Geotechnical Lead

**Requisition ID**:76939

**Job Category**:Engineering

**Location**:Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

With over six decades of business and technical experience in the mining, energy, and infrastructure sectors, we see challenges evolving in every industry. We respond quickly with solutions that are smarter, more efficient, and innovative. We draw upon our 9,000 staff, with experience in over 150 countries, to challenge the status quo and create positive change for our clients, our employees, and the communities we serve.

Dynamic Earth Solutions (DES) specializes in site planning, spatial information and digital terrain modeling, surface and subsurface investigations, rock mechanics, underground structures, geotechnical laboratory services, flood forecasting and water resource management through our geotechnical, hydrotechnical, and civil site development expertise.

Looking to take the next step in your career? Hatch is currently seeking a highly motivated Geotechnical Lead to join our Dynamic Earth Solutions group to support business growth in public infrastructure for Victoria.

Our Dynamic Earth Solutions (DES) group forms an integrated core that provides clients with outstanding project execution through our geotechnical, hydrotechnical, and civil site development expertise. From concept to operation, we're committed to providing traditional services alongside proprietary technologies and innovative thinking to deliver custom, cost-effective solutions.

The Geotechnical Lead will provide technical leadership to project teams in our Sydney and Newcastle offices, liaise with local clients to demonstrate design competency, and assist in coordination of geotechnical engineering delivery from throughout the Australasian region.

Interested in being part of a developing new team and bringing more value to our clients' operations? Join our team today
- Provide technical guidance for geotechnical services on various size New South Wales public infrastructure projects.
- Provide technical advice on complex geotechnical issues to clients and internal staff during scoping, design development, design reviews and presentation of completed designs.
- Take responsibility for technical reviews, fostering technical quality of deliverables.
- Work with regional leadership to coordinate project resourcing needs and engineering capacity across the Australasian region
- Execute and/or manage technical work on projects including corporate governance, technical review and sign-off on reports, recommendations and designs

**You bring to the role**:
A well-developed knowledge of tendering and delivering geotechnical services for Infrastructure projects including foundations, pavements, earthworks and excavations across all project phases from initial concept through to design and construction. You have relevant Civil Engineering or Geology qualifications and ideally, a specialization in Geotechnical Engineering. You are able to provide team guidance and possess advanced interpersonal skills. Previous experience in temporary works, Independent Verification and/or Proof Engineering will be highly regarded. Some travel within the Australia/Asia region and internationally as required will be required.

To be eligible to apply, you must be an Australian / New Zealand citizen or hold permanent residency status, or alternatively, a visa that entitles you to work in Australia.

Unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies will not be accepted for this position.

As an accredited Employer of Choice for Gender Equality (WGEA) and Equal Opportunity Employer, we are committed to fostering a workforce in each of our locations that reflects the diversity of the communities in which we operate. Within Australia, supporting and encouraging a flexible workplace, we offer our employees comprehensive benefits, including up to 12 weeks leave per year as part of our Lifestyle Leave Program. If you have any special needs requirements, please discuss with us and we will do our utmost to accommodate your request.

**Why join us?**
- Work with great people to make a difference
- Collaborate on exciting projects to develop innovative solutions
- Top employer

**What we offer you?**
- Flexible work environment
- Long term career development
- Think globally, work locally

As an accredited Employer of Choice for Gender Equality (WGEA) and Equal Opportunity Employer, we are committed to fostering a workforce in each of our locations that reflects the diversity of the communities in which we operate. Within Australia, this includes supporting and encouraging a flexible workplace and a comprehensive benefit offering. If you have any special needs requirements, please discuss with us and we will do our utmost to accommodate your request.