Geotechnical Engineer

Aurecon's Ground & Underground Engineering Practice has an opening for a Geotechnical Engineer to join its team in the Newcastle region. Part-time and job share options are available.

Responsibilities

Conduct geotechnical desktop studies to identify geotechnical hazards; Scope geotechnical investigations to obtain project specific site conditions; Supervise and mentor junior Geotechnical Engineers; Scope and manage geotechnical site investigations; Participate in geotechnical site investigation and construction phase supervision while complying with sustainability and safety requirements; Undertake geotechnical engineering design and analysis on infrastructure projects; Produce geotechnical engineering calculations and outputs using software such as gINT, Geostudio and Plaxis; Conduct geotechnical reports (desktop study, factual report, smaller project interpretive reports) independently to a high quality level; Review project deliverables; Understand and comply with industry standards, Australian standards and conventions in technical documentation

Requirements

Around 2-4 years professional experience in engineering consulting or similar, specialising in geotechnical engineering; Good written and oral communication skills; Ability to work collaboratively both internally and externally (sub-contractors, clients); Selecting appropriate Site investigation (SI) required for earthworks, planning and managing SI work, reviewing factual in-ground interpretation reports and developing ground models; Team player who supports and contributes towards the success and technical development of the team; Perform stability and settlement calculations in earthwork and embankment design; Passion for re-imagining problems and continuous learning; Experience in a similar role