Senior Geotechnical Engineer

Holmes Aus & NZ; Auckland; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Flexible working

Professional development

Job summary

Holmes Aus & NZ is seeking a talented senior geotechnical engineer to join our established geotechnical and foundations team on significant infrastructure projects across New Zealand. You will apply advanced geotechnical methods and contribute to innovative foundation design.

Collaborate with civil and structural engineers to deliver efficient, sustainable solutions while mentoring junior staff and growing the practice.

Qualifications

• Five years+ of geotechnical engineering experience with infrastructure focus.
• Experience in seismic design and complex project delivery.
• Strong collaboration with civil and structural engineers.
• Creative problem-solving and willingness to challenge the status quo.

Responsibilities

• Lead geotechnical design for major infrastructure projects.
• Develop innovative foundation solutions and ground improvements.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across New Zealand.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to technical leadership.

Skills

Seismic engineering

Project delivery

Geotechnical design

Creative problem solving

Adaptability

Job description

We're looking for a talented, passionate senior geotechnical engineer to join our well established and highly regarded geotechnical and foundations team, and contribute to some of the most exciting & challenging projects! The role will focus on significant infrastructure projects, where close collaboration with our civil structural engineers will enable remarkably efficient and sustainable outcomes for our clients across the country.

For more than six decades, across New Zealand and the world, Holmes has led the engineering industry in invention, creativity and quality. We’ve built our reputation on the strength of our technical brilliance, ability to innovate, and our unwavering commitment to delivering engineering excellence. Holmes is a robust and resilient business with a strong balance sheet and a stable, consistent team across the country.

Geotechnical engineering at Holmes means being creative, establishing new ways of developing foundation design and challenging current practise. We aim to be at the forefront of new developments in the geotechnical sector. Our team work on foundation design, award winning bridges, local ports and large reservoirs. Our tasks cover a vast variety of geotechnical disciplines from soft ground engineering to rock mechanics. We select the projects for in house geotechnical engineering when we feel that innovative alternative geotechnical solutions would add value to the project. Due to growth and a healthy pipeline of projects, we're looking for a talented, passionate senior geotechnical engineer to join our team.

To be considered for this role, we’re ideally looking for:

• Seismic engineering experience.
• Technically astute professionals with project delivery and relationship building skills.
• Expertise in delivering complex geotechnical projects.
• Motivated, creative engineers who like challenging the status quo.
• Talented Engineers who are open minded to change and challenge.

What’s in it for you?

• Opportunity to be part of a dynamic, creative team.
• Chance to work alongside some of New Zealand's leading engineers - people who continue to lead innovation and advancement in our country and beyond.
• A flexible working environment. If you want to be a part of a company that values fitting work around your life, get in touch! We’re all for work-life balance.
• Continual professional development and career conversations.
• A great wellbeing programme, which includes health insurance.

If you want to be a part of a vibrant, fun culture - then Holmes is the place for you. We have something for everyone - join one of our sports teams such as touch, indoor netball, or football and partake in a wide range of social functions throughout the year like quiz evenings or our yearly Winter Ski trip. We’re a friendly, relaxed team that loves getting stuck into great projects, with plenty of fun and good times along the way.

Our vision at Holmes is to be more representative of the communities we serve-and the places we live and work. Holmes people are encouraged to dream big and empowered to achieve their goals in an environment where we recognise and value diversity. Our commitment is to provide all of our great people equal support and equal opportunity to thrive, grow and develop.