Description
Willing to relocate the right candidates from within the USA, Mexico or Canada.
Overview
This position provides technical leadership for subsurface ground behaviour and stability related to underground operations. Responsibilities include supporting design, planning, and execution activities with a focus on excavation performance, ground support, monitoring, and geomechanical analysis. The role serves as a key technical resource for underground engineering challenges and risk management.
Key Responsibilities
- Review and evaluate technical studies, engineering analyses, design documents, schedules, and cost estimates; provide practical recommendations based on sound engineering judgment and current industry practices.
- Act as a technical lead on complex projects involving underground development, expansions, or operational changes; advise engineers and site leadership on best practices, standards, and applicable requirements.
- Develop, assess, and optimise ground support systems for underground openings based on geological conditions, stress environment, and operational needs using empirical, analytical, and numerical approaches.
- Oversee the collection, interpretation, and application of underground stability and monitoring data, including rock mass properties, structural features, and performance trends.
- Identify and implement opportunities to improve safety, reliability, and efficiency related to underground excavations, monitoring programs, support strategies, and geotechnical data usage.
- Contribute to long-range planning and execution strategies to support safe and effective underground production and development activities.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline related to geology, geotechnics, or mining, with formal coursework in rock mechanics or ground engineering, plus a minimum of seven (7) years of relevant professional experience, including technical leadership;
- Master’s degree in a related engineering discipline with a minimum of five (5) years of relevant professional experience, including leadership responsibilities.
- Demonstrated experience supporting underground operations or providing technical consulting services for underground projects.
- Strong understanding of underground excavation behaviour, rock mechanics principles, and applied geotechnical engineering.
Preferred Experience
- Advanced degree in a related engineering field.
- Hands-on experience in underground operations, particularly in complex ground conditions.
- Background in rock mass characterisation, laboratory data interpretation, and applied analysis.
- Project or technical management experience.
- Familiarity with industry-standard geotechnical modelling and analysis software.
