Geotechnical Engineer

The Opportunity

• The Geotechnical Engineer is responsible for evaluating soil, rock, effects of
• groundwater, and geologic conditions to ensure the safe and efficient design,
• construction, and operation of mining projects. This role supports open-pit mines,
• underground mines, tailings storage facilities, waste dumps, haul roads, and related
• infrastructure by assessing ground stability and geotechnical risks.
• Geotechnical Engineers work closely with mine planning, geology, operations,
• environmental, and civil engineering teams to optimize mine safety, production, and
• long-term stability.

Responsibilities

•  Conduct geotechnical investigations including drilling programs, rock and soil
• sampling, laboratory testing, and field mapping.
•  Analyze rock mass behavior, slope stability, ground support requirements, and
• soil mechanics.
•  Develop geotechnical models for open-pit and underground mining operations.
•  Perform advanced numerical modelling using FLAC3D and industry-leading
• constitutive models to support complex geotechnical assessments.
•  Support stope sequencing, mine design optimization, and excavation stability
• assessments.

 Design and evaluate

 Stope dimensions and estimates of ore dilution and Equivalent Linear

Overbreak Slough (ELOS)

•  Underground ground support systems
•  Pit slopes and bench configurations
•  Waste rock dumps
•  Tailings storage facilities
•  Use geotechnical software for modeling and stability analysis including advanced
• numerical modelling approaches.
•  Support and contribute to Ground Control Management Plans (GCMPs), TARPs,
• and geotechnical risk management processes.
•  Monitor ground conditions using instrumentation such as prisms, piezometers,
• extensometers, and radar systems.
•  Interpret and manage geotechnical monitoring data, including prism,
• MPBX/extensometer, radar, and other instrumentation outputs.
•  Identify geotechnical hazards including slope failures, rockfalls, subsidence, and
• seismic risks.
•  Develop mitigation plans and emergency response recommendations.
•  Perform inspections and prepare stability assessments and technical reports.
•  Provide day-to-day geotechnical guidance to mine operations teams.
•  Work closely with operations teams to develop practical and implementable
• geotechnical solutions.
•  Recommend operational changes to improve safety and production efficiency.
•  Support drill-and-blast optimization from a geotechnical perspective.
•  Participate in mine planning and scheduling meetings.
•  Ensure compliance with mining regulations, environmental standards, and
• company safety policies.
•  Prepare technical documentation, risk assessments, and engineering reports.
•  Support permitting and regulatory submissions.
•  Coordinate with geologists, mine engineers, surveyors, and environmental
• specialists.
•  Manage contractors and geotechnical consultants when required.
•  Mentor junior engineers and technicians.
•  Present findings and recommendations to management and stakeholders.
• The above responsibilities are representative and may not include all assigned duties.

Education and Experience

•  Bachelor’s degree in Mining Engineering, Geological Engineering, Geotechnical
• Engineering or related field.
•  Master’s degree in Geotechnical Engineering or Rock Mechanics preferred.
•  5-8+ years of mining geotechnical experience
•  Knowledgeable in rock mechanics and soil mechanics
•  Experience with slope stability analysis, ground support design and data
• interpretation and technical reporting
•  Experience with geotechnical and mine design software such as FLAC3D,
• Rocscience Suite (Unwedge and Dips), GeoStudio, Surpac, Vulcan, AutoCAD, and
• GIS platforms.
•  Experience with advanced numerical modelling software, FLAC3D, will be viewed
• favorably; however, training and mentoring will be available for suitable
• candidates.