Certified Professional Land Development Engineer

The Survey and Spatial NZ Certification of Professional Land Development Engineering Competence is formal recognition by Survey and Spatial New Zealand of those who have been assessed against a defined set of professional and technical competencies which meet the Civil Engineering standards and technical sign off criteria required by private and public asset owners, Territorial and Local Authorities and other such entities (as it relates to land development).

The Annual Practising Certificate as a Survey and Spatial New Zealand Certified Professional Land Development Engineer sets a quality benchmark for the industry to maintain public confidence across the following areas:

• Earthworks, Erosion and Sediment Control
• Access, Roading and Transportation
• 3 Waters (Stormwater Management, Wastewater Management, Potable Water)
• Utilities (Energy and Communication).
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  Competence Standard
  This Certification recognises prior learning and current competency to the standard required to sign (but not limited to):[1]
  
  • Engineering Design Certificate of Land Development and Subdivision (Engineering Plan Approval Stage 1 – Design, NZS 4404 Schedule 1A or equivalent)
  • Certificate upon Completion of Land Development/Subdivision or equivalent (e.g., Engineering Plan Approval Stage 3 – Completion and Handover, NZS4404 Schedule 1C)
  • Engineering Design Certificate of 3 Waters Assets (or any component) - (Compliance Statement Design-CS1 or equivalent)
  • Construction Monitoring Certificate of 3 Waters Assets (or any component) – (Compliance Statement Construction Monitoring – CS4 or equivalent).

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  Webinar Link: Get Certified - Land Development Engineer held 1 March 2023.
  

Webinar Link: Stay Certified - Land Development Engineer held 8 March 2023 [link to come].

Applications will be accepted from July 2023 and are open exclusively to S+SNZ members. An announcement will come out before this date with detailed information on the cost and process of application.

[1] This Certification assesses to the standards required and recommended by (but not limited to): NZS 4404 (2010), NZS 3910, the Construction Contracts Act 2002 and the Resource Management Act (RMA); specifically, the s223 and s224c RMA process.