Graduate Engineering Geologist

cmw-geosciences; Tauranga; On-site; NZD 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Birthday leave

CPD funded training

Graduate training program

Wellbeing allowance

Job summary

CMW Geosciences in Tauranga is seeking an Engineering Geologist Graduate to join our team. You will perform field tasks such as logging rock and soil boreholes, hand augers, and observing test pits on construction sites.

When in the office, you’ll process logs, prepare technical reports, and support project managers with deliverables across multiple NZ and AU sites. A structured graduate development path is offered with rapid skill growth.

Qualifications

• Geology or Earth Science degree required.
• Ability to undertake strenuous fieldwork.
• Willingness to travel as required.
• Full NZ or AU driver’s license preferred.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct field-based site investigations, including logging rock/soil boreholes and observing tests.
• Process and document logs and soil samples; assist project managers with deliverables.
• Contribute to diverse projects across NZ and AU, communicating design elements and findings.

Skills

Geology Degree

Fieldwork

Travel willingness

Driver's license

Interpersonal skills

Education

Geology or Earth Science Degree

Job description

About Us

Since starting in Perth 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 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.

Our Tauranga Team is looking to bring on an Engineering Geologist Graduate.

A Typical Day

CMW Geosciences graduates fulfill our field-based roles. A typical day would 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 Geology or Earth Science Degree
• Ability to complete strenuous fieldwork tasks
• Ability to travel when required
• A full New Zealand or 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
• 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
• Mid-winter Christmas party (New Zealand)
• Weekly fruit box and morning teas (New Zealand)
• $500 wellbeing allowance(New Zealand)
• Office social events throughout the year
• 9-day fortnight (Perth)
• Ability to earn overtime and/or time in Lieu (Australia)
• Novated Lease / salary sacrifice vehicle finance options(Australia)

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