Senior Geo-Technical Design Engineer

WSP in Australia; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Share Purchase Plan

Health and wellbeing programs

Job summary

WSP in Australia is looking for a Senior Geo-technical Design Engineer to join the Geo-Environmental Engineering team in Brisbane. This hybrid role includes leading a talented team and delivering projects across civil infrastructure, waste, and mining sectors.

The ideal candidate will have a degree in Civil or Environmental Engineering, 7+ years of relevant experience, and the ability to mentor junior engineers. This position offers a Share Purchase Plan and health programs for employee wellbeing.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 7 years of relevant industry experience.
• Deep technical expertise in waste management and geotechnical design.
• Proven ability to produce high-quality, detailed design documentation.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver projects on waste management and geo-technical design.
• Build relationships with clients across Australia.
• Mentor junior engineers and support team collaboration.
• Manage project delivery with a focus on sustainability.

Skills

Detailed design capabilities

Communication skills

Project management

Mentoring skills

Solutions-focused mindset

Education

Tertiary qualification in Civil, Geotechnical, or Environmental Engineering

Tools

Design software

Job description

The Opportunity

We’re expanding our Geo-Environmental Engineering team and are looking for a Senior Geo-technical Design Engineer to join our Brisbane office. Alternatively, the role may be based in our Gold Coast or Sunshine Coast office.

This hybrid role offers flexibility and the chance to lead a talented technical team, while building strong client relationships across Australia. You’ll play a key role in shaping and delivering projects in civil infrastructure, waste, water, and mining sectors.

What You’ll Do In More Details

• Lead and deliver projects focused on waste management including landfill design, engineered containment systems, geosynthetic applications, and resource recovery solutions.
• Design water infrastructure including dam engineering, earth structures and repair works, and wastewater management ponds.
• Develop mining solutions involving tailings management facilities and complex liner systems.
• Provide ground engineering expertise, including slope stabilization and rehabilitation.
• Develop cutting‑edge solutions for geo‑environmental challenges, integrating waste management into broader infrastructure projects.
• Prepare and review technical documentation for waste‑related projects across planning, design, and execution phases.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients in the waste and geo‑environmental sectors, supporting both project delivery and business development initiatives.
• Ensure technical excellence in waste and geo‑environmental engineering, overseeing quality and risk management.
• Undertake project management to deliver desired outcomes for key clients with a focus on repeat business.
• Mentor and guide junior engineers, fostering a collaborative team environment and sharing expertise in waste management and geo‑environmental engineering.
• Support operational management by contributing to strategies that drive business growth in waste and environmental services.

About You

You will hold a tertiary qualification in Civil, Geotechnical, or Environmental Engineering with a minimum of 7 years of relevant industry experience.

Deep technical expertise in waste management, including the design of landfills, leachate collection and treatment systems, geosynthetics, capping systems, and resource recovery infrastructure.

Strong detailed design capabilities are essential.

Required Experience and Skills

• Extensive experience delivering high‑quality, detailed design documentation.
• Proficiency in using design software and tools to produce accurate, constructible, and compliant engineering designs.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to clearly convey complex technical concepts to technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Experience leading and contributing to multidisciplinary project teams, ensuring integration of design elements across disciplines.
• A proactive, solutions‑focused mindset with a strong commitment to sustainability, innovation, and technical excellence.
• Proven or developing mentoring skills for junior to senior engineers, with sound decision‑making and project delivery skills.
• Ability to assess and design for subsurface environmental risks, embankments, complex earthworks, and surface water management systems.

Benefits

An employee Share Purchase Plan is available to all permanent employees who wish to become owners and vested partners in the company’s collective success.

Health and wellbeing programs support employees’ overall welfare.