Senior Associate Geotechnical Engineer

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Lead the Future of Geotechnical Engineering at Jacobs

Our Auckland geotechnical team is continuing to grow, and we're looking for a Senior Associate Geotechnical Engineer to provide technical and people leadership across some of New Zealand's most significant infrastructure projects.

At Jacobs, we challenge conventional thinking to solve the world's most critical problems. We bring together people with diverse perspectives, experiences and backgrounds to create innovative solutions that leave a positive and lasting impact on communities. If you're passionate about technical excellence, collaboration and creating meaningful outcomes, you'll find opportunities to thrive here.

As a Senior Associate Geotechnical Engineer, you'll provide technical leadership across a diverse portfolio of infrastructure projects spanning transport, water, energy, buildings and marine sectors. You'll work closely with multidisciplinary teams to guide geotechnical design strategies, oversee high-quality technical delivery and mentor engineers and geologists to achieve their full potential.

You'll play a key role in developing innovative, practical solutions that respond to client needs while delivering positive outcomes for communities. In addition to your technical expertise, you'll help strengthen and grow client relationships, identify opportunities, and contribute to the ongoing success and growth of Jacobs' geotechnical business across New Zealand.

This role offers the opportunity to influence major projects, support the development of emerging professionals and work collaboratively with geotechnical specialists throughout New Zealand and Australia as part of one global Jacobs team.

Here's what you'll need

• Tertiary qualification in Civil/Geotechnical Engineering
• Extensive experience in geotechnical engineering within a consulting environment
• Demonstrated technical leadership across complex infrastructure projects
• Are a registered CPEng professional in geotechnical engineering, or in the process of gaining ENZ chartership, and/or on the Auckland Council engineering register
• Experience mentoring and developing engineers and technical teams
• Strong client relationship and stakeholder management skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Commercially aware, proactive and solution-focused
• Passion for delivering technical excellence and creating positive outcomes for clients and communities

With safety and flexibility always top of mind, we’ve gone beyond traditional ways of working so you have the support, means and space to maximize your potential. You’ll uncover flexible working arrangements, benefits and opportunities, from well-being benefits to our global giving and volunteering program, to exploring new and inventive ways to help our clients make the world a better place. No matter what drives you, you’ll discover how you can cultivate, nurture and achieve your goals – all at a single global company. Find out more about life at Jacobs here.

We aim to embed inclusion and belonging in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected and creative. We accept people for who they are, and we champion the richness of diverse perspectives, lived experiences and backgrounds in the workplace, as a source of learning and innovation. We are committed to building vibrant communities within Jacobs, including through our Jacobs Employee Networks, Communities of Practice and our Find Your Community initiatives, allowing every employee to find connection, purpose, and belonging. Find out more about our Jacobs Employee Networks here.

Our meticulously curated employee benefits support ALL employees throughout every stage of life. From paid parental leave to a lifetime financial allowance for you and your partner to access family forming Fertility & IVF treatment, adoption, and surrogacy assistance along with menopause and Low T treatment.

We are steadfast in our commitment to the wellbeing of you and your loved ones with a comprehensive suite of wellbeing resources supporting you physically, emotionally and financially. This is demonstrated in our company being recognised by WGEA for 12 consecutive years as an employer of choice for gender equality along with our industry leading GOLD employer status by the Australian Workplace Equality Index.

Cultural Support

Māori and Pasifika peoples are strongly encouraged to apply. Jacobs aims to provide cultural safety at our interviews. Māori and Pasifika people are invited to nominate a Whanau, family or cultural representative to participate on the interview panel; please let your recruiter know in your application. No matter what drives you, you'll discover a way to cultivate, nurture and achieve your goals – all at a single global company.

We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.

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