Description
As a Senior Engineer – Rock Mechanics, you will be part of the Switzerland GCC Tunnel Team in WSP India, based in Bengaluru.
The role will support a diverse portfolio of underground infrastructure, mining, and geo-energy projects in Switzerland and internationally.
Responsibilities
Rock Mechanics & Geotechnical Engineering
- Contribute to the planning, design, and delivery of geotechnical and rock mechanics services for tunnels, caverns, shafts, underground structures, and related infrastructure.
- Undertake rock mass characterisation through the interpretation of geological, geotechnical, laboratory, borehole, and field investigation data.
- Apply rock mass classification systems, including Q-System, RMR, and GSI, and associated empirical design methods.
- Develop geological and geotechnical ground models, including 3D geological and structural models using software such as Leapfrog Geo.
- Perform geotechnical assessments and stability analyses for underground excavations, tunnel portals, caverns, shafts, drifts, stopes, and rock slopes.
- Design and assess ground support systems, including rock bolts, cable bolts, shotcrete, mesh, steel ribs, and other support elements.
- Support tunnel and underground excavation design for Drill & Blast, NATM/SEM, and TBM excavation methods.
- Conduct rock mass stability assessments using empirical, analytical, and numerical modelling techniques.
- Carry out numerical modelling using industry-standard software, including FLAC2D / FLAC3D, DIPS, PLAXIS 2D / 3D, and Rocscience Suite.
- Evaluate excavation behaviour and optimise support systems based on project requirements and engineering analyses.
Team & Project Environment
- Work within the GCC Switzerland Tunnel Team, collaborating with multidisciplinary specialists and WSP’s global ground engineering network.
- Contribute to projects across underground infrastructure, tunnel and cavern engineering, shaft sinking, and the energy sector, including underground gas storage, salt caverns, hydropower, and geothermal developments.
- Support clients in delivering sustainable and future-ready solutions, with consideration of industry challenges such as decarbonisation and resource optimisation.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or Geotechnical Engineering, Engineering Geology, or a related discipline. Masters Preferred.
- Minimum 8 years of professional experience in rock mechanics, geotechnical engineering, or tunnel engineering.
- Experience in geotechnical investigations and rock mass characterisation.
- Proficiency in numerical modelling software, including FLAC2D/3D, DIPS, 3DEC, PLAXIS 2D/3D, and Rocscience Suite.
- Strong technical report writing and communication skills.
- Ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary and international project teams.