# Principal Geophysicist

**Company**: WSP
**Location**: Sydney, Melbourne, or Brisbane, New South Wales, Victoria, or Queensland
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

Make your mark as a recognised technical leader in one of Australia’s most respected geoscience and engineering consultancies. As a Principal Engineering Geophysicist at WSP, you will play a pivotal role in delivering advanced geophysical solutions and shaping project outcomes.

Key responsibilities include:

- Leading data acquisition, analysis, and interpretation for airborne, ground, marine, and borehole geophysical surveys.

- Providing high-level geophysical advice on complex ground engineering challenges to internal teams and clients.

- Developing and verifying robust geophysical methodologies and ensuring quality technical outputs across multiple projects.

- Scoping, managing, and delivering projects of varying complexity, including contract negotiation and commercial oversight.

- Guiding clients through complex technical issues, regulatory processes, and best-practice geophysical solutions.

- Contributing expert technical input to proposals and strategic pursuits.

- Driving strong safety leadership and upholding all HSE responsibilities.

- Mentoring and coaching geophysicists, building team capability, and promoting a culture of technical excellence.

- Staying at the forefront of advances in geophysical technologies, research, and industry practice.

You’re recognised as an expert who challenges the status quo and brings deep experience in geophysical survey design, data processing, and interpretation. You think strategically, communicate complex ideas clearly, and balance technical excellence with strong project delivery.

Essential qualifications and skills:

- Bachelor’s degree in Geophysics (Master’s or PhD highly regarded).

- 15+ years’ experience delivering geophysical services across major projects.

- Proficiency with industry geophysical software (e.g., Rayfract, Refract, SurfSeis, SeisImager, ReflexW 2D/3D, GeoTom, SonarWiz, Res2DInv, WellCAD).

- Highly capable in managing large-scale, multi-disciplinary projects with strong commercial awareness.

- Proven ability to produce, review, and sign off complex technical reports.

- Strong client relationship skills and a track record of delivering outstanding client outcomes.

- Demonstrated experience mentoring, coaching, and building technical capability in teams.

- Valid unrestricted driver’s licence for use in Australia.

Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. An employee Share Purchase Plan is available to all our permanent employees who wish to become owners and vested partners in WSP’s collective success.

## Skills

### Required
- Geophysics
- Rayfract
- Refract
- SurfSeis
- SeisImager
- ReflexW 2D/3D
- GeoTom
- SonarWiz
- Res2DInv
- WellCAD

### Nice to have
- Master’s or PhD in Geophysics

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