Harry O’Brien

BE (Civil & Infra., Hons) GradIEAust

Graduate Geotechnical Engineer

Harry joined LR Pardo & Associates in 2017 while still a student at RMIT in Melbourne. Since then he has gained a variety of experience on site, in design and supervision of younger engineers. 

Harry has a strong passion for learning and expanding on his current knowledge in geo-environmental and geotechnical engineering, maintaining a strong focus on pavement design, foundation systems and contaminated land. 

Harry’s expertise includes:

  • Geotechnical Engineering & Site Investigation
  • Geo-environmental Engineering & Waste Containment Structures
  • PESA & Hydrogeological Site Investigations
  • Pavement Design & Construction
  • Road Asset & Pavement Management
  • Vibration Monitoring & Assessment

Some recent projects Harry has worked on include:

  • Retaining Wall Design for landslips in Corangamite
  • Geotechnical Investigation & Pavement Design for 82 lot subdivision in the Cardinia Shire
  • Investigation & Pavement Rehabilitation 6 road sections in the Moyne Shire
  • DCP & Plate Load Test data analysis for multiple windfarms across rural Victoria
  • The design and construction supervision and testing for a Safe Working Platform Design for 80-tonne piling rig
  • Pavement Investigations of unsealed roads in Greater Geelong
  • Anglesea Landfill CQA and GITA
  • Environmental Site Assessment for proposed industrial developments
  • Trench Stability Analysis

Harry’s qualifications include:

  • BEng (Civil & Infrastructure, Honours)
  • Traffic Control ticket
  • Rail Industry Worker card
  • White Card
  • Work Safely at Heights

Harry’s memberships include:

  • Engineers Australia – Member Civil College (GradIEAust)
  • Australian Geomechanics Society
  • International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
  • Australasian Chapter of the International Geosynthetics Society
  • Australasian Land and Groundwater Association