Job Type: Permanent position | Full time position
Job Description
About the Role
Our Brisbane office is seeking a Civil Engineer - Geotechnical to join our team.
In this role you will complement our consulting group so that projects continue to run efficiently and effectively, thus ultimately maintaining clients' satisfaction while developing your engineering geology and geotechnical consulting skills.
This is a great opportunity to gain hands‐on experience, receive mentorship from industry experts, and contribute to impactful projects in a supportive and creative environment.
Your role will include (but not limited to):
Conducting field investigation work, including logging of boreholes and test pits, carrying out construction inspections and in‐situ testing to assess ground conditions using 'best practice' methods;
Assisting with co‐ordinating subcontractors (such as drilling rigs, CPT rigs, service locators, etc) for field work, and be responsible for the successful completion of the work within allotted timeframes and budgets;
Scheduling laboratory testing;
Assisting with and conducting slope risk assessments;
Using Slope/W and other specialised software to carry out analyses;
Adhering to relevant
Work Health and Safety requirements;
Preparing proposals by scoping investigations to target project outcomes and client requirements; and
Engage in technical report writing.
Given the variety of project work available throughout the year,



there is a mix of fieldwork and office‐based time.
Training and Development
Broad exposure across entire project life cycle;
Direct access to highly technical Senior Engineers and Scientists;
Ongoing professional development courses.
What's in it for you
Gain experience in all sectors of the business;
Experiences across a variety of industries, sites, geologies and geomorphologies;
Coaching and mentoring from some of the industry's top leaders;
Further educational support for tuition fees and study leave;
Professional bonuses for industry accreditations;
Opportunities to work across Australia (we have 19 offices in both regional and metropolitan locations!);
Company provided phone and laptop;
Flexible work arrangements;
Enhanced leave after milestones;
Employee Assistance Program for Health & Wellbeing;
Discount offers on your shopping through our Douglas
Good Deals;
A work culture that is empowering, fun and inclusive where people matter!
About You
Degree in:
Sciences – Geology; or
Engineering – Civil, Geotechnical.
Other criteria
Australian driver's licence;
Enjoy working onsite and in the office;
Interest in continued learning and building your career in the geotechnical / environmental / groundwater and earthworks in the civil field.
This position is available to Australian citizens or permanent residents.
(Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted)
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📌 Civil Engineer - Geotechnical (Queensland)
🏢 Douglas People
📍 Queensland