provided at this FREE event at the Birdcage located at 133 Franklin Road, Auckland (note that Hays Recruitment is managing this event, and by signing up you are agreeing to be added to their contact database). Join in on the discussion on key issues within the industry and take time to network with your peers.
RSVP for this event online here
Building reform breakfast with Chris Penk and Arena Williams – ACE New Zealand
Join us for a collaborative industry breakfast in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland where we will hear from Building and Construction Minister Chris Penk and Labour’s Building and Construction spokesperson Arena Williams.
This panel discussion will bring together leaders from across the consultancy and construction sectors for a kōrero on building and infrastructure reform.
This session will focus on reform of the building consent system and a review of current liability settings – key areas within Minister Penk’s portfolio – and explore how we can support the development of a bipartisan infrastructure pipeline.
With a Q&A format and a spirit of collaboration, this event offers ACE members an opportunity to engage directly with policymakers and contribute to shaping a more resilient, efficient and future-ready built environment.
Speakers
Chris Penk, Minister for Building and Construction
Arena Williams, Labour spokesperson for Building and Construction
Helen Davidson, ACE New Zealand Chief Executive
Programme
7.30am: Light breakfast
8am: Welcome
8.05am: Five-minute presentations from Chris Penk and Arena Williams
8.15am: Panel discussion
8.50am: Wrap up and next steps
Venue
This event will be hosted by Pattle Delamore Partners, Level 2/109 Fanshawe Street, Auckland 1010.
Pattle Delamore Partners is located in the Fonterra Centre – the entrance to the building is on Gaunt Street.
If you require carparking, this is available in one of the Wilson Carparking buildings. The closest are at 115 Fanshaw Street and 36 Gaunt Street. There are multiple bus stops nearby on Fanshaw Street and Daldy Street.
Cost
ACE members $45
Non-members $75
Join the waitlist
This event is now sold out, but you can join the waitlist here.
IPWEA NZ’s Engineer and Contractors Representative Workshop Rotorua – ACENZ
The two day IPWEA NZ “Engineer to the Contract” workshop is advanced level training, providing interactive coaching on the demanding role of the Engineer under a NZS 3910 contract, to assist people already with some construction experience to understand and gain confidence in the processes needing to be followed. Important legal aspects of contract formation and variation, payment claims and certification, defaults and disputes are covered through short talks, practical exercises, role plays and lessons learned discussions. Candidates are recommended to have already attended some basic NZS 3910 or other construction contract training, although this is not mandatory. A take away workbook is issued to all attendees, which will provide useful reference material for future projects. More than 400 people have attended this workshop during the past decade.
Please click here to view the brochure and registration form.
Please note this is not an ACENZ event. You must contact the event organiser directly to book.
Wellington Members Breakfast with Mayor Justin Lester – ACENZ
Please join us for the 2018 February Wellington Members Breakfast! Hear from confirmed speaker, Mayor Justin Lester. Held at Shed 5 (located on Queens Wharf, Wellington) from 7:30-9:00am on Thursday, 22nd February.
Use this form to order tickets for a single individual or multiple people. All tickets ($38 pp) include a hot plated breakfast with tea and coffee, and are in New Zealand Dollars and exclude GST.
ACE New Zealand AGM 2025 – ACE New Zealand
We’d love to see you online at our upcoming ACE New Zealand Annual General Meeting, where we’ll share our annual report, fill you in on what we’ve been up to over the past year as your consultant’s champion, celebrate our members and volunteers, and report on the year ahead.
We hope to see you there!
Details
Monday 18 August
12-1pm
Agenda
Welcome and karakia tīmatanga
Apologies
Minutes of the 2023/2024 AGM
Matters arising
Members
Annual report and financial results
Year ahead
Budget 2025/26
Election results
Appointment of the auditor
Thanks to our volunteers
General business
Close and karakia whakamutunga
Register
Register to attend online
Auckland YP Event with Landmark
Join the ACENZ Young Professionals in Auckland for their next event, with Landmark. This event is focused on YPs with a few years of experience under their belt who are looking to transition into junior management.
A Senior Program Leader from Landmark Worldwide will be leading a conversation around “Leadership and the Power of Listening”.
ACENZ is offering two opportunities to attend this small but powerful event:
1. Wednesday, 18th April in North Shore
2. Thursday, 19th April in Auckland CBD
You’ll find both events on the ACENZ Events page, so you can choose which event suits you better.
RSVP for this FREE event quickly, as space is limited to only 30 places! We therefore ask that if you RSVP, you commit to attending out of respect to others who may have wanted to attend if space is full.
Landmark has an excellent reputation for building great leadership skills, so you won’t want to miss this intro session by one of their Senior Programme Leaders.
Drinks and nibbles will be provided.
About Landmark:
Landmark is a global organization and runs personal, professional training, grown & development programs that make a profound difference in important areas of life such as leadership, confidence, relationships, communication, productivity and high performance. Operating in more than 120 locations around the world, more than 2.4 million people have participated in their live seminars.
Driving better consultant and client engagement – ACE New Zealand
The Government has responded to the sector’s call for stronger infrastructure planning frameworks – now it’s our turn to step up.
Join ACE New Zealand as we launch our six engagement principles for consultants and clients, which have been developed by professionals working in planning, design and delivery, alongside their clients.
