Senior Geotechnical Engineer

Ideal Candidate

Call & Nicholas Inc is a mining geotechnical engineering consultancy seeking an experienced Senior Geotechnical Engineer to provide uncompromising quality of service within the Call & Nicholas culture. The primary duties of the Senior Geotechnical Engineer include technical analysis and project management expertise for open-pit and underground mining geotechnical design projects.  Activities or more-specific duties include project management technical analysis coordination problem solving communication team-leading and reporting.

The candidate will be responsible for management of team-based geotechnical projects including geotechnical investigations (drilling mapping laboratory testing) geotechnical engineering analyses communications and reporting. The candidates abilities should be at the senior level with task/project management functions and technical expertise. The ideal candidate will be a mentor for junior technical associates.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Protect the safety and health of employees by promoting safe working procedures and health programs in accordance with Call & Nicholas Inc policy and appropriate regulations
• Provide engineering expertise for mine operations and conduct studies related to mine expansions and ongoing operations
• Execute and manage geotechnical studies compliant with internal standards and external regulations (i.e. NI 43-100 etc.)
• Travel regularly to project sites
• Communicate effectively with mine operations geology management and other technical groups
• Identify opportunities to provide value engineering to clients
• Execute projects timely and manage all project-related resources.
• Manage projects budgets including cost estimation monitoring and analyzing costs
• Continually review and provide recommendations on continuous improvement opportunities
• Mentor and develop engineers within the team
• Perform other related duties as assigned

Qualifications :

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelors degree in Civil or Geotechnical Engineering or related Engineering discipline from an accredited curriculum and 8 years of experience in the following:
• Open-pit geotechnical engineering
• Underground geotechnical engineering OR
• Masters degree in Civil or Geotechnical Engineering or related Engineering discipline from an accredited curriculum and three (3) years of experience in the following:
  • Open-pit and/or underground mining
• Professional Engineer registration or able to obtain within 1 year of hire
• Bilingual in English/Spanish (Preferred-not necessary)
• Knowledge of advanced principles and practice of civil geotechnical mining geology and geological engineering
• Valid passport and ability to travel domestically and internationally
• Experience with technical softwares:
  • MineSight
  • Rocscience Suite
  • Microsoft Office Suite
  • AutoCAD
  • Itasca Suites
  • SoilVision
  • Python
  • Perl

Additional Information :

Benefits

• Comprehensive full-family medical insurance coverage
• Optional low-cost dental and vision coverage
• Long-term and Short-term disability Life insurance AD&D insurance
• 401k with 3-5% company matching contribution
• PTO and 9 observed holidays
• Annual profit-share and merit bonuses
• Professional development assistance

Schedule: Full time normal business hours

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time