Tunnel Engineer

Job Description
Bring your curiosity and passion to the technical challenges we solve at GHD. Then see how everyone gets behind you.
With commitment, there's no idea too big, no dream too far. We strive to create opportunity for all. Giving you leading training and development programmes to accelerate your growth.

Come and see where your career can take you and the impact your commitment can make.

GHD is proud to have one of Australia's largest tunnel design practices and our business has several excellent opportunities for Tunneling professionals to join our national business
(location in Brisbane (favoured), Melbourne or Sydney)
.

With iconic projects such as Sydney Metro West – Western Tunnelling Package, and several Pumped Hydroelectric Schemes, you can apply your strong tunnel design experience and influence significant projects of the future from the onset. Sound exciting? We think so

We execute tunnelling projects for water, hydroelectric, and transportation sectors through global collaboration. Our teams across Australasia and the Americas.

Working with the Team Leader for Tunnels and Underground Spaces, the position plays a key technical delivery role, and will see you involved in a diverse range of work, including:

• Permanent and temporary structural design for tunnels, caverns and underground spaces
• Supporting the production of design deliverables including drawings, specifications and reports
• Tunnel condition assessment and remediation design

What You Will Bring To The Team

• Minimum of 5 years' experience in tunnelling projects
• Experience in the assessment of geotechnical data and geo-structural design for the design of temporary and permanent ground support of shafts and tunnels.
• Sound communication skills for interfacing with associated teams including geotechnics, dams, structures and associated markets covering transport, water, hydropower and energy.
• The ability to work semi-independently, delivering projects utilising appropriate team members, knowing when to seek guidance from peers
• Well established written and verbal skills, with the ability to communicate complex issues concisely
• The ability to communicate openly and build relationships with peers and clients
• Relevant tertiary qualification. Postgraduate qualifications will be favourably considered.
• Chartered status (e.g. CPEng, RPEQ, VPEQ) is highly desirable and if not, conscientiously working towards achieving it.

Interested? Apply now.
Important Notice: Office Shutdown Period -
Please be aware that our office will be closed from
Thursday 25
th
December 2025
to
Friday, 9th January 2026
. We will reopen on
Monday, 12th January 2026
. During this period, there will be delays in processing applications and responding to enquiries. We appreciate your understanding and patience.

GHD is an equal opportunity employer, and we want everyone to be able to fully participate in our recruitment process. We value a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people of all identities.

GHD embraces a range of flexible work practices to create a work environment focused on well-being, flexibility and productivity where our people can thrive.

We respectfully ask that no agency resumes be presented at this stage.
About Us
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We bring our people together to create something bigger and solve some of the world's most complex problems. Come and experience the power of commitment and see strategy and ideas come to life when you join GHD.

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Our Pledge to You
At GHD, we don't just believe in the power of commitment, we live and breathe it every day.

That's why we pledge to empower our people to make a positive impact. Combining our deep technical expertise with the capabilities of our clients and partners, we respond to some of the most complex challenges facing our planet today.

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Who We Are
GHD is a global professional services company that leads through engineering, architecture, and construction expertise. We are an employee-owned company with over 11,000 diverse and skilled individuals, across more than 200 offices spanning five continents.

The Power of Commitment is our brand promise. It's what makes us different. We are bound to our stated vision and determination to address humanity's most urgent needs: to make water, energy and urbanisation sustainable for generations to come.