Senior Engineering Geologist-Snowy 2.0

The senior engineering Geologist will be part of the current DJV (Design Joint Venture) REDST (Resident Engineer Design Site Team) noting that the bulk of design is completed. The candidate will be based full-time in the Snowy 2.0 project sites/Cooma office during the execution phase of the Snowy 2.0 hydro project (NSW, Australia) and will be involved in the day-to-day REDST team activities and tasks with regard to surface and sub-surface ground investigation, excavation, tunnel face and shaft geological assessments and support of the D&B and TBM tunnels/adits, tunnel portals, shafts, caverns, intake portals and other project components. The senior engineering geologist will assist to lead and mentor the Lombardi junior geologists.

Job Description

- Prepare or review, geology reports, geological sections and etc for the design purposes.Liaise with Lombardi design team.Liaise with the client (employer) safety officers, tunnel inspectors, security guards, section engineers, and surveyors to ensure the safety of DJV staff/DJV geologists during the geology field works and geological mapping.
- Attend regular internal/external meetings as requested by the Lombardi Engineering management or Lead Resident Design Engineer or Project Manager and Project Director;Attend regular technical meetings with the FGJV/Owner as requested by the Lead Resident Design Engineer.
- Oversee and conduct tunnels/shafts/cavern/access adits and portals geological mapping;Assess ground conditions and ground behaviors in response to the surface and underground excavations in accordance with the relevant technical specifications and drawings;Geology record-keeping for the surface and underground excavation and support works;
- Review geological mapping, geological/geotechnical instrumentation and monitoring documents, geotechnical testing results and other relevant documents as specified in the relevant specifications and drawings;Advise on tunnel/cut slope excavation and support methods, rock/soil support, fissure/consolidation/backfill/cavity grouting, probe drilling, overbreak’s treatment, geotechnical instrumentation and monitoring and lab/in-situ testing in accordance with the project technical specifications and drawings.Geological/geotechnical investigation and data interpretation in relation to Drill &Blast (D&B) and TBM (Tunnel Boring Machine) excavations, shafts, caverns, cut slopes, and tunnel portals;Review and approve as-built geological drawings for D&B/TBM tunnels, gate shafts, caverns, tunnels and access adits, and tunnel portals;
- Review, advise and oversee, when required, surface and sub-surface ground investigation results/works, including borehole drilling and sampling, logging and geology data interpretation;Provide responses to the RFIs (Requests for Information) submitted by FGJV and/or the Owner regarding clarification on Geology and geotechnical information;Prepare and review 2D/3D geological models using relevant common software packages;Liaise with the Lead DJV REDST and DJV/Lombardi geologist/geotechnical specialists regarding the project technical specifications, design verifications and other technical-related matters, detailed design/as-built drawings review and approval processes; andOther tasks and responsibilities related to geology/geotechnics as assigned by the LEAD Resident Engineer.

Requirements

- Should have at least twenty (10) years of industry experience in ground investigation, D&B/TBM tunnel excavation and support, caverns, shafts, adits and surface excavation and support;
- Should have a degree in Engineering Geology or equivalent, and have preferably professional registration status;
- Preferably be familiar with tunnelling observational methods e, g. Drill and Blast, NATM as well as TBM tunnelling with respect to geological/geotechnical assessment during excavation and instrumentation and monitoring systems and data interpretation
- Should be familiar with advanced tunnel/underground geological software and system; i.e., Leapfrog, gINT, Shape Matrix, Dips, Swedge/Unwedge, etc.
- Should have a valid driving license.

Contact

- Reetu Joshi

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