Senior Design Engineer - Geotechnical
ACCIONA is a global company, leading in the development of regenerative infrastructure that creates a positive impact on society. Our workforce consists of more than 65,000 professionals, present in more than 40 countries across the five continents, all contributing in our mission to design a better planet. Are you a passionate individual who wants to make a difference, promote sustainable development, and find solutions to the biggest global challenges including climate change, overpopulation, and water scarcity? Come and join us in building the infrastructure our planet needs to achieve a sustainable future.
Job Description
Great Team
Iconic Projects
Passionate Stakeholder
The Opportunity
Come and join us as a Senior Geotechnical Engineer in Brisbane. In this role you will be essential to our project’s success, delivering high-quality, cost-effective solutions through expert design, analysis, and reporting.
You will proactively manage risks and seize opportunities to enhance outcomes, intervening and escalating as needed to maintain progress. By sharing technical expertise and providing training, they empower the team to make sound decisions. Their adherence to industry standards ensures compliance and reinforces structural integrity, while close collaboration with stakeholders drives projects to optimal, reliable results.
Key responsibilities:
Scoping, conducting, and analysing site investigations. Prepare GFR, GIR and Geotechnical design reports. Reviewing and analysing tender documents for construction projects.
Providing engineering analyses for deep and shallow foundations, ensuring that the designs are safe, cost-effective, and meet project requirements.
Assisting with earthworks, material re-use, spoil management, geospatial contamination data analysis, and coordinating with environmental teams to ensure compliance with relevant regulations and standards.
Performing cut/fill analysis, batter optimization, kinematic analysis, retaining walls, anchoring, MSE walls, and other relevant tasks for road widening works, ensuring that the designs are safe, efficient, and meet project specification.
Required Skills and Competencies
Proven experience as a Geotechnical Engineer
Excellent communications skills and able to communicate with stakeholders at all different levels.
Degree Qualified
Enjoys working in a collaborative and consultative manor.
ACCIONA has been given the Top Employer 2022, 2023, 2024 & 2025 certification in Australia, which certifies the company's commitment to excellence in human resources management and those who focus on putting their people first through their exceptional HR policies. Since establishing a presence in Australia in 2002, ACCIONA has made significant investments in local opportunities and project development. ACCIONA employs more than 3,000 people in its renewable energy, infrastructure and water projects across Australia & New Zealand.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and promote equality and diversity. Indigenous Australians and candidates from minority groups are encouraged to apply.