Working life is scary! Unwittingly, I have already been working for almost 2 months!Two months into the job that I could only dream for 3 months ago, I'm pretty much enjoying my job. I'm currently assigned to work at the site office at Port of Brisbane, substituting another geotechnical engineer whom has recently gone for maternity leave. The blue building at the center of the photo above is indeed my office. And since I have to work on site I've been allocated a company car. Nothing fancy, just a small 3 door Hyundai Getz, but it is quite handy for me during the weekends - for groceries and exploring Brisbane. Another plus is the company is paying the petrol :D
A lilttle bit of my job description, I'll try to explain it in the easiest language possible, to avoid freaking people out :p
My company is actually acting as a geotechnical advisor for the design and construction phases for the land reclamation at the Port of Brisbane. The project is known as the largest ever land reclamation project in Australia and is indeed a 50 years project expecting to be completed in year 2025. Currently the project is in trial phase with 5 different international contractors exploring different ground improvement techniques to identify the most suitable method that will deliver stabilised reclaimed land in accordance with the requirements, nonetheless optimising time and cost parameters. Coffey is involved with the project management and geotechnical direction of the project. The work includes investigations, review of geotechnical designs of the contractors, installation and monitoring of instrumentation. The 2 most well known contractors include Boskalis and Van Oord which are also contracting the Dubai Palm Island land reclamation project.
I would have to say I am really really dead lucky to be assigned to this project. I guess this is a rare opportunity to have the chance to work with the professionals from all over the world in this particular expertise. I'll strive my hardest and try to pick up as much skill as possible.
Will upload more photos next post.
Ciao!
