About the position
The Geotechnical Engineer is a salaried exempt position and typically works a four-day workweek. Is responsible for supporting the Senior Geotechnical Engineer and the Mine planning team with aspects related to Highwall performance, geological and geotechnical mapping, support slope or unstable ground remediations, and ground movement monitoring and reporting. The position requires extensive fieldwork to perform Highwall mapping and inspections, slope monitoring equipment relocation and setup, and use of technologies such as LIDAR and UAV to complete surveys and reconciliation studies. This position is responsible for supporting a continuous safe operation with the management, assessment, and reporting of ground control hazards in an effective and opportune manner to all mine personnel and management. This position will assist engineers in the completion of daily, month-end, annual, and other geotechnical reports.
Responsibilities
- Must have strong communication, interpersonal, intellectual skills, and safety awareness.
- Ability to organize, prioritize, and follow multiple projects and tasks to completion.
- Ability to become proficient using different survey, mapping, and ground monitoring technologies and software.
- Excellent teamwork collaboration, and effective communication skills.
- Support groundwater monitoring management systems.
- Support geotechnical core logging and sampling.
- Perform engineering analysis including but not limited to slope stability, structural, and rockfall hazard analysis.
- Ability to prepare slope monitoring reports and hazard maps.
Requirements
- Knowledge of the principles and methods used in open-pit hard rock mining.
- Ability to communicate effectively written and verbal, with various individuals, crews, departments, and organizational levels.
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret complex or diverse information.
- Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedures.
- Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to assess risk concerning ground control and occupational hazards and apply appropriate precautions and safeguards, demonstrating a high level of safety leadership.
- Demonstrated ability and experience using CAD, point cloud 3D processing and analysis software, and mining software (MineSight preferred)
Nice-to-haves
- Bachelor's degree (B.S) in Geological Engineering or Geotechnical Engineering.
- 0-5 years of experience in open pit hard rock mining environment preferred. Candidates with more experience will be considered.
