Senior Geotechnical Engineer

This role will see you enhance your capabilities and the reputation of WSP’s Geotechnical team. You will collaborate with talented professionals working on iconic projects to drive future-ready outcomes that will benefit clients and communities.

Geotechnical & Tunnels

Our Geotechnical and Tunnels team is driven by a passion for technical excellence and innovation. Our specialised, forward-looking expertise addresses the evolving challenges that earth, environment, and energy present to our clients and communities.

What you’ll do:

• Conduct all work in a safe manner and comply with all role specific HSE obligations.
• Develop, review, approve and manage complex investigations, and field studies.
• Manage environmental risk on complex projects.
• Identify, understand and manage the contractual risks on projects.
• Comply with WSP Quality System and Code of Ethics, identify and manage ethical issues associated with area of work or practice area.
• Develop, review and verify technically sound and robust methodologies in area of expertise.
• Monitor and manage the scope of multiple projects of varying complexity and size.
• Lead winning proposals and pursuits.
• Deliver best client outcomes/options which have save the client costs/time.
• Provide safety leadership in identifying and mitigating/eliminating high priority safety hazards.
• Maintain Chartered Status (if applicable).
• Mentor junior team members and actively participate in knowledge sharing activities. 
• Successfully develop and maintain strong relationships and networks built around delivering high quality services to clients, in order to meet business and client outcomes.
• Manage and monitor the technical quality of work performed by the team and promote a culture of technical excellence within the team.
• Apply legislation, standards, guidelines and project specifications.
• Communicate complex technical issues to clients and guide the client through regulatory processes.
• Assist others in the selection and recruitment of employees.

About You:

• Exceptional proven experience as a Senior Geotechnical Engineer
• Must have worked on some iconic projects with proven experience
• Must have a Bachelor’s Degree (Engineering) or Equivalent
• Chartered status CPENG and/or RPEQ (if applicable)
• Completion of all internal and external HSE training
• WSP Certified Technical Principal
• Natural connector
• Problem solver with a powerful team spirit

About WSP

WSP is one of the world's leading engineering professional services firms, bringing together approximately 6,000 talented people across 15 offices in Australia. We are technical experts who design and provide strategic advice on sustainable solutions and engineer Future ReadyTM projects that will help societies grow for lifetimes to come. 

At WSP, we want you to embrace your curiosity and work in a culture that celebrates different perspectives. With access to global scale and reach, you’ll connect with the brightest minds in the field to make the best work of your life.

We want here to be a place where you’ll always find new ways to grow – where you’ll design your path and do what truly matters to you.

We believe that in imagining a better future for us all, you’ll imagine a better future for you.

To find out more about our commitment to the health and well-being of our people, and the programs we’ve designed to help you thrive click here: WSP Benefits.

Think this could be the opportunity for you? Apply now to begin your journey with WSP.

Imagine a better future for us all – and a better future for you.

WSP. With us, you can.

No recruitment agencies please.