Position Objective

: Provide specialist support to GES in the preparation of soil testing, wastewater assessments, and design.

Primary Duties:

- Design, implementation, and completion of field soil sampling programs, including possible intrastate travel.

- Complete field sampling and testing with hand augers, DCPs, shear vanes, and other testing equipment to collect and analyse soil and rock samples.

- Accompany GES field staff and drilling rigs on field investigation programs, assisting with sampling, testing, and collection of field data as required.

- Liaise with clients, tradespeople, and other professionals via email, phone, and in person.

- Design, preparation, and supervision of specialist testing programs by third-party laboratories, including quality control.

- Laboratory testing of soil, rock, and sediment samples, and reporting of results as required (basic soil property tests such as Atterberg limits and dispersion).





- Maintenance of adequate records of all work performed, client billing information, laboratory records, sampling programs, and any other information relevant to the day-to-day conduct of the business.

- Technical and scientific reporting of the results of field and laboratory investigations for site/soil classification, wastewater management, wind loading, geotechnical investigations, and environmental assessments to clients and regulatory bodies.

- Preparation of in office wastewater management designs, including compliance information for residential and commercial developments.

- Undertake compliance inspections of installed wastewater systems for council certification as required.

- Attendance at professional development courses, conferences, and training as required.

📌 Soil Scientist (Wastewater) (Hobart)
🏢 Geo-Environmental Solutions
📍 Hobart