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About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Geotechnical or Civil Engineering (or equivalent)
• A minimum of 20 years’ relevant experience in the mining sector, specifically design and construction of tailings & heap leach facilities
• Experience with tailings characterization and technologies, such as conventional, thickened, paste and filtered deposits for metal mining
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills, management and leadership qualities
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain client relationships
• Registration as a professional engineer in Canada and/or the USA is required.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree is highly desirable.
• experience in Rock Mechanics is an asset
• Prior or current experience as EOR with mining clients is an asset
• Proven leadership skills, and an ability to manage and develop a team
• Project management experience in a mining or construction related environment, including ability with: project budgeting, cost forecasting, and ETC is highly desired
• Strong oral and written communication skills are necessary
• French and Spanish language skills are an asset
• Demonstrated business management capabilities would be an asset

Responsibilities

• Consult on tailings, heap leach and mine waste management projects for our North American and International clients
• Undertake business development with new and existing clients, establish and maintain client relationships
• Lead and manage multi-disciplinary project teams, working with other professionals, to deliver high quality projects on time and within budget
• Coordinate delivery of engineering services and project management according to client-approved scopes of work
• Participate in marketing efforts, prepare technical proposals and reports which may include; design, analyses, geotechnical, subsurface explorations, tailings deposition planning, heap leach facilities, earthworks design, slope stability analysis, construction documents and management of construction monitoring services
• Provide senior review of designs
• Work with a multi-disciplinary team including hydrogeologists, hydrologists, geochemists, rock mechanic engineers, environmentalists, and other disciplines
• Provide leadership, management and mentoring of technical staff
• Participate as a member of Wood’s Global Mining Sector Team to coordinate business activities between offices, divisions and across borders
• Manage contractors and sub-consultants on your projects

Benefits

• consulting, projects and operations solutions in more than 60 countries, employing around 40,000 people.