Senior Mining Geotechnical Engineer

Job Responsibilities:

• The Redmond, Washington office is seeking a senior level geotechnical/civil engineer with a strong professional background and client relationships with experience in the design, operation and maintenance of mining facilities.
• As a Senior Mining Engineer for [Company] you will have the opportunity to make major contributions to a wide variety of challenging domestic and international projects. It is anticipated that the successful candidate would work both independently and in a team environment liaising directly with clients at a project management level.

Specific duties may include:

• Geotechnical/Civil studies for tailings ponds, heap leach pads, waste dumps and associated facilities
• Integrate with other technical discipline leads performing pre-feasibility and feasibility level mining assessments
• Liaison with US and International mining clients, including project identification and preparation of proposals
• Leadership of project teams on consulting assignments
• Assistance with mentoring and training of junior staff
• Project management, budgeting, scheduling and technical review

Job Requirements:
The preferred candidates will possess:

• A Masters degree in geotechnical, mining, civil or geological engineering
• A minimum of 10 years’ experience in the mining industry or mining consulting business
• Experience with surface tailings design and operation
• Experience as a senior mine planning/design engineer
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Leadership ability and a willingness to travel