Job Description
What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?
At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.
About the role
Join our nationally recognised National Tunnels & Tunnel Systems team as a Tunnels Engineer and work alongside some of the industry’s most respected specialists. With a deep bench of expertise spanning over 150 years combined experience, this is a team where you’ll keep learning, expand your capability, and build a standout career in underground engineering.
This is a role for someone who thrives on technically challenging work and wants exposure to end-to-end project delivery - from investigations and design through to construction support -on projects that genuinely shape communities.
What you’ll do
- Deliver high-quality technical input across tunnels and underground projects, including complex problem solving
- Contribute to investigations, analysis and design for mined and roadheader tunnelling projects
- Apply advanced engineering methods to interpret data and inform practical, buildable solutions
- Prepare and review technical reports, design documentation and client deliverables
- Support project delivery across multiple sectors including transport, mining, water and energy
- Build strong client relationships and contribute to bids, proposals and business development
- Collaborate across multidisciplinary teams to deliver integrated project outcomes
- Stay at the forefront of industry developments, innovation and emerging technologies
About you
- At least 5 years’ experience in tunnels and/or underground engineering
- Hands-on experience in mined and/or roadheader tunnelling projects advantageous
- Strong background in site investigations, data interpretation and technical reporting
- Experience contributing to underground design within a consultancy or contractor environment
- Proven ability to work across multiple projects and manage competing priorities
- Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering (or similar)
- Postgraduate qualifications in tunnelling or underground engineering (advantageous)
- A collaborative mindset, strong communication skills, and a genuine passion for underground engineering
Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.
Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 73,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.
An employee Share Purchase Plan is available to all our permanent employees who wish to become owners and vested partners in WSP’s collective success. To find out more about our commitment to the health and wellbeing of our people, and the programs we’ve designed to help you thrive, go to our Employee Benefits page.
With us, you can. Apply today.