Description
What if you could do the kind of work the world needs, and do it in tropical sunshine? What if relocation assistance was available to help you live your dream?
At WSP, you can enjoy the best of both worlds: a rewarding career with a leading Tier One consulting firm, and an exceptional North Queensland lifestyle. You’ll join a globally connected consultancy with deep local expertise, where technical excellence, collaboration and genuine career influence go hand in hand.
As our pipeline continues to grow, we’re looking for a Senior Associate or Principal-level Geotechnical Engineer to join our Townsville team. This is a senior role with genuine influence, combining technical leadership, client engagement, project delivery, business development and mentoring across major infrastructure, transport, development, renewables and resources projects.
Based in our Townsville office, you’ll also benefit from hybrid working, with flexibility to work from home when you’re not required on site, in the office or with a client. We’ll even contribute to your relocation costs!
Responsibilities
- Lead geotechnical and engineering geology delivery across major infrastructure and development projects.
- Oversee project planning, investigations, analysis, design, risk management and technical governance.
- Build trusted client relationships and provide high-value technical and commercial advice.
- Mentor and develop engineers while fostering a strong, collaborative team culture.
- Drive project performance across safety, quality, commercial outcomes and client satisfaction.
- Contribute to business growth through client engagement, strategic initiatives and winning work.
- Champion safe, high-quality delivery across all geotechnical activities.
Requirements
- Extensive experience in geotechnical engineering, engineering geology or a related discipline, supported by relevant tertiary qualifications and CPEng, RPEQ (or equivalent), or progress toward accreditation.
- Strong technical capability across ground investigations, geotechnical analysis, design and risk management, with experience delivering complex infrastructure, construction or multidisciplinary projects.
- Proven project leadership skills, including managing scope, budgets, programmes, resources and technical deliverables.
- Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement and client relationship management skills.
- Experience across sectors such as transport, tunnelling, water and urban development will be highly regarded.
Benefits
- Relocation assistance available
- Hybrid working with flexibility to work from home
- Opportunity to work on major infrastructure and development projects
- Collaborative team culture
- Professional development and mentoring opportunities