Engineering Geologist at WSP in Africa

Job Description

• WSP has a new opportunity for an Engineering Geologist to be part of our Mine Waste team on a full-time basis based in Midrand. The typical role and responsibilities are to conduct site investigations, including interpretations and laboratory testing interpretation for a variety of projects, as well as conducting geotechnical interpretation and analysis, studies and reporting for a broad range of geological/geotechnical settings. Priorities will change according to business requirements, however, it is an expectation of that the candidate will also have the following:

Key Responsibilities

• Planning, organisation and management of geological and geotechnical subsurface soil investigations
• Large proportion of geotechnical fieldwork (core borehole drilling and test pitting)
• Disturbed and undisturbed soil and rock sampling for laboratory testing
• Interpretation and analysis of the investigation results
• Ensuring CQA records up to date and accurate
• Preparation of reports
• High level of Health and Safety responsibility for self and team

Competencies

• The employee has basic skills in core technical areas and limited specialist skills.
• Must have good communication skills for interaction with clients and other engineering disciplines.
• Works with specific and regular direction from intermediate and senior staff.
• Manages self and team.
• Interacts regularly with the direct line of report and project managers.
• Makes decisions only with direction from intermediate and senior staff.
• Focus on both data collection (fieldwork) and reporting.
• Employees focus on setting a positive example by identifying and reporting hazards, near misses and incidents.
• Displays a ‘safety first’ focus.
• Employees actively raise safety issues to the attention of peers, contractors and visitors and assist in seeking resolution to the issues identified.
• Communicates clearly and consistently the importance of health and safety and recognizes those who show the right behaviours.
• Standards / Processes / Procedures.

Attributes

• Ownership attitude: cares, takes pride in their work, takes ownership of assigned tasks and role, accountable for assigned tasks/responsibilities. Pays attention to detail. 
• Shows initiative: proactively does more than expected, looks beyond assigned tasks.
• Enthusiastic: positive, eager, wants to get involved.
• Learning and growth: desire for continuous self-improvement, takes feedback well, wants to learn and improve.
• Willing to ask questions: wants to understand our business.
• Versatile/flexible: willing to try different things.
• Good communication: clearly expresses their ideas, speaks clearly, and writes well. Good rapport with team and subcontractors.
• Detail and quality focus: has a high standard of care in all they do, takes pride in their work, sets high standards for their work, pays attention to details, double checks their work.
• Good Judgement: confidence to ask questions, knows when to and is willing to ask for help.
• Organization: ability to prioritize time and demands, juggle multiple tasks.
• Work ethic: able to apply their education or experience to work situations, manage time and work as needed to get the task completed within budget and schedule.

Qualifications
Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science (hons) in engineering geology or related engineering discipline.
• At least 8 years’ post-graduate experience, with at least 5 years’ experience consulting experience (preferably conducting geotechnical and engineering geological investigations for civil and resource infrastructure and buildings).
• Professional registration with SACNASP
• Experience in specification and interpretation of geotechnical field and laboratory tests, collation and interpretation of geotechnical data and preparation of factual and interpretive geotechnical reports. Experience in Africa and South Africa. 
• Must be knowledgeable in:
• Diamond Core profiling, soil profiling (SANS 633), dolomite assessment (SANS 1936)
• Foundation investigation – embankments and civil structures
• MS Word, MS Excel (Advanced), MS PowerPoint, MS Outlook. Preferably also Rockware and/or Geo-Slope packages