Senior Associate Geo-Environmental Engineer

WSP Global Inc.; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP Global Inc. in Melbourne seeks a Senior Associate Geo-Environmental Engineer to lead major subsurface and earth‑structure projects.

You will guide multidisciplinary teams, deliver technical reports, and manage safety and regulatory compliance across diverse infrastructure and mining initiatives. The role emphasizes business development, client partnerships, and high‑quality documentation, with strong emphasis on mentoring early‑career engineers and advancing Digital Engineering/BIM

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering is required; Civil, Geotechnical or similar is suitable.
• 10+ years’ experience across civil, environmental, or geotechnical engineering.
• Technical expertise in subsurface environmental risk management, geosynthetics, earthworks and embankments.
• Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and manage complex project scopes, variations, and delivery outcomes.
• Strong project management skills with a commitment to innovation, quality, and timely delivery.
• Exceptional communication skills, with experience presenting complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.
• Demonstrated capability in business development and building strong client partnerships.
• Experience mentoring and developing early‑career engineers and promoting cross‑team knowledge sharing.
• Advanced Digital Engineering/BIM capability (highly valued).

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver innovative engineering solutions for subsurface and earth‑structure projects.
• Lead complex and challenging projects across geo‑environmental engineering, waste and contamination management, mining, hazardous dams, and major infrastructure works.
• Develop high‑quality technical reports, specifications, drawings, and documentation across all project phases, from concept to decommissioning.
• Communicate complex technical issues and guide clients through regulatory frameworks with clarity and confidence.
• Supervise, mentor, and support junior engineers while fostering a culture of technical excellence.
• Manage scope, risks, and environmental impacts across multiple projects of varying scale and complexity.
• Lead winning proposals, develop strong client relationships, and contribute to business growth.
• Uphold WSP’s HSE standards, quality systems, and Code of Ethics, ensuring all work maintains high safety and ethical standards.

Skills

Engineering degree

Civil engineering

Geotechnical engineering

Project leadership

Client relationships

Communication skills

Mentoring

BIM capability

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Postgraduate qualifications

Tools

BIM

Job description

Senior Associate Geo-Environmental Engineer

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Job Description

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?

At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

Join our nationally recognised Geo‑environmental team and take a leading role in delivering complex subsurface and earth‑structure solutions that make a meaningful impact across major infrastructure, mining, waste, and environmental projects.
We are seeking a Senior Associate Engineer to provide technical leadership, deliver cutting‑edge engineering solutions, and guide multidisciplinary teams through some of Australia’s most challenging geo‑environmental projects.

As a Senior Associate Geo-Environmental Engineer, you will:

• Design and deliver innovative engineering solutions for subsurface and earth‑structure projects.
• Lead complex and challenging projects across geo‑environmental engineering, waste and contamination management, mining, hazardous dams, and major infrastructure works.
• Develop high‑quality technical reports, specifications, drawings, and documentation across all project phases, from concept to decommissioning.
• Communicate complex technical issues and guide clients through regulatory frameworks with clarity and confidence.
• Supervise, mentor, and support junior engineers while fostering a culture of technical excellence.
• Manage scope, risks, and environmental impacts across multiple projects of varying scale and complexity.
• Lead winning proposals, develop strong client relationships, and contribute to business growth.
• Uphold WSP’s HSE standards, quality systems, and Code of Ethics, ensuring all work maintains high safety and ethical standards.

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (required); Civil, Geotechnical or similar; postgraduate qualifications highly regarded.
• 10+ years’ experience across civil, environmental, or geotechnical engineering.
• Technical expertise in subsurface environmental risk management, geosynthetics, earthworks and embankments,
• Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and manage complex project scopes, variations, and delivery outcomes.
• Strong project management skills with a commitment to innovation, quality, and timely delivery.
• Exceptional communication skills, with experience presenting complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.
• Demonstrated capability in business development and building strong client partnerships.
• Experience mentoring and developing early‑career engineers and promoting cross‑team knowledge sharing.
• Advanced Digital Engineering/BIM capability (highly valued).

Why WSP?

Imagine a better future for you, and for us all.

Joining WSP means becoming part of a global team of over 73,000,united by a shared passion for making a positive impact.

• Join WSP’s Earth and Environment business, a nationally renowned business unit with a proven history of delivery high quality innovative work across sectors.
• Deliver work that genuinely shapes communities, grounded in WSP’s mission to provide sustainable solutions with deep environmental and social responsibility.
• Grow in a culture built on collaboration, inclusion, and belonging, where diverse perspectives power innovation and employees feel valued and supported.
• Enjoy work/life flexibility and strong career pathways, plus global mobility, health and wellbeing programs, and social initiatives.