Geotechnical Engineer / Engineering Geologist

Martens & Associates is searching for geotechnical engineers / engineering geologists with local geotechnical experience to join our growing and vibrant geotechnical team.

Who are we?

Martens & Associates was established in 1989 and has since grown into a successful multidisciplinary professional engineering consulting firm providing a broad range of civil and geotechnical – environmental consultancy and drilling services for projects throughout Australia.

Our business is well established and respected, built on the quality of our more than 50 staff with skills to pursue and successfully complete challenging assignments and achieve high quality outcomes for our clients, stakeholders and the environment. We believe that these skills combined with the integrity, enthusiasm and responsiveness of our team give us our competitive advantage.

Martens is committed to offering an easy going, flexible, friendly, supportive and culturally diverse team environment. Other benefits of working with Martens include:

• Opportunities from the get-go to perform a variety of field work and office based tasks.
• Generous opportunities to continuously develop and diversify your geotechnical knowledge and skill sets through our in-house and onsite training programs, with guidance from senior staff members with > 30 years experience, and encouragement and support for further industry training or education.
• Exposure to a broad variety of key sectors including road, rail, buildings, infrastructure and material resources.
• Exposure to projects of varying geotechnical complexity.
• An environment supportive of working autonomously and in teams, including cross discipline interaction, to produce high quality outcomes.
• An approach that values individuality and integration.
• A welcoming, friendly and flexible working environment, including working from home arrangements.
• Easy access to Martens’ main office from Hornsby Train Station and a stroll from Westfield Shopping Centre and other amenities.

Who are we looking for?

Martens is looking for enthusiastic, practical and resourceful geotechnical engineers / engineering geologists who take pride in their work and hold safety in high regard and are motivated and eager to learn and improve as well as share their skills.

It is essential for applicants to have:

• Tertiary qualification in Geotechnical Engineering / Geology, attained from an accredited Australian institution (or equivalent Engineers Australia accredited qualification).
• Permanent full time Australian work rights (no temporary visa holders).
• Excellent communication skills in English, both written and verbal, and well-developed interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work in a culturally diverse and multidisciplinary team environment.
• Ability to work in varying, fast-paced, changing and outdoor environments.
• Ability to carry out manual handling tasks associated with geotechnical fieldwork activities.
• Ability to work autonomously and within a team environment.
• Possess strong time management and organisational skills to assist achieving project schedules, budgets and scopes.
• A positive and proactive attitude.
• A passion to achieve high quality outcomes, through innovation and collaboration.
• Ability to travel within greater NSW and occasional interstate work, including overnight stays.
• A current Australian driver’s license.

The following experiences and qualities will be considered favourable:

• Soil and rock logging in accordance with AS1726:2017 and agricultural soil classification, including rock structure mapping.
• Successfully conducting, leading and managing geotechnical investigations and assessments, and supervising subcontractors and geotechnical drilling crews.
• Successful completion of geotechnical assessments, analyses and designs, including slope instability risk assessment and mitigation design.
• Experience using geotechnical analysis and design software (e.g. PLAXIS 2D/3D, Slide or Slope/W, DIPS, WALLAP, CIRCLY) and GIS software packages (e.g. QGIS).
• Strong time management and organisational skills to assist meeting project schedules, budgets and scopes.
• Coordinating with and assisting project teams in carrying out project tasks.
• Proven achievement of high-quality outcomes saving clients cost and time.

What you will do subject to your experience and capabilities:

• Undertake and coordinate geotechnical investigations and assessments.
• Assist with drilling related activities carried out with our 4WD drilling rigs.
• Construction works inspections and supervision.
• Geotechnical analyses and designs of varying complexity.
• Provide technical expertise across a broad range of projects of varying objective, complexity and size.
• Prepare high quality technical documentation and design solutions.
• Collaborate with other disciplines within Martens, external project teams and clients.
• Contribute to building the technical capabilities of others and transferring technical expertise within Martens.
• Applying Company Quality Assurance and Workplace Health & Safety systems.
• Achieving high quality outcomes saving clients costs and time.

Salary is negotiable on the basis of experience. We encourage direct applications (not via recruiters).

To apply:

Please submit your resume:

• Preferably, through this post.
• Alternatively, by emailing careers@martens.com.au with “GeotechEng260525 – [Your Full Name] – [Your Discipline]” in the subject line.

Please provide your cover letter, resume (outlining your expertise and experience), all relevant academic transcripts to date, and contactable work referees, as part of your application.