Geotechnical Engineer - Newcastle

About the role

Aurecon's Ground & Underground Engineering Practice is looking for a Geotechnical Engineer to join its Newcastle team. The role covers geotechnical investigations, design and analysis, mentoring junior engineers and supervising site works, with part-time or job-share options available.

Key responsibilities

• Conduct geotechnical desktop studies to identify geotechnical hazards and scope investigations to obtain project-specific site conditions.
• Manage geotechnical site investigations and supervise them during construction, complying with sustainability and safety requirements.
• Undertake geotechnical engineering design and analysis on infrastructure projects, producing calculations and outputs with software such as gINT, Geostudio and Plaxis.
• Write geotechnical reports (desktop study, factual report, smaller project interpretive reports) independently to a high standard.
• Review project deliverables and comply with industry standards and Australian standards in technical documentation.
• Plan and manage site investigation work, develop ground models and perform stability and settlement calculations for earthwork and embankment design.
• Supervise and mentor junior Geotechnical Engineers.

Required profile

• 2-4 years of professional experience in engineering consulting or a similar role, specialising in geotechnical engineering.
• Broad range of experience and proven ability to work in a team.
• Good written and oral communication skills and the ability to work with sub-contractors and clients.

Required skills

• Geotechnical design, analysis and calculations (stability and settlement).
• Use of gINT, Geostudio and Plaxis.
• Site investigation planning, management and interpretation of in-ground reports.