About this role
Senior/ Associate Geo-Environmental Engineer
The opportunity to join WSP's Geo-Environmental Engineering team across Australia.
The Opportunity
We’re expanding our Geo-Environmental Engineering team and are looking for a Senior to Senior Associate-level Geo-Environmental Engineer to join our Sydney office.
This hybrid role offers flexibility and the chance to lead a talented technical team, while building strong client relationships across Australia. You’ll play a key role in shaping and delivering projects in civil infrastructure, waste, water, and mining sectors.
You will:
- Lead and deliver projects focused on
- Waste management including landfill design, engineered containment systems, geosynthetic applications resource recovery solutions
- Water infrastructure including dam engineering, earth structures and repair works, and wastewater management ponds
- Mining including tailings management facilities and complex liner systems
- Ground engineering including slope stabilisation and rehabilitation
- Develop cutting-edge solutions for geo-environmental challenges, integrating waste management into broader infrastructure projects
- Prepare and review technical documentation for waste-related projects across planning, design, and execution phases
- Build and maintain strong relationships with clients in the waste and geo-environmental sectors, supporting both project delivery and business development initiatives
- Ensure technical excellence in waste and geo-environmental engineering, overseeing quality and risk management
- Undertaking project management to deliver desired outcomes for key clients with a focus on repeat business
- Mentor and guide junior engineers, fostering a collaborative team environment and sharing expertise in waste management and geo-environmental engineering
About You
In this role, strong detailed design capabilities are essential. You will bring:
- Tertiary qualifications in Civil, Geotechnical, or Environmental Engineering, supported by at least 7 years of relevant industry experience.
- Experience in delivering high-quality, detailed design documentation
- Technical expertise in waste management, including the design of landfills, leachate collection and treatment systems, geosynthetics, capping systems, and resource recovery infrastructure
- Ability to assess and design for subsurface environmental risks, embankments, complex earthworks, and surface water management systems
- Proficiency in using design software and tools to produce accurate, constructible, and compliant engineering designs
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to clearly convey complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Experience leading and contributing to multidisciplinary project teams, ensuring integration of design elements across disciplines
- A proactive, solutions-focused mindset with a strong commitment to sustainability, innovation, and technical excellence
- Proven or developing skills in mentoring and guiding junior to senior engineers, with sound decision-making and project delivery skills
Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.
Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 73,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.