Lead Engineering Geologist

The Lead engineering Geologist will be part of the current DJV (Design Joint Venture) REDST (Resident Engineer Design Site Team) and 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 day-to-day REDST team activities and tasks with regard to surface and sub-surface ground investigation, excavation and support of the D&B and TBM tunnels/adits, tunnel portals, shafts, caverns, intake portals and other project components.

Job Description

• Lead Lombardi geology team on site; Perform scheduling, resource planning and managing the REDST tasks related to geology studies and investigations.
• 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 Lead Resident Design Engineer or Project Manager and Project Director; Attend regular technical meetings with the contractor/Employer 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;
• 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, over breaks 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 D&B and TBM 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 for the RFI submitted by the Client and/or the Employer 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 about the project technical specifications, design verifications and other technical-related matters, detailed design/as-built drawings review and approval process; and Other tasks and responsibilities related to geology/geotechnics as assigned by the LEAD Resident Engineer.

Requirements

• Should have at least 10-15 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 tunneling observational methods i.e NATM as well as TBM tunneling with respect to geological/geotechnical assessment during excavation and instrumentation and monitoring systems and data interpretation
• Familiar with advanced tunnel/underground geological software and system, i.e. Leapfrog, gINT, Shape Matrix, Dips, Swedge/Unwedge, etc.
• A valid driving license

Contact

• Reetu Joshi