Geotechincal Engineering
- South Porcupine, ON, Canada
Full-time
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Job details
- Job type
- Full-time
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- Experience
- Minimum 5 years of mine operation and engineering experience.
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Discovery is an Americas-focused precious metals company with a diversified portfolio. Our Mission is to deliver sustainable value for all stakeholders by operating in a safe and responsible manner and having a positive impact on local communities.
Located in and around the City of Timmins, Ontario, Porcupine has two underground and one open pit mines. A continuous operation for over 100 years that provides a great work-life balance. Employees from diverse backgrounds are empowered through engagement, involvement, and growth opportunities in the workplace.
Location:Borden
Schedule:7x7
The Position
The mandate of the Geotechnical Engineer is to provide engineering support to the U/G and Open Pit operations by providing the tools and knowledge required to maintain a safe and productive working environment, with specific regard to ground control requirements.
SAFETY AND SUSTAINABILITY EXPECTATIONS
Ground Control
Competitive total compensation package including:
We thank all candidates in advance. Please note, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
Discovery Silver welcomes applications from all qualified individuals, including, but not limited to women, persons with disabilities, visible minorities (racialized), aboriginal (Indigenous) persons and persons of any gender identity and sexual orientation. Discovery is committed to a positive, supportive, and inclusive environment.
Please note that we use artificial intelligence tools to screen applications and assess qualifications and selected candidates will be contacted by a human for an interview.
Located in and around the City of Timmins, Ontario, Porcupine has two underground and one open pit mines. A continuous operation for over 100 years that provides a great work-life balance. Employees from diverse backgrounds are empowered through engagement, involvement, and growth opportunities in the workplace.
Location:Borden
Schedule:7x7
The Position
The mandate of the Geotechnical Engineer is to provide engineering support to the U/G and Open Pit operations by providing the tools and knowledge required to maintain a safe and productive working environment, with specific regard to ground control requirements.
SAFETY AND SUSTAINABILITY EXPECTATIONS
- Ensure regulatory and inter-company procedural compliance.
- Generate competent, workable, and safe mine designs and plans and measure performance and effectiveness of existing designs and systems
Ground Control
- Review and ensure compliance with ground control related regulations, policies and standards at Borden Mine underground operations
- Review and if required revise ground control requirements and procedures
- As required, respond rapidly to ground control issues and failures at the operating mines. Complete appropriate reporting and initiate action plans that will remove potential future hazards both in the affected area and similar areas.
- Take a proactive role in assessing ground control risks at the operations and put systems into place that will mitigate risk to manageable/safe levels.
- Perform detailed stress modeling of active and planned underground stoping to ensure optimum recovery, stability and mine sequencing.
- Apply empirical design tools to evaluate and optimize mine design.
- Work with geology department to optimize collection and interpretation of geotechnical data.
- A Master of Science in Mining Engineering or equivalent engineering degree, specializing in Rock Mechanics. Alternatively, a Bachelor degree in Mining Engineering (or equivalent engineering degree) with substantial practical experience.
- Minimum 5 years of mine operation and engineering experience.
- Be technically competent and have a good understanding of basic Rock Mechanics and Ground Control principles, assessment techniques, remedial methods, instrumentation and products.
- Have strong communication and people skills.
- Be focused, clear, and decisive.
- Able to work closely with operations, geology, environmental, project departments.
- Ability to use and interpret specialized geomechanics modeling software.
Competitive total compensation package including:
- Health, Dental, Life, AD&D, Disability, Healthcare and Wellness Spending Accounts, Virtual Care and Employee and Family Assistance Program;
- Company contributions and matching into a Defined Contribution Pension Plan; and
- Annual total compensation of CAD$109,347 to CAD$135,076 (including annual bonus eligibility).
We thank all candidates in advance. Please note, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
Discovery Silver welcomes applications from all qualified individuals, including, but not limited to women, persons with disabilities, visible minorities (racialized), aboriginal (Indigenous) persons and persons of any gender identity and sexual orientation. Discovery is committed to a positive, supportive, and inclusive environment.
Please note that we use artificial intelligence tools to screen applications and assess qualifications and selected candidates will be contacted by a human for an interview.
More about this job
Responsibilities
Provide geotechnical engineering support to underground and open-pit operations, ensuring safe and productive ground conditions through compliant ground-control designs, procedures, and risk mitigation. Investigate ground-control issues, conduct stress modeling and empirical design assessments, and collaborate with geology and operational teams to optimize mine design, recovery, and sequencing.
Requirements
A master's degree in Mining Engineering or an equivalent engineering degree specializing in Rock Mechanics is required, or a bachelor's degree in Mining Engineering or an equivalent engineering discipline with substantial practical experience. Candidates need at least five years of mine operations and engineering experience, sound knowledge of rock mechanics and ground control, proficiency with specialized geomechanics modeling software, and strong communication and collaboration skills.
Skills
- Ground Control
- Rock Mechanics
- Geotechnical Engineering
- Geomechanics
- Stress Modeling
- Mine Design
- Mine Sequencing
- Risk Assessment
- Regulatory Compliance
- Geotechnical Data Interpretation
- Ground Control Procedures
- Remedial Methods
- Instrumentation
- Geomechanics Modeling Software
- Communication
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
- Disability Insurance
- Healthcare Spending Account
- Wellness Spending Account
- Virtual Care
- Employee and Family Assistance Program
- Employer Pension Contributions and Matching
- Annual Bonus Eligibility
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Categories
- Engineering
- Security & Safety
- Environmental & Sustainability
Keywords
- Underground Mining
- Open-Pit Mining
- Ground Control
- Rock Mechanics
- Geotechnical Engineering
- Geomechanics
- Stress Modeling
- Empirical Design Tools
- Mine Design
- Mine Sequencing
- Mine Recovery
- Ground-Control Risk Assessment
- Regulatory Compliance
- Ground-Control Procedures
- Geotechnical Data
- Geotechnical Instrumentation
- Remedial Methods
- Geomechanics Modeling Software
- Mine Operations
- Safety
- Sustainability
- Geology
- Mining Engineering