Land Field Technician (& Project Support) - Geotechnical / Geophysical

Job Description

The Opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity to join Fugro as we are in a stage of growth, and as a result have a brand-new opening for a Land Field Technician - Geotechnical/Geophysical. This role is primarily responsible for working with our project team in the field but will also be learning from and supporting our project manager in the office with required tasks throughout the project lifecycle.

Field deployments will depend on the project and may vary from a few days up to three weeks at a time to various locations within Australia, plus international travel for training to learn from world class experts in their field.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Providing onsite assistance to ensure various equipment is moved, set up and maintained to meet project requirements;

• Fieldwork to assist data acquisition as required, including deploying geo phones, helping with borehole drilling, load testing, pile testing, seismic refraction, structural health monitoring etc;

• Supporting colleagues with data capture on laptop and securely sending data to processing team;

• Assisting the project manager with proposals and project coordination tasks in the office;

• Proactively supporting the overall team in any way to meet department and project objectives.

As our service line continues to expand, there will opportunities for this role to grow and evolve, in line with company requirements and your unique skillset and career aspiration. This provides a rare opening for someone looking to pursue a long-term career path within Fugro.

Who are we

We are Fugro, the world’s leading Geo-data specialist, focused on mapping, modeling and monitoring data about the earth’s surface and the structures built upon it. With clients spanning land, sea and space, our respected reputation is grounded in valuing our employees as our greatest asset, a steadfast commitment to delivery excellence, and an innovative approach that leverages cutting-edge technology to solve our clients' challenges.

This role forms part of our newly expanding Land Site Characterisation service line which supports clients to highlight geo risks for their digging or construction projects. Some of the types of projects include:

Mining:

• Tailing Dams

• Open Pit Mines

• Risk Management of abandoned mines

Renewables:

• Hydro stations

• Land Windfarms

• Landing of Offshore Windfarms

• Solar farms

Construction:

• High rise Industrial Buildings

• Commercial Buildings

• Ports and Harbors

• Roads

• Railways

• Bridges

How we work

Embracing a modern and collaborative work culture, Fugro is committed to helping our employees move towards their full potential. How? Through alignment, autonomy, and personal accountability, in a supportive, information sharing work environment.  While we support remote work, we also value face-to-face interactions, whiteboard discussions and sharing a meal together.

About You

Your curiosity and enjoyment of continuously learning about and working with different types of tools, machinery, and instruments, as well as ways to deploy, maintain and operate them, will set the foundation to be effective in this role.

The successful candidate will have:

• Qualification in Surveying/ Electrician/Geotechnical Engineering/Civil / Mining Engineer or other relevant trade or tertiary education;

• Adaptable and proactive, with the drive to learn and achieve results;

• High interest and a natural flair for technology;

• Flexible to do what is required for a project’s completion.

• The ability to work away for extended periods when required.

Extra things we value:

• Construction Experience in civil or mining, or

• Experience with geotechnical or geophysical site work or

• Experience with structural monitoring

Fugro offers

• Ongoing, hybrid work from home arrangement | Flexible start and finish times

• Friendly and supportive environment - feel free to be yourself

• Competitive compensation | Annual salary reviews

• Salary continuance insurance

• Culture that supports career development, training and progression

• An inclusive and diverse group of colleagues who happily share knowledge

• 12 week Parental Leave policy

• New office | Walking distance from train stations | Red Cat bus

• Global, progressive company with industry new, cutting edge technology

How to apply

Please ensure your CV is up to date, with relevant information clear and succinct and follow the application prompts.

Candidates will be asked to provide evidence of Australian working rights to be considered for this position (visa sponsorship is not offered).

Disclaimer for recruitment agencies:

Fugro does not accept any unsolicited applications from recruitment agencies. Acquisition to Fugro Recruitment or any Fugro employee is not appreciated**.**