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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.

The Opportunity:

WSP has opportunities for entry Level Lab Technicians to join our Australian Construction Materials Testing team. Whilst this role would suit candidates with laboratory experience, as it is a junior role experience is much less important than attitude.

Your new colleagues:

We promote a highly connected team culture and positive working environment. We strive to be a diverse, supportive team aiming to be the best we can be, by encouraging you to bring your whole self to work. We welcome to the table all perspectives, strengths, skills, creeds, and genders because we know that diverse ideas breed extraordinary results.

Your new colleagues understand the need for on-the-job training, mentoring and leadership to help bring out the best in you.

What you’ll do:

In this role you will assist the laboratory team with day to day and project tasks to deliver high quality laboratory results to clients. You will develop your skills and knowledge through a broad range of responsibilities which will include:

• Undertaking and assisting with routine field and laboratory tests on soil, aggregate, and rock and other materials in line with the National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) standards
• Testing will include nuclear densometer gauge, compaction equipment, etc
• Maintaining, calibrating and setting up equipment for use in testing in line with NATA standards
• Providing support with the shipping, receiving, logging, handling, storage and disposal of samples
• Liaising with internal clients as required, with a focus on delivering against project deadlines

What we’ll love about you:

To be successful in this role you will possess a strong work ethic and willingness to learn. You will be providing ongoing support to the laboratory team and delivering results to clients.

You will ideally possess the following:

• A team player with initiative, enthusiasm and flexibility
• Good communication skills and able to follow instructions
• Immediate start
• Construction Induction (white card)
• Certificate IV in Laboratory Techniques or willingness to undertake
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs
• Basic mathematical skills to at least year 10 Level
• Manual drivers licence
• Commitment to working safely

All candidates will need to complete a pre-employment medical and Drug and Alcohol test successfully prior to commencement of the position. Ongoing D&A testing will apply to the position as a requirement of the sites you work on.

Some of the many benefits we offer our employees include:

• Global mobility
• Parental leave & purchased additional annual leave
• Corporate employee discounts and offers
• Salary continuance insurance
• Wellness at work & social club
• Workplace giving /volunteering
• Employee reward & recognition program
• Professional and technical development opportunities

Inspired by Diversity, Driven by Inclusion…

Discover a forward-thinking culture that incorporates some conventional yet non-negotiable qualities - like respect, integrity and trust. We welcome to the table all perspectives, strengths, skills, creeds and genders because we know that diverse ideas breed extraordinary results.

We support a diverse and inclusive work environment as well as equal employment opportunities. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and people of culturally diverse backgrounds to apply.

Please note we will not be engaging the services of recruitment agencies for this role.

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.