Graduate Geotechnical Engineer/Engineering Geologist

About Us

Since starting in Perth in 2012, CMW Geosciences has expanded to 23 offices with over 330 employees across Australia and New Zealand. We are hard-working, down-to-earth, and passionate engineers and geologists who provide quality geotechnical site investigation, analysis, and design advice to the construction, infrastructure and energy sectors.

As part of the Kiwa Group, we're backed by a global network of 12,000+ staff across 35+ countries.

As a graduate at CMW, you'll be treated like an industry professional from the get-go. After completing the necessary training and inductions, you'll go out in the field to learn the practical field skills that form the basis of the technical work we do. You'll have access to senior technical staff to guide you through the early stages of your career and fast-track your growth. You'll be exposed to the full project lifecycle to start to prepare you for a career from day one. Unlike larger organisations, you won't be siloed into one stream of the business or handed low-responsibility tasks for the first year. You'll be learning technical, practical and project-related skills, and within 3-4 years, we expect you'll be able to manage and run projects from start to finish.

Our Hamilton Office is looking to bring on Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geologist Graduates for immediate commencement.

This is a great opportunity to join a well-established Hamilton team with a strong forward workload, genuine career development pathways, and exposure to a broad range of technically interesting projects across the Waikato and central North Island.

A Typical Day

CMW Geosciences graduates step into hands-on, field-based roles where you'll build and expand your technical knowledge and expertise every day. A typical day could include: Going to site to complete manual field work tasks and testing. Onsite testing might include logging rock and soil bore holes, undertaking hand augers or observing machine excavated test pits. On our construction sites you would be observing piling, retaining walls or ground improvement sites.

If you're in the office, you would likely be processing logs and soil samples, writing technical reports and assisting project managers with deliverables.

Our range of projects are diverse across countries and offices: You will contribute to a diverse range of projects across key sectors including land development, energy, transport, and infrastructure, working alongside a collaborative and high-performing team of geotechnical professionals.

What You'll Need

• A Civil Engineering, Geology or Earth Science Degree
• Ability to complete strenuous fieldwork tasks
• Ability to travel when required
• A full New Zealand or Australian driver's license
• A desire to work outside with a love of rocks, soil and geology
• Good interpersonal skills
• Exceptional organisation and communication skills, both verbal and written

What You'll Get

Based in Hamilton, you'll enjoy the benefits of working in one of New Zealand's fastest-growing regional cities, with a strong pipeline of infrastructure, land development, energy, and transport projects.

• An additional day of leave to celebrate your birthday
• Extended paid parental leave
• $500 annual wellbeing allowance
• A minimum of 50 hours of training and CPD each year plus paid membership to Engineers New Zealand
• Office social events throughout the year
• Flexible office hours to support both project delivery and work-life balance
• Ongoing internal trainings, mentoring program and clear pathways for career progression
• Access to exclusive employee discounts through our rewards platform

Some things to consider:

• Please only apply once. When you get through to the second round of applications, you can state which locations/start dates you are applying for. You may also state this in your application if you wish.
• Relocation assistance is not available for graduate positions. If you are applying from outside the position's location, you will be expected to relocate at your expense.
• We are currently unable to offer sponsorship for graduate roles.
• Due to a high volume of applications, we are only able to respond to successful applicants.