**Autonomous role - Field-based**:
- **Career stability & progression**:
- **Join a long-standing Melbourne-based company**
**About the Role**:
Our client is a long-standing engineering consultancy firm specialising in Civil, Structural and Geotechnical engineering. The company is well-known for its excellent quality of work and customer service offered.
Due to progressive growth, they are seeking an experienced
**Geotechnical & Survey Technician** who will be responsible for various geotechnical investigations and surveying field work around metro Melbourne and preparing geotechnical reports and survey plans for residential and commercial projects.
**What's great about this role**:
- Full-time and autonomous position
- Stable company with a low turnover rate
- Supportive and engaging professional team
- Company car and uniforms provided!
**Key responsibilities will include**:
- Geotechnical fieldwork to include drilling, logging, field testing and sampling soils around Melbourne and/or Geelong area for site classification
- Preparing geotechnical reports and survey plans for residential and commercial projects
- Conducting site inspections and field surveying
- Service and maintain geotechnical/survey equipment and routine maintenance checks
- Provide onsite technical support to the office staff
**Skills and Experience**:
- Tertiary qualifications relevant to Engineering &/or Geology or strong equivalent local geotechnical fieldwork experience (Essential)
- Knowledge of Melbourne soils and ability to provide site & soil evaluations to AS1726 and AS2870
- Technical aptitude to analyse & document a variety of soil types
- Basic surveying fieldwork experience desirable (however will provide on-site training where necessary)
- Ability to work independently and operate field equipment and drilling rig
- Ability to work within a team environment
- Attention to detail and producing quality work
- White Card holder & relevant OHS course completed for onsite works
- Strong workplace safety awareness, and understanding of corporate and site health & safety requirements
- Basic report written & numeracy skills
- Technical aptitude to analyse & document a variety of soil types
- Australian driver's license to operate a manual vehicle (essential)
**How to apply**
**Job ID**:
**AM12272/1.0