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At DETA, we focus on the business of decarbonisation – leading the transition to a sustainable future.
DETA are an award-winning engineering consultancy specialising in energy and sustainability consulting, and engineering services for businesses across Australasia and the Pacific. As a committed team of professional engineers, sustainability experts and project managers, we live and breathe sustainability at home and at work.
We believe everyone can play a part in making a tangible difference to our planet. We're always on the lookout for passionate, intuitive, and flexible people to join our team of professional engineers and project managers. With offices based across New Zealand and Australia, their team of superheroes get the opportunity to partner with businesses on dynamic and diverse projects.
Available roles
Make an impact at DETA
Check out our current vacancies and apply below.
Think you could bring something else to the team? We want to hear from you, send us a message. We have offices across Aotearoa New Zealand in Christchurch / Otautahi, Tauranga / Tauranga Moana, Wellington / Te Whangani-a-Tara and our Australian offices located just south of Mooloolaba on the Sunshine Coast.


What's it like working at DETA?
DETA provides consultancy & project delivery services to help businesses across Australasia control energy use, reduce their carbon footprint and deliver energy improvement projects.
We have set ourselves a BIG target to be responsible for removing 2 million tonnes of carbon emissions each year from the environment by 2030.
We know businesses can lead the way – and we have the knowledge to inspire and engineer how to make that happen. We merge our technical expertise, as engineers and project managers, and our clients goals, to influence positive change on a significant scale to the environment and our communities.
We don’t just write reports – we offer our clients a complete service from energy audits, business case and feasibility studies, full project management and verification services. We plan and deliver energy improvement projects and develop sustainability strategy across entire value-chains.
No two projects are the same and you will work across diverse industry sectors. We work really hard to make sure that our approach is
always Dynamic, Empathetic, Trustworthy, and Awesome.
The services on offer
Join the League
DETA is committed to creating rewarding careers for our people in a fun and dynamic environment. We nurture and empower our people by placing the health, safety and wellbeing of our staff first, caring for our team and the families and communities who shape us. Here are some of the benefits of joining DETA:
Make an impact:
Join a team driven by purpose - partnering with Australasian businesses to transition to a low or zero carbon operation. Influence positive change on a significant scale for our communities and environments.
Develop your career:
Supporting you with the time and resources to continue your professional development is an important part of our career development culture plus our strong customer partnership model will allow you to cultivate strong professional relationships that will serve you for years to come.
Our staff benefit from:
- Five weeks paid annual leave
- Competitive remuneration
- Company profit share
- Personal performance bonus adding further earning potential
- Staff insurance programme providing health insurance, life insurance and trauma cover
- A flexible working environment
To find out more about who we are and how we work, download our DETA Carbon Roadmap or visit our website.