These principles will inspire all players in our sector to embrace the value of collaboration for more efficient and effective infrastructure planning and delivery.
The kaupapa is clear: how can we use our influence to collectively build a more cost-effective and high-performing infrastructure system for Aotearoa?
This is a call to action
This event is more than a launch – it’s a call to action. It brings together leaders and practitioners from across the infrastructure and construction ecosystem to explore how collaboration can drive more efficient, effective and future-ready project delivery.
As the sector shifts toward more enduring and consensus-driven frameworks, this work positions us to lead the conversation on what enables good decision-making and efficient delivery – regardless of political cycles.
It reflects a shared responsibility across the system to speak up, step forward and shape the conditions for success.
Bring your clients
To ensure the conversation reflects the full spectrum of project delivery, we’re encouraging you to bring a client or partner with you – so we’re not just consultants talking to consultants. Tickets will be offered as packages to support this shared experience and foster deeper dialogue.
Format
We’ll kick-off with sharing ACE New Zealand’s new report, followed by a panel discussion on how we can all live these values through our leadership. Then we will share a case study on Beca and Ashburton District Council’s value-driven approach to safe drinking water.
Programme
4.30pm: Drinks, nibbles and networking
5.15pm: Welcome
5.20pm: Presentation and Q&A – Principles to guide client and consultant engagement practices
5.35pm: Panel discussion
6.30pm: Case study
6.55pm: Next steps
7pm: Drinks, nibbles and networking
Panel speakers
Charlotte Harris, Chief Operating Officer, Abley
Doug Johnson, Principal Consultant Strategic Consulting, Tonkin + Taylor
Gavin Hutchison, Head of Three Waters, Christchurch City Council
Tammy Henderson, National Manager Business Alignment, NZTA
Case study speakers
Danika Ferguson, Senior Environmental Engineer and Project Manager, Beca
Samantha Taylor, Process Engineer, Beca
Chris Stanley, Project Manager, Ashburton District Council
Details
Date: Thursday 14 August 2025
Time: 4.30-8.30pm
Venue: Isaac Theatre Royal, 145 Gloucester Street, Christchurch 8011
Cost
ACE members $90 + GST
Non-members $120 + GST
We’re offering discounted client tickets to support this shared experience and foster deeper dialogue. Once you buy your ticket, you’ll receive a discount code you can use to buy client tickets.
Register
Register here to secure your seat
2018 NZSEE Conference – ACENZ
The New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering is holding their 2018 Conference from April 13-15, 2018.
NZSEE is currently holding a call for papers for their 2018 conference. Submissions are due no later than Friday, 27th October and must be made directly through their conference website here.
The same link above will include information on the programme as it develops and lead you to registration information once confirmed. Until then, mark those dates if you are interested in attending the 2018 New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering Conference in Auckland.
Creating a BD plan for consulting engineering leaders – ACE New Zealand
Succession planning is a major consideration for many firms. For professional services consultants looking to develop the next stages of their career it is important to have a clear plan, and the skills and discipline of building effective client relationships.
How can we help? ACE New Zealand has partnered with Ben Paul, founder and director of the BD Ladder, to develop a half-day workshop that will go through the basics of understanding your value proposition, how to create a Business Development (BD) plan and put in place some skills and processes to enable individuals to follow that plan.
Where: Harrison Grierson offices, Level 4, 96 St Georges Bay Road, Parnell, Auckland
Format: face-to face
Duration: 1/2 day (4 hours)
Time: 9am to 1pm (includes lunch and AM tea)
Cost: $399 ACE New Zealand members, $299 U35s or $499 non-members, per person
Some of the topics the workshop will cover
Why consulting engineers need to win work and why they need a BD plan
Understanding your value proposition
Building & developing business relationships for a successful career
The basics of LinkedIn, Personal Branding and Social Networking
Creating a daily BD habit
Overview of client needs and behaviours
A 3-stage client relationship process
About the presenter
Ben Paul is the founder and director of The BD Ladder and has over 20 years of experience in providing sales and marketing advice, with an emphasis on professional services. Ben has worked in Business Development for a large global engineering consultancy and has clients in this sector.
Ben’s specialist business development coaching and mentoring skills are sought by a range of clients in different sectors, including engineering, architecture, design and construction. Having grown his business through in-person and online networking, and building long-term business relationships, means he is ideally placed to share these experiences with you.
To register
https://acenz.eventsair.com/creating-a-business-development-plan-for-future-leaders/bd-workshop-ace
IPWEA NZ’s Engineer to the Contract Workshop Wellington – ACENZ
The two day IPWEA NZ “Engineer’s Representative and Contractor’s Representative” workshop is targeted at those new to involvement on construction contracts, developing sound understanding of these two key roles in construction contract management. Workshop content covers the project life cycle, including project definition, legal, documentation and procurement issues, communications and the various functions needing to be performed by the appointed representatives, such as programming, resourcing, inspections and testing, quality management, extensions of time entitlements, ordering or claiming of variations, payment assessment and claims, contract completion, all from the perspective of NZS 3910:2013 contracts. Trainees work together on solving practical problems in simulated situations and receive detailed guidance in takeaway manuals and from role playing experiences, to improve their effectiveness in real world situations. More than 1,000 trainees have attended this workshop during the last decade.
Please click here to view the brochure and registration form.
Note this is not an ACENZ event. Please contact the event organiser directly to book.