Martin Larisch is a Principal Ground Engineering NZ at Jacobs, a leading global consulting firm and an Adjunct Associate Professor at The University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia.
He has been involved in piling, ground engineering and ground improvement for more than 20 years, having held technical and operational leadership positions for some of the leading global piling and ground engineering contracting and geotechnical consultancy firms.
Throughout his professional career (which he started as a carpenter in Germany) he has been involved in the design and delivery of a large number and variety of piling, ground improvement and deep basement projects across New Zealand, Australia, the South Pacific, North America and Germany.
Martin was involved in the implementation of a number of innovations for piling and ground improvement technologies and he has researched pile installation effects on pile performance for more than a decade.
He obtained his University Degree in Civil Engineering in Germany and has completed his PhD at the University of Queensland in Brisbane where he has also been appointed as an Adjunct Associate Professor since 2014.
Martin is a Chartered Professional Engineer in Australia and New Zealand and has published more than 30 technical papers for international journals and conferences. He has also been involved in the development of various good practice guidelines for tremie concrete, drilling support fluids and temporary working platforms in Australia, New Zealand, North America and Europe.
