Graduate Geotechnical Engineer/Engineering Geologist

CMW Geosciences; Adelaide; Hybrid; AUD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Birthday Leave

Parental Leave

Kiwa Rewards platform

Graduate Training Program

Overtime / Time in Lieu

Job summary

CMW Geosciences, based in Adelaide, is seeking a Geotechnical Engineering or Engineering Geologist Graduate for a March 2027 start. You’ll work hands-on in field-based roles, learn from senior staff, and gain experience across the full project lifecycle.

Expect guided training, on-site fieldwork, and rapid progression toward project management within a few years. This is a dynamic, office-and-field role with diverse projects across Australia and New Zealand.

Qualifications

• Degree in Civil Engineering, Geology or Earth Science.
• Ability to perform strenuous fieldwork tasks.
• Willingness to travel as required.

Responsibilities

• Assist in field logging, borehole logging, sampling and testing.
• Support project managers with deliverables and reporting.

Skills

Fieldwork tasks

Interpersonal skills

Verbal and written communication

Travel willingness

Education

Civil Engineering, Geology or Earth Science Degree

Job description

About Us

Since starting in 2012, CMW Geosciences has expanded to 23 offices with over 350 employees across Australia and New Zealand. We are hard-working, down-to-earth, and passionate engineers and geologists who provide quality geotechnical site investigation, analysis, and design advice to the construction, infrastructure, and energy sectors.

As part of the Kiwa Group, we're backed by a global network of 12,000+ staff across 35+ countries.

Our Adelaide office is looking to bring on a Geotechnical Engineering or Engineering Geologist Graduate for March 2027 commencement.

As a graduate at CMW, you'll be treated like an industry professional from the get-go. After completing the necessary training and inductions, you'll go out in the field to learn the practical field skills that form the basis of the technical work we do. You'll have access to senior technical staff to guide you through the early stages of your career and fast-track your growth. You'll be exposed to the full project lifecycle to start to prepare you for a career from day one. Unlike larger organizations, you won't be siloed into one stream of the business or handed low-responsibility tasks for the first year. You'll be learning technical, practical and project-related skills, and within 3-4 years, we expect you'll be able to manage and run projects from start to finish.

A Typical Day

CMW Geosciences graduates step into hands-on, field-based roles where you'll build and expand your technical knowledge and expertise every day. A typical day could include: Going to site to complete manual field work tasks and testing. Onsite testing might include logging rock and soil bore holes, undertaking hand augers or observing machine excavated test pits. On our construction sites you would be observing piling, retaining walls or ground improvement sites.

If you're in the office, you would likely be processing logs and soil samples, writing technical reports and assisting project managers with deliverables.

Our range of projects are diverse across countries and offices: you could be communicating design elements to contractors on a community housing development in Rotorua. Or, be in regional Queensland at the MacIntyre Windfarm, carrying piling supervision and providing construction phase support. Or, across the country in Perth at Jandakot Airport undertaking CPT testing, dynamic cone penetrations testing, infiltration testing and hand auger boring.

What You'll Need

• A Civil Engineering, Geology or Earth Science Degree
• Ability to complete strenuous fieldwork tasks
• Ability to travel when required
• A full Australian driver's license
• A desire to work outside with a love of rocks, soil and geology
• Good interpersonal skills
• Exceptional organisation and communication skills, both verbal and written

What You'll Get

• Additional Day Leave on Birthday
• Paid Parental Leave
• Access to Kiwa rewards platform (discounts on fuel, shopping, holidays etc.)
• Provision of minimum of 50 hours Training / CPD per year and paid membership to Engineers Australia / Engineers New Zealand
• Access to our 2-year CMW graduate training program
• Office social events throughout the year
• Ability to earn overtime and/or time in Lieu
• Novated Lease / salary sacrifice vehicle finance options