Above Water Engineering
3 Waters specialists offering efficient and practical design solutions.
Engineering Services
Comprehensive civil engineering solutions backed by decades of experience and technical expertise in New Zealand's unique environment.
Water & Wastewater Design
Above Water offers solutions for urban development, municipal networks, and treatment facilities. Our comprehensive water and wastewater designs ensure reliability, sustainability, and compliance across a range of project scales.
Stormwater Design
Stormwater management solutions tailored for challenging sites, urban developments, and integration with existing infrastructure. Our expertise in navigating regulatory frameworks and collaborating effectively with local councils ensures optimal outcomes for our clients.
Civil CAD Services
Above Water offers advanced Civil CAD drafting services, delivered by experienced professionals who understand the engineering behind every line they draw. Our team bridges the gap between design intent and construction outcomes, ensuring your drawings are accurate, practical, and buildable.
Geometric Design
Above Water provides geometric design services including earthworks modelling, volume calculation, grading optimisation, and road alignment design. We help clients achieve optimal development outcomes and integrate their earthworks approachwith the wider design strategy .
Specialist Consulting
Above Water provides specialist consulting services including Engineer to Contract, project management consulting, strategic planning, design optimisation, and design review. We support clients throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring effective delivery, robust risk management, and high-quality engineering outcomes.
Flood Assessments
Above Water offer flood assessments to determine appropriate finished floor levels and assess flood risk. We help our clients meet council risk mitigation requirements and understand how flooding may affect their development.
Our Team
Meet the experienced professionals behind Above Water Engineering, bringing decades of expertise in civil engineering and technical drafting to every project.
Josy Cooper
Principal Engineer, Director
BE, CPEng, CMEngNZ
Principal Civil Engineer and one of the Directors of Above Water. She has a Bachelor of Engineering (Auckland University) and is a Chartered Professional Engineer and a Chartered Member of Engineering New Zealand. Josy has most recently worked in Land Development projects including design for subdivisions and brownfields development.
Josy also works as a Practice Area Assessor for Engineering NZ and is a member of the Engineering NZ Waikato Branch Committee.
josy@abovewater.co.nz
+64 27 557 5993
Charlie Cooper
Draftsperson, Director
PG DIP SCI
The Managing Director and Draftsperson is Charlie Cooper (BSc, PGDipSci) who has over 18 years of drafting experience working with civil, transport, structural and process drawings. Charlie has worked for SKM, Fletchers and AECOM as a draftsperson on major infrastructure projects.
In a freelance capacity Charlie works on a full range of civil drawings covering, pipelines, pumpstations, grading, infill development, the 3 waters, residential subdivisions and commercial buildings. Charlie's experience working closely with engineering teams allows him to deliver drawings that have been thoroughly sense checked and understood in relation to the real world.
charlie@abovewater.co.nz
+64 27 971 3021
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+64 27 557 5993 (Josy)
+64 27 971 3021 (Charlie)
info@abovewater.co.nz