Senior Tailings Practitioner - Geotechnical

Overview

Senior geotechnical engineer designing tailings storage facilities

Key Responsibilities

• proposal software
• geotechnical analysis
• tailings design
• investigation programs
• instrumentation monitoring
• mentorship

Tasks

-Prepare and review proposals including cost estimates using Hatch’s internal proposal software system -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. -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. -Develop and manage field and laboratory investigation programs to support the design of tailings storage facilities. -Provide guidance and mentorship to junior and intermediate engineers -Prepare and review trade-off studies, feasibility to detailed engineering studies, engineering reports, drawings and specifications for mine waste disposal. -Collaborate on exciting projects to develop innovative solutions -Develop and manage geotechnical instrumentation monitoring programs.

Requirements

• geostudio
• autocad civil3d
• slope/w
• excel
• civil eng
• 12+ years

What You Bring

-Proficient in GeoStudio or Rocscience package and advance use of Excel -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. -Ability to travel domestically and internationally. -Bachelor degree(s) in Civil, Geological, or Mining engineering and/or post-graduate in Geotechnical Engineering from an accredited University. -Familiar with AutoCAD Civil3D environment -Works well and seamlessly in an international team with a strong client focus. -Highly proficient in MS Office suite of tools including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. -Construction/field experience (construction quality assurance in geotechnical/hydrotechnical facilities. -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. -Valid professional engineering registration in Ontario, Canada -Preferred abilities with computer programming in Python or Visual Basic. -Valid passport preferably with international recognition as well as a valid driver’s license. -Excellent verbal and written (English) communication skills. Preferred bilingual proficiency in (English/ French). -Minimum of 12 years’ experience in a role leading to this opportunity.

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Benefits

-Long term career development -Flexible work environment

About Hatch

-Began as a small civil-engineering firm and expanded into metallurgy under its namesake leader. -Now employee-owned and independent, it has grown through strategic acquisitions of engineering firms across North America and beyond. -Offers end-to-end services—from concept and feasibility through design, construction management, and operations—in key sectors. -Projects include heavy industrial and mining operations, hydropower tunnels, green-steel plants, and rail & transit infrastructure. -Specialises in multidisciplinary engineering disciplines including structural, mechanical, civil, piping, electrical, and process design. -Known for integrating advanced tools like 3D parametric design, simulation, CFD, and proprietary Hatch software in project delivery. -Milestones include delivering North America’s Niagara Tunnel Project and pioneering high-current AP60 aluminium smelting pots. -Combines local insight with global expertise to support projects in over 150 countries.

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