Will Harding

With over 7 years as a geotechnical consultant, I have significantly advanced my career by undertaking pivotal roles in major Victorian projects, including the Melbourne Metro Tunnel, Westgate Tunnel, Greenline Project in the Birrarung Marr District, as well as various MRVP projects such as Pound Road West, Barwon Head Road Upgrade and St Kilda road bike lane. Additionally, I have had a large involvement in various slope stability remediation projects in the Latrobe Valley region. I have excelled in project management having successfully led larger initiatives, some of which I have also served as the design package lead.

My experience extends to pile foundation designs, slope stability assessments, and comprehensive geotechnical investigations. My skills encompass site and subcontractor management, client liaison, and a diverse range of on-site testing and sampling methodologies, as well as geotechnical laboratory testing experience. My diverse experience in the geotechnical field extends to multiple corners of the industry. This includes projects in the rail, water infrastructure, Waste and contamination, power and energy, and roads and highways sectors.

SMEC Core Values Awards:

(Victorian Division):

People: Efforts towards building the workplace culture and mentoring younger engineers;

People: Efforts towards the social committee, rejuvenating the workplace culture port-covid.




(ANZ Division)

Professionalism: For my work on the Birrarung Marr Greenline Project where I managed a large, high risk, project with the added complexity of liaising with the Melbourne Mayor on site during the investigation.

Latrobe City Council

• Jeeralang West Road Slope Remediation (2022 to 2023);
• Jumbuk Road Slope Remediation (2022);
• Summerfield Track Remediation (2021); and
• Latrobe Valley Slope Hazard and Risk Assessments (2022).

Others

• Great Ocean Road Retaining Wall Design (2023) - DoTP; and
• Eltham slope hazard and risk assessment (2022) - Nilumbik Shire Council.

Major Roads Projects Victoria

• Barwon Heads Road Upgrade - Phase 2 (2023 to Present) [ARUP]
• Pound Road West (2022) [Seymour Whyte]
• St Kilda Bike Lane (2022) [ARUP]
• Epping Road Upgrade (2022)
• Clyde Road Upgrade (2022) [ARUP]

• TLI21915 Victorian Level 1 Train Track Safety Awareness (MTM)
• TL2080 Safely Access the Rail Corridor
• First Aid and CPR
• 4x4 Driving and Recovery Course – Driver Dynamics

• West Gate Tunnal Project (2018 to 2020); and
• Melbourne Metro (2017 to 2020);

Murray Basin Rail Project

• Emu Bridge Pile Design (2023)
• Ararat Catch Point, Embankment stability and CSR underboring;
• Elmhurst passing loop;
• Maryborough CSR; and
• Tourello passing loop.

Barwon Water [CMP]

• Ghazeepore Road - Waurn Ponds Pipeline (2023);
• Portarlington Rising Sewer Main (2023); and
• Fernleigh Sewer Upgrade (2023);

Southern Rural Water

• Macalister Irrigation District;
• Main Northern Channel;
• Main Southern Channel;
• MID Siphon Bridge; and
• MID Irrigation Communications Tower.

• Ravenswood Solar Farm (2023) [FRV];
• Wunghnu Solar Farm (2022); and
• Kerrang Solar Farm (2018).

Engineers Australia (Member level)

Chartered Engineer (Geotechnical) (Pending Interview)