Senior Geotechnical Engineer

at  Mott MacDonald

Senior Geotechnical Engineer
Country: New Zealand
Position Location: Auckland, New Zealand
Contract Type: Permanent
Work Pattern: Full Time
Sector: Transport
Discipline: Geotechnical and tunnelling
Job Ref: 1963
Recruiter Contact: Julie Graham
Mott MacDonald New Zealand has grown significantly over the past 12 months, to over 300 strong and now houses a team of experts who enjoy sharing success in delivering awesome projects such as Christchurch’s Te Kaha Stadium, Lake Onslow Pumped Hydro Scheme Feasibility, Seascape Tower, Auckland Airport upgrades, and numerous complex wastewater treatment plants across New Zealand.
The role. What you will do.
Mott Macdonald has a new, exciting opportunity for a Geotechnical Engineer to join our growing team, based in Auckland. Your focus will be on ANZ projects, but you will also support other offices globally by providing internal support services related to tunnelling, foundations, retaining structures and slopes and interpretations on civil infrastructure projects.
As part of the wider Geotechnical team, working with internal and external clients as a member of the Transport Team, you will be mentored and supported by senior team members. Where required you will assist in scoping geotechnical aspects of projects, prepare designs, specifications and reports, and be involved in construction monitoring, as well as attend client meetings and manage the client interface on progressively larger and more complex projects.
About you.
You will be a degree qualified Civil Engineer or Geotechnical Engineer. This role will suit someone with a few years post graduate experience, who is looking to develop alongside a team of high performing geotechnical professionals.
With a solid base of technical knowledge and experience in geotechnical projects, ground characterisation, seismic assessments, numerical modelling, and design, we seek a person who is technically focussed with the ability to be client minded.
A team player with advanced communication skills, attention to detail, experience in project management and an understanding of commercial risk are necessary for effective performance in this role. Join our team and bring your expertise to contribute to the successful delivery of challenging engineering projects.
You’ve got this!
This is a great opportunity to join a global consultancy that is growing and is pushing ahead in the local market. If you are looking for an opportunity to work in a fast-growing business with an organisation that is shaping the communities in which we live, then we would encourage you to apply for the above position and join our world class consultancy.
We offer you all the benefits that come from working in a global consultancy, including a competitive salary, flexible work arrangements, enhanced Kiwi Saver contributions, ongoing professional support, career development and a great opportunity to work on key projects. We are committed to fostering a culture that empowers our people, promotes teamwork and embraces sustainability.
If you don’t tick every box in this ad, please don’t rule yourself out. We focus on hiring people who share our values of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, and integrity. So, if this role resonates with you, please send through your application.

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We put equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they have the opportunity to contribute.

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