Technical Director - Tunnels & Underground Spaces

Brisbane, QLD
Permanent
Full-time

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Job Category: EngineeringJob Description:Bring your curiosity and passion to the technical challenges we solve at GHD. Then see how everyone gets behind you.With commitment, there's no idea too big, no dream too far. We strive to create opportunity for all. Giving you leading training and development programmes to accelerate your growth.Come and see where your career can take you and the impact your commitment can make.GHD is proud to have one of Australia's largest tunnel design practices and our business has several excellent opportunities for Tunneling professionals to join our national business (can be located in Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane).With iconic projects such as Sydney Metro West - Western Tunnelling Package, and several Pumped Hydroelectric Schemes, you can apply your strong tunnel design experience and influence significant projects of the future from the outset. Sound exciting? We think so!We execute tunnelling projects for water, hydroelectric, and transportation sectors through global collaboration. Our teams across Australasia and the Americas.Working with the Team Leader for Tunnels and Underground Spaces, the position plays a key technical leadership and delivery role, and will see you involved in a diverse range of technical work, project management and mentoring including:

Permanent and temporary structural design for tunnels, caverns and underground spaces
Pre-cast segmental linings and cast-in-situ mined tunnel linings design
Design of pressure tunnels for hydroelectric and water schemes
Shaft / retaining structures design
Contribution to technical leadership and guidance of less experienced team members
Leading work packages in relation to tunnel and underground designs and the production of design deliverables including drawings, specifications and reports
Leading tunnel engineering risk assessments
Tunnel condition assessment and remediation design
Contribution to Tunnel Service Line and related tasks and activities
Working as part of a dedicated and driven team on international projects, developing high quality tunnelling solutions for our clients.

What you will bring to the team

Minimum of 10 years' experience in tunnelling projects
Strong technical background, including in structural design of pre-cast segmental linings, cast in-situ concrete and shotcrete linings for tunnels and caverns.
Experience in technical leadership, mentoring team members
A desire to grow the business, collaborating in a global delivery model
Experience in Construction Phase Services in relation to detailed design deliveries
Excellent written and verbal skills, with the ability to communicate complex issues concisely
The ability to communicate openly and build relationships with peers and clients
Relevant tertiary qualification. Postgraduate qualifications will be favourably considered.
Chartered status (e.g. CPEng, RPEQ, VPEQ) is highly desirable and if not, conscientiously working towards achieving it.

Interested? Apply now.GHD is an equal opportunity employer, and we want everyone to be able to fully participate in our recruitment process. We value a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people of all identities.GHD embraces a range of flexible work practices to create a work environment focused on well-being, flexibility and productivity where our people can thrive.We respectfully ask that no agency resumes be presented at this stage.#LI-JW1#LI-HybridAbout Us: Come together and make a meaningful impact.We bring our people together to create something bigger and solve some of the world's most complex problems. Come and experience the power of commitment and see strategy and ideas come to life when you join GHD.Let's drive real change.Our Pledge to You
At GHD, we don't just believe in the power of commitment, we live and breathe it every day.That's why we pledge to empower our people to make a positive impact. Combining our deep technical expertise with the capabilities of our clients and partners, we respond to some of the most complex challenges facing our planet today.See where your commitment could take you.
That's the #PowerOfCommitmentWho we are
GHD is a global professional services company that leads through engineering, architecture, and construction expertise. We are an employee-owned company with over 11,000 diverse and skilled individuals, across more than 200 offices spanning five continents.
The Power of Commitment is our brand promise. It's what makes us different. We are bound to our stated vision and determination to address humanity's most urgent needs: to make water, energy and urbanisation sustainable for generations to come.

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