Hours: Full-time, permanent
Why join this organisation?
This Australian environmental and engineering consultancy has built its reputation on delivering practical, science-led solutions that support sustainable land development. Now, with a strong project pipeline across commercial and residential sectors, they’re expanding their in-house capability and creating a new Geotechnical Engineer role to strengthen delivery from the ground up.
It’s an opportunity to join a collaborative team that values initiative, technical excellence, and a sense of purpose in shaping a better-built environment.
Some of the benefits on offer include:
- 9 day fortnight with full pay!
- The chance to establish and lead a new geotechnical function within a respected consultancy.
- Exposure to diverse environmental + geotechnical projects across the asset lifecycle
- A supportive team culture that values flexibility, autonomy, and integrity.
- Genuine opportunities for professional development and long-term growth.
The opportunity
This is a newly created position where you’ll lead geotechnical investigations, ground modelling, foundation design advice, and construction support across a diverse range of projects with a focus on commercial and residential development. As a key contributor in a growing capability area, you’ll collaborate closely with environmental and remediation teams to deliver integrated site solutions and help strengthen internal best practice processes.
You'll be responsible for:
- Analysis across bearing capacity, slope stability, settlement, retaining walls and earthworks.
- Preparing technical reports and recommendations aligned with Australian Standards.
- Providing geotechnical input to design for civil and remediation works.
- Overseeing fieldwork, lab testing and contractor performance.
- Supporting client communication, budgeting and project delivery
- Ensuring compliance with ISO-certified QHSE systems
About you
You’re a technically skilled and solutions-focused engineer who thrives on variety and autonomy. You collaborate well across disciplines and take pride in delivering practical recommendations that support safe, cost-effective development outcomes.
In addition, you will have:
- Bachelors degree in Geotechnical, Civil or Geological Engineering.
- 5–7+ years’ experience in geotechnical design, investigation, and reporting.
- A background in commercial and/or residential development projects.
- Familiarity with local geology, regulatory frameworks and Australian Standards.
- Strong written communication skills, with the ability to convey technical findings clearly.
- A proactive approach and a genuine interest in building a new function within a growing business.
- Desirable: exposure to contaminated land or environmental consulting interface
To Apply
Please submit your CV or contact Teresa on 0405 417 882 for a confidential discussion.
This role is only open to Australian residents with unrestricted working rights.
Our client does not meet the Australian Federal Government criteria to offer sponsorship to overseas residents.
Our client is an Equal Opportunity Employer. They strongly encourage applications from those who identify as having a disability, identify as being Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, are culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) or sexuality and gender diverse (LGBTIQA+).