Work-Force
Purpose of the Role: To provide Geotechnical Engineering services across mining, infrastructure, property, and buildings sectors. This role involves project management, technical analysis, and client engagement within geological and geotechnical projects.
Key Responsibilities:
- Project Management:
- Manage geological and geotechnical projects, including multi-disciplinary projects and tailings facility site investigations.
- Oversee buildings and infrastructure projects.
- Supervise technicians and junior professional staff as required.
- Technical Analysis:
- Interpret geological and geotechnical data, perform analysis, and provide conclusions and recommendations.
- Characterize ground conditions and materials.
- Prepare proposals, tenders, reports, and other technical deliverables.
- Conduct field observations and geological/geotechnical reporting.
- Client and Business Development:
- Engage in client and business development activities.
- Prepare and deliver presentations to clients.
- Identify and report safety hazards, ensuring work is conducted in a safe manner.
- Compliance and Safety:
- Conduct all work in adherence to company, client, and government conditions, policies, procedures, regulations, and standards.
- Complete required inductions and pre-requisites.
- Mentoring and Training:
- Participate in training activities.
- Mentor and transfer knowledge to intermediate and junior geotechnical engineers/engineering geologists.
Qualifications:
- Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering.
- Post-graduate studies in Geotechnical Engineering (preferred).
- Experience:
- Minimum of 8 years’ post-graduate experience.
- Professional registration with ECSA or similar.
- Proven experience in geotechnical investigations, both factual and interpretive.
- Experience in managing large, intermediate, and small size jobs across various sectors.
- Skills:
- Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong written, diagrammatic, and oral communication skills.
- Well-developed interpersonal skills.
- Solid technical knowledge and application in soil/rock mechanics.
- Demonstrated leadership and mentoring abilities.
Additional Information:
- Ability to work independently and effectively within a team environment.