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Home & Industrial Consulting Engineers is a well-established engineering consultancy specializing in Civil, Structural and Geotechnical engineering in the Victorian market and has been servicing this market for 30 years. Our office is based in North Melbourne and the consultancy is an established business with a good reputation in the market.
Position Description
To support our growing business, we are seeking a permanent full time geotechnical (driller) & Survey Technician (latter preferred but not essential as training will be provided to suitable candidates) who has a minimum 3 year on-site geotechnical drilling experience.
The successful candidate will preferably live in the western suburbs of Melbourne or be prepared to relocate there and will be exposed to various geotechnical investigation and Surveying field work around the areas well as other locations across Melbourne & Victoria. This role is mainly field based to support the geotechnical team in preparing geotechnical reports and Survey plans for residential and commercial projects.
Duties
- Geotechnical fieldwork to include drilling (operating a drill rig mounted to the rear of a Landcruiser (or similar), logging, field testing and sampling soils for site classification
- Field surveying using Total Station
- Site inspections
- Service and maintain geotechnical/survey equipment and routine maintenance checks
- Provide onsite technical support to the office staff
Skills & Experience
- Tertiary qualifications relevant to Engineering &/or Geology or strong equivalent local geotechnical fieldwork experience
- Knowledge of Melbourne soils and identification of fill on-site
- Experienced in operating a drill rig
- 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 ability to produce quality work
- White / Red Card holder & relevant OHS course completed for onsite works
- Australian driver licence to operate a manual vehicle (essential)
Benefits
- Ability to leave work directly from home to site using company car
- Good career stability through a consistent project pipeline and low staff turnover
- Close knit team and casual, relaxed office environment
- Participate in an expanding engineering consultancy
- Competitive salary package including superannuation based on experience level
Interested candidates please apply by clicking the quick apply button above or by emailing your resume and cover letter to *********@homeandindustrial.com.au attention to the General Manager
