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 candidate’s 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

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s 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
• Master’s 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

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