Geotechnical Engineer

1 week ago


Christchurch, New Zealand KiwiRail Full time

Req ID: 11160If life’s a journey, KiwiRail is a great way of keeping your career moving through it. Ours is a fast-paced, inspiring, and truly customer-focused culture - where your career will connect you to real opportunities, while balancing work and whānau life.

We are looking for an Engineering Geologist or Geotechnical Engineer to join and become part of our One Winning Team You’ll bring your technical expertise and support the Engineering team in delivering technical excellence, continuous improvement, and satisfaction to our customers and stakeholders.
- Pivotal technical role
- Based in Ōtautahi (Christchurch)
- Full time, permanent (40 hours)

**What you’ll do**

Reporting to the Engineering Civil Sector Manager, you’ll be responsible for managing engineering aspects of design and significant maintenance work for railway infrastructure geotechnical related assets and geotechnical hazards along the rail corridor.

**Key Responsibilities include**:

- Provide geotechnical assessment, design and analysis for earthworks and slope stability options.
- Provide technical advice for geotechnical aspects of projects, including earthworks design, slope stabilisation, foundations of bridges, settlement and liquefaction.
- Support the development of asset management strategies for slopes, embankments, and risk mitigation structures (retaining walls, rock-fall protection, etc.).
- KiwiRail’s Geotechnical representative in the interface with major infrastructure projects.

**What you’ll need**

You’ll have a Degree in Engineering Geology or Geotechnical Engineering along with 2+ years’ experience in rail and/or road infrastructure environment.

**In addition you will have**:

- Experience in earthworks and embankments design, drainage, slope stability assessment and geotechnical investigations and analysis.
- Experience in the design of retaining walls and risk mitigation structures.
- Experience in the review of proposals and reports of geotechnical investigations, and geotechnical solutions.
- Experience with design and asset management.
- A current, full, clean Drivers’ Licence.

**What you’ll get**
- Competitive remuneration
- 5 weeks annual leave
- Commitment to continued learning and development
- Access to discounted travel, health insurance & holiday houses across NZ as part of our Staff Welfare Trust

**Why KiwiRail?**

KiwiRail is shaping New Zealand for good, delivering significant economic, social, and environmental benefits. Through moving more freight on to rail, we are reducing carbon emissions and road maintenance costs, easing congestion in cities, and making roads safer. Our purpose ‘Stronger Connections, Better New Zealand’ speaks to what our people, our customers, our stakeholders and the Government need. Connected to our customers and the future needs of their businesses. Connected to the communities we serve and operate in. Connected to each other, for the good of the country.

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