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Lombardi Engineering

Location:
Australia, Sydney ▼
Cooma

Category:
Construction

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Job Description:

The Lead engineering Geologist will be part of the current DJV (Design Joint Venture) REDST (Resident Engineer Design Site Team) and will be based full-time in the Snowy 2.0 project sites/Cooma office during the execution phase of the Snowy 2.0 hydro project (NSW, Australia) and will be involved in day-to-day REDST team activities and tasks with regard to surface and sub-surface ground investigation, excavation and support of the D&B and TBM tunnels/adits, tunnel portals, shafts, caverns, intake portals and other project components.

Job Responsibility:

Lead Lombardi geology team on site
Perform scheduling, resource planning and managing the REDST tasks related to geology studies and investigations
Liaise with the client (employer) safety officers, tunnel inspectors, security guards, section engineers, and surveyors to ensure the safety of DJV staff/DJV geologists during the geology field works and geological mapping
Attend regular internal/external meetings as requested by the Lead Resident Design Engineer or Project Manager and Project Director
Attend regular technical meetings with the contractor/Employer as requested by the Lead Resident Design Engineer
Oversee and conduct tunnels/shafts/cavern/access adits and portals geological mapping
Assess ground conditions and ground behaviors in response to the surface and underground excavations in accordance with the relevant technical specifications and drawings
Review geological mapping, geological/geotechnical instrumentation and monitoring documents, geotechnical testing results and other relevant documents as specified in the relevant specifications and drawings
Advise on tunnel/cut slope excavation and support methods, rock/soil support, fissure/consolidation/backfill/cavity grouting, probe drilling, over breaks treatment, geotechnical instrumentation and monitoring and lab/in-situ testing in accordance with the project technical specifications and drawings
Geological/geotechnical investigation and data interpretation in relation to D&B and TBM excavations, shafts, caverns, cut slopes, and tunnel portals
Review and approve as-built geological drawings for D&B/TBM tunnels, gate shafts, caverns, tunnels and access adits, and tunnel portals
Review, advise and oversee, when required, surface and sub-surface ground investigation results/works, including borehole drilling and sampling, logging and geology data interpretation
Provide responses for the RFI submitted by the Client and/or the Employer regarding clarification on Geology and geotechnical information
Prepare and review 2D/3D geological models using relevant common software packages
Liaise with the Lead DJV REDST and DJV/Lombardi geologist/geotechnical specialists about the project technical specifications, design verifications and other technical-related matters, detailed design/as-built drawings review and approval process
and Other tasks and responsibilities related to geology/geotechnics as assigned by the LEAD Resident Engineer

Requirements:

Should have at least 10-15 years of industry experience in ground investigation, D&B/TBM tunnel excavation and support, caverns, shafts, adits and surface excavation and support
Should have a degree in Engineering Geology or equivalent, and have preferably professional registration status
Preferably be familiar with tunneling observational methods i.e NATM as well as TBM tunneling with respect to geological/geotechnical assessment during excavation and instrumentation and monitoring systems and data interpretation
Familiar with advanced tunnel/underground geological software and system, i.e. Leapfrog, gINT, Shape Matrix, Dips, Swedge/Unwedge, etc.
A valid driving license

Nice to have:

Preferably be familiar with tunneling observational methods i.e NATM as well as TBM tunneling with respect to geological/geotechnical assessment during excavation and instrumentation and monitoring systems and data interpretation
Preferably professional registration status

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
December 10, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

On-site work

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