Graduate Geotechnical Engineer/Engineering Geologist

CMW Geosciences; Darwin; Hybrid; AUD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Birthday leave

Paid parental leave

Kiwa rewards platform discounts

Training/CPD 50 hours per year

Engineers Australia / Engineers New Ze

Graduate training program

Office social events

Job summary

CMW Geosciences is seeking a graduate in geotechnical engineering or geology to join our Darwin team. You will begin with hands-on fieldwork, under supervision, learning practical skills across the full project lifecycle.

You will be supported by senior technical staff to fast-track your development and potentially manage projects within a few years, with access to our graduate training program and a broad range of site work.

Qualifications

• Requires Civil Engineering, Geology or Earth Science degree.
• Able to perform strenuous fieldwork tasks.
• Willingness to travel as required.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Assist in field-based investigations and data collection at sites.
• Support logging of soils/rocks and field testing activities.
• Contribute to reporting and project coordination with senior staff.

Skills

Fieldwork

Travel flexibility

Interpersonal skills

Communication (oral & written)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Geology or Earth Science

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 Darwin office is looking to bring on a Geotechnical Engineering or Engineering Geologist Graduate for November or December 2026 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

• You can apply for multiple locations, but please only apply once. When you get through to the second round of applications, you can state which locations/start dates you are applying for. You may also state this in your application if you wish.
• Relocation assistance is not available for graduate positions. If you are applying from outside the position's location, you will be expected to relocate at your expense.
• If you are planning to relocate to Australia or New Zealand on a visa, please come prepared for your interview with your planned visa pathway. The recruitment team is not qualified to advise on visas.
• We are currently unable to offer sponsorship for graduate roles.