Associate/Senior Associate Engineer

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Through ongoing organic growth, Senversa has a new opportunity for a Associate/Senior Associate Civil Engineer with 8+ years' experience to join our team.

This is your opportunity to add value to exciting ground engineering projects whilst enhancing our growing and highly skilled Engineering team. You will be exposed to a diverse range of projects, contributing to the design and construction supervision of earthworks and engineered containment facilities in the following market sectors: Defence, Aviation, Energy, Mining and Waste. At Senversa, our engineering team is complimented by our Contaminated Land and Environmental Management and Approvals Teams in delivering multi-disciplinary remediation projects for our clients. You will enjoy being a key role within integrated multi-disciplinary teams of civil engineers, geotechnical engineers, hydrogeologists and contaminated land professionals to provide our clients with high value solutions.

Why Senversa?

Senversa is 100% employee owned, is a certified B Corporation, carbon neutral and a DCA Inclusive Workplace, recognising that we constantly strive to make a positive impact across our staff, clients, suppliers, community and the environment. We are committed to and are recognised for delivering high quality advice and solutions to our clients across Australia.

In addition to a diverse and inclusive, fast-paced working environment, you will be part of a team that prides itself on technical excellence and our senior staff are committed to coaching and mentoring staff in a dynamic, positive, respectful and constructive professional environment. You will benefit from sustainable professional growth whilst maintaining flexibility to achieve a work-life balance.

We pride ourselves on a culture of sustainability, corporate social responsibility, workplace diversity, flexible working conditions and equal opportunity. Feel free to have a chat to us about the numerous ways in which we are promoting this culture. Senversa is a company that lives and breathes our values and is truly committed to our people. You, along with your colleagues, will benefit from a company that is committed to a great working culture.

So, what will you do?

You will assist on a range of projects for government and private sector clients which include some of Victoria's largest infrastructure projects. You will work as part of a fantastic & supportive team delivering projects from concept design to finished construction for contaminated land remedial earthworks, containment facilities for contaminated soil and solid waste, together with other waste management infrastructure. Our versatility as an organisation will allow you to have regular opportunities to work closely with all projects teams within Senversa achieving a variety in project knowledge and skills.

This role will see your effective contribution to:

• Living the Senversa culture by assisting in creating a supportive, nurturing and exciting workplace.
• The success of the wider team, by applying own strengths to support the delivery of a variety of multidisciplinary projects.
• Attending both internal and external networking/professional development events.
• Provide assistance in preparation of detailed designs for containment facilities including associated civil components (earthworks, geosynthetic lining systems, drainage etc).
• Management of field staff conducting third party quality inspection services during construction.
• Regular liaison and networking with clients, contractors and sub-contractors.
• Adopting digital skills in the assistance of the delivery of our projects.
• Contributing to the development of integrated solutions by collaborating with other technical practices – such as geotechnical engineering, geospatial, risk assessment, hydrogeology, environmental auditing, waste management, contaminated land, landfill gas and field technical practices.
• Bring an initiative to learn and develop in a multi-disciplinary environment.

Highly desirable professional skills you will bring to the team

• Bachelor of Engineering (Civil)
• Minimum 8 years' experience
• Understanding of earthwork design and construction.
• Understanding of design and construction using a broad range of geosynthetic materials would be an advantage.
• Ability to apply a risk-based approach to problem solving.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Lateral thinking, problem solving and strong collaboration and team working abilities.
• Passionate about civil/environmental engineering within the one or more of the following sectors: Defence, Aviation, Energy, Mining and Waste.
• Ability to develop and maintain strong working relationships with peers, direct reports and clients.
• Familiarity with AutoCADâand 3-Dimensional modelling software.
• Previous experience in the ground engineering space is desirable.
• An interest in developing skills and expertise in various ground engineering disciplines including geosynthetics, earthen lining systems, and surface water management.
• CPEng / NER / RPEV status preferred.

Don't worry if you don't have all of skills outlined above. If you have proven experience in some or a majority of these technical areas of practice, you will be working within a team that promotes professional development so we can assist you in acquiring skills and experience, where required.

If you are poised to take the next step in your career, please apply below with your CV and a covering letter outlining your experience and career goals.