Senior Associate Geo-Environmental Engineer

Overview

Join our nationally recognised Geo-environmental team and take a leading role in delivering complex subsurface and earth-structure solutions across major infrastructure, mining, waste, and environmental projects. As a Senior Associate Geo-Environmental Engineer, you will provide technical leadership, deliver cutting-edge engineering solutions, and guide multidisciplinary teams through Australia’s most challenging geo-environmental projects.

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.

Qualifications

• 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.
• High-level safety leadership and experience applying safety-in-design principles.
• Experience mentoring and developing early-career engineers and promoting cross-team knowledge sharing.
• Advanced Digital Engineering/BIM capability (highly valued).
• Current unrestricted Australian driver’s license.

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