Senior Geotechnical Engineer / Engineering Geologist

ENGEO; Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee share ownership

Annual discretionary bonus

Wellbeing allowance

Health insurance

Birthday leave

Flexible working arrangements

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

ENGEO Australia is seeking a senior engineer or geologist to drive complex projects across Brisbane and Gold Coast. You will plan, manage, and deliver site investigations, provide expert geotechnical advice, and oversee large-scale programs from start to finish.

Ideal candidates bring 8+ years of consulting experience, strong PM and leadership skills, and chartered status. You will balance technical delivery with client service, commercial awareness, and business development, in a flexible,

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant consulting experience
• Strong project management and leadership skills
• Demonstrated experience leading multiple projects in parallel
• Client consulting skills and commercial awareness
• Expert knowledge of ground engineering principles and best practice
• Solutions-focused approach to delivering effective outcomes for clients
• Chartered status - PEngGeol, CPEng, or equivalent

Responsibilities

• Leading the planning and delivery of site investigations
• Providing expert geotechnical advice on ground engineering assessments
• Full lifecycle project management - from planning through to completion
• Owning project commercial performance and managing risk
• Managing client relationships and supporting business development
• Driving proposal development and tender submissions

Skills

Project management

Client relationships

Leadership

Commercial awareness

Ground engineering principles

Technical advisory

Proposal development

Education

Chartered status

Job description

ENGEO Australia is growing, our team is humming, and we're gearing up for a big back half of the year. We have an exciting pipeline of work ahead, and we're looking for senior engineer or geologist to help keep things moving.

You could be based in either our Gold Coast or Brisbane office, or split your time between the two.

The job.

In this role, you will be driving projects forward, ensuring they are well planned and well managed, while providing technical advice and expert judgement along the way. You'll be working directly with clients, contractors, and external consultants, managing complex investigations and overseeing large-scale programs of work from start to finish.

What will you be doing?

• Leading the planning and delivery of site investigations
• Providing expert geotechnical advice on ground engineering assessments
• Full lifecycle project management - from planning through to completion
• Owning project commercial performance and managing risk
• Managing client relationships and supporting business development
• Driving proposal development and tender submissions

Who are you?

We're looking for a senior consultant with a well-rounded background who is confident managing large-scale, complex projects. You may be an engineering geologist or a geotechnical engineer, and you'll be highly capable of balancing technical delivery with fantastic client service and careful commercial management.

We are looking for someone with:

• 8+ years' relevant consulting experience
• Strong project management and leadership skills
• Demonstrated experience leading multiple projects in parallel
• Client consulting skills and commercial awareness
• Expert knowledge of ground engineering principles and best practice
• A solutions-focused approach to delivering effective outcomes for clients
• Chartered status - PEngGeol, CPEng, or equivalent

And ENGEO.

ENGEO is an award-winning, employee-owned consulting firm providing geotechnical, geological, environmental, and ground/surface water services.

We proudly put our people first. We believe great outcomes come from a happy, supported team - not the other way around! We keep hierarchy light and give you the tools you need to succeed. You'll enjoy a flat structure, minimal bureaucracy, and autonomy paired with strong senior & principal support.

At ENGEO, you'll work on challenging projects which will stretch your technical abilities, have access to internal and external training, and experience career growth to new heights. We value integrity, collaboration, and bringing positive energy to everything we do. Our culture is our strategy: we hire for potential and our values - humble, hungry, and smart.

What's in it for you?

ENGEO is proud to offer an attractive base salary, along with a strong package of benefits:

• A fantastic employee share ownership scheme - shares from day one!
• Annual discretionary bonus
• Wellbeing allowance
• Health insurance
• Birthday leave
• Flexible working arrangements
• Great learning, training, and development opportunities

For more information, get in touch with me, Oliver Saltmarsh - **********@engeo.com.au / [phone].