Senior Engineer - Rock Mechanics

Responsibilities

• Rock Mechanics & Geotechnical Engineering
• Contribute to the planning, design, and delivery of geotechnical and rock mechanics services for tunnels, caverns, shafts, underground structures, and related infrastructure.
• Undertake rock mass characterisation through the interpretation of geological, geotechnical, laboratory, borehole, and field investigation data.
• Apply rock mass classification systems, including Q-System, RMR, and GSI, and associated empirical design methods.
• Develop geological and geotechnical ground models, including 3D geological and structural models using software such as Leapfrog Geo.
• Perform geotechnical assessments and stability analyses for underground excavations, tunnel portals, caverns, shafts, drifts, stopes, and rock slopes.
• Design and assess ground support systems, including rock bolts, cable bolts, shotcrete, mesh, steel ribs, and other support elements.
• Support tunnel and underground excavation design for Drill & Blast, NATM/SEM, and TBM excavation methods.
• Conduct rock mass stability assessments using empirical, analytical, and numerical modelling techniques.
• Carry out numerical modelling using industry-standard software, including:
• FLAC2D / FLAC3D
• DIPS
• PLAXIS 2D / 3D
• Rocscience Suite
• Evaluate excavation behaviour and optimise support systems based on project requirements and engineering analyses.
• Team & Project Environment
• Work within the GCC Switzerland Tunnel Team, collaborating with multidisciplinary specialists and WSP’s global ground engineering network.
• Contribute to projects across underground infrastructure, tunnel and cavern engineering, shaft sinking, and the energy sector, including underground gas storage, salt caverns, hydropower, and geothermal developments.
• Support clients in delivering sustainable and future-ready solutions, with consideration of industry challenges such as decarbonisation and resource optimisation.
• Rock Mechanics & Geotechnical Engineering - Contribute to the planning, design, and delivery of geotechnical and rock mechanics services for tunnels, caverns, shafts, underground structures, and related infrastructure. - Undertake rock mass characterisation through the interpretation of geological, geotechnical, laboratory, borehole, and field investigation data. - Apply rock mass classification systems, including Q-System, RMR, and GSI, and associated empirical design methods. - Develop geological and geotechnical ground models, including 3D geological and structural models using software such as Leapfrog Geo. - Perform geotechnical assessments and stability analyses for underground excavations, tunnel portals, caverns, shafts, drifts, stopes, and rock slopes. - Design and assess ground support systems, including rock bolts, cable bolts, shotcrete, mesh, steel ribs, and other support elements. - Support tunnel and underground excavation design for Drill & Blast, NATM/SEM, and TBM excavation methods. - Conduct rock mass stability assessments using empirical, analytical, and numerical modelling techniques. - Carry out numerical modelling using industry-standard software, including: - FLAC2D / FLAC3D - DIPS - PLAXIS 2D / 3D - Rocscience Suite - Evaluate excavation behaviour and optimise support systems based on project requirements and engineering analyses. Team & Project Environment - Work within the GCC Switzerland Tunnel Team, collaborating with multidisciplinary specialists and WSP’s global ground engineering network. - Contribute to projects across underground infrastructure, tunnel and cavern engineering, shaft sinking, and the energy sector, including underground gas storage, salt caverns, hydropower, and geothermal developments. - Support clients in delivering sustainable and future-ready solutions, with consideration of industry challenges such as decarbonisation and resource optimisation.