Senior Engineering Geologist

Opportunity Overview

We are expanding our presence in Tauranga and seeking a Senior Engineering Geologist or Senior Geotechnical Engineer with expertise in geotechnical asset management to join our team. This role offers diverse daily challenges and requires applying comprehensive technical knowledge to deliver high-quality projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Utilize engineering expertise and judgment to strategically plan and execute projects effectively.
• Prepare detailed plans, technical reports, proposals, and specifications tailored to client needs.
• Conduct desk-based assessments including analyzing aerial photographs, reviewing published data, and guiding project investigations and design.
• Oversee and organize field investigations, managing drilling crews and coordinating laboratory testing to enhance site understanding and hazard evaluations.
• Lead fieldwork activities such as site mapping, directing drilling operations, logging boreholes, collecting samples, and monitoring using techniques like hand augering and test pits logging.
• Create two-dimensional and three-dimensional ground models with existing data to identify problems and support design processes.
• Perform computer-aided analyses such as slope stability modeling to evaluate data comprehensively.
• Conduct field reconnaissance of natural hazard sites through routine inspections or responses to incidents, offering expert advice and remediation design solutions collaboratively with clients.
• Communicate technical findings clearly through written documentation and oral presentations.
• Manage projects from start to finish, effectively scoping, planning, and allocating resources to meet timelines and budgets.
• Lead cross-disciplinary teams, coordinating multiple work packages successfully.
• Establish and maintain strong relationships internally and externally, contributing to business development efforts alongside senior management.

Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate will be a qualified Engineering Geologist—preferably possessing a relevant postgraduate qualification—or a Geotechnical Engineer with demonstrable experience in consulting or contracting environments. A strong technical foundation combined with sound engineering judgment and a proactive problem-solving mindset is essential. The candidate should be inquisitive and commercially astute, capable of approaching challenges from multiple angles and converting technical information into client-oriented solutions.

We seek a professional passionate about continuous learning, eager to share knowledge, and open to bringing innovative ideas to the team. The person should confidently work autonomously while fostering effective collaboration within multidisciplinary teams, aiding in project success and mentoring junior team members.

Our Offer

• Comprehensive professional development programs to enhance your skills.
• Opportunities for shareholding and financial participation.
• A supportive, inclusive workplace culture where you can be your authentic self.
• Flexible work arrangements to support personal and family life balance.
• Access to expert guidance and knowledge sharing across the Asia-Pacific region.
• Wellbeing initiatives and paid volunteer leave.
• Enhanced parental leave providing up to 22 weeks of fully paid leave regardless of gender after childbirth or child placement.
• Discounted insurance options including health, life, and income protection plans.

Inclusion Statement

We value diversity and foster an inclusive environment welcoming creativity from people of all genders, ethnicities, identities, viewpoints, and experiences.