Senior Engineer - Tailings

Description

• Develop and manage geotechnical instrumentation monitoring programs.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior and intermediate engineers
• Develop and manage field and laboratory investigation programs to support the design of tailings storage facilities.
• Support the team in identifying and solving geotechnical issues. A common example for a practitioner with geotechnical engineering background is to have a reasoned insight of settlements, liquefaction potential, slope stabilization, pore pressure generation, excavation and backfilling procedures, and related problems.
• Collaborate on exciting projects to develop innovative solutions
• Carry out a tailings storage facility design project by completing and/or guiding the required geotechnical engineering analysis and coordinating a multi-discipline team. The study level can range from conceptual, pre-feasibility, feasibility, detailed engineering or construction.
• Prepare and review proposals including cost estimates using Hatch’s internal proposal software system
• Prepare and review trade-off studies, feasibility to detailed engineering studies, engineering reports, drawings and specifications for mine waste disposal.

Requirements

• Be able to carry out slope stability and seepage analysis and understand contractive (liquefaction) behavior under static and earthquake loading scenarios. Proficient in geotechnical modeling software, such as SLOPE/W, SEEP/W and SIGMA/W. Support the team in coordinating geotechnical models of tailings storage facilities, especially with limit equilibrium and dynamic deformation under a variety of loading conditions.
• Support field operations through supervision, troubleshooting and monitoring. A practitioner with geotechnical engineering background would require experience in drilling, carrying out and understanding in situ tests, piezocone soundings, reconnaissance trenches, as well as tailings storage facility construction, subgrade compaction assessment, and installation of geosynthetics, etc.
• Excellent verbal and written (English) communication skills. Preferred bilingual proficiency in (English/Spanish).
• Works well and seamlessly in an international team with a multi-disciplinary approach and a strong client focus.
• Bachelor degree(s) in Civil, Geological, or Mining engineering and/or post-graduate in Geotechnical Engineering from an accredited University.
• Valid passport preferably with international recognition as well as a valid driver’s license.
• Proficient in GeoStudio or Rocscience package and advance use of Excel. Experience in deformation analyses would be considered a plus.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally.
• Preferred abilities with computer programming in Python or Visual Basic.
• Highly proficient in MS Office suite of tools including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Minimum of 12 years’ experience in a role leading to this opportunity.
• Construction/field experience (construction quality assurance in geotechnical/hydrotechnical facilities.
• Valid professional engineering registration in the USA
• Familiar with AutoCAD Civil3D environment

Benefits

• Long term career development
• Flexible work environment

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance