Engineer – Water and Tailings (Fly-In Fly-Out)

Agnico Eagle Mines Limited; Baker Lake; On-site; CAD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Agnico Eagle Mines Limited is seeking an Engineer – Water and Tailings for their Meadowbank Complex. The successful candidate will be responsible for designing water management systems, ensuring compliance with safety and environmental standards, and managing various engineering tasks in arctic conditions. Candidates must have a Bachelor's degree in a relevant engineering field and several years of experience in water management systems.

Benefits

Accommodations provided on site

Meals provided on site

Covered transportation expenses

Charter flights to and from the mine site

Qualifications

• 1-5 years of experience in dewatering or water management systems.
• Experience with tailings deposition planning.
• Eligibility for a NAPEG membership is required.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement water management systems for dewatering.
• Prepare technical documents and project plans.
• Conduct field inspections and manage engineering projects.

Skills

Water management systems design

Dewatering

Technical expertise

Project management

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Water Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Geological Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Muk3D

Deswik

Civil3D

Job description

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Job Description - Engineer – Water and Tailings (Fly-In Fly-Out) (MEA01795)

WHAT DOES AGNICO EAGLE VALUE? At Agnico Eagle, our values never waver. We believe in trust, respect, equity, family, and responsibility. Why? Because they express who we are, and they have helped us succeed in business for over 60 years. We value you – your unique set of skills and experience. We value your willingness to build those skills and make a meaningful contribution to our company. And, we value your commitment to treat every person on our team with respect, helping us to operate safely, protect the environment, and make a positive contribution to our local communities.

ABOUT OUR OPERATION

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YOUR NEXT CHALLENGE:

Reporting to the Supervisor - Water Management & Geotechnical Engineering, you will be part of the Environment Department. You will ensure that the mine dewatering and surface water management goals and objectives are achieved while promoting and respecting Agnico Eagle’s values, Health & Safety Code of Conduct, and the environment.

• Design, size, and implement water management systems for surface, open pit, and underground dewatering (pump and piping systems);
• Prepare engineering documents including specifications, design reports, drawings, as-built reports, technical memos, water balances, tailings deposition plans, water management plans, and operational specifications for dewatering and tailings deposition infrastructure (pumps and piping);
• Perform water level projections and seepage analyses;
• Plan water and tailings management activities, such as weekly dewatering plan, spring melt water management, winter readiness, tailings deposition;
• Analyze the performance of reclaim and dewatering infrastructures;
• Provide technical expertise and implement engineering solutions to remediate and ensure the performance of water and tailings infrastructures;
• Ensure continuous improvements and optimization of dewatering systems and conduct cost analyses;
• Perform field work activities including field inspection and QA/QC of dewatering and tailings infrastructure construction projects and commissioning;
• Manage various mandates with consultants;
• Promote a safe work environment by ensuring that safety standards are met for design, construction, and operations of water management systems;
• Maintain regular communication and collaborate with operations, planners, construction teams, and water management specialists to ensure compliance with the site water management strategy;
• Complete various projects assigned by the Water Management & Geotechnical Engineering Supervisor.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED

• Bachelor’s degree in Water Engineering, Geological Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or related field;
• 1-5 years of experience with dewatering or water management systems design and troubleshooting;
• Experience with tailings deposition planning and compliance;
• Eligibility for a NAPEG membership;
• Experience with pumping system design tools;
• Experience in arctic environments is considered an asset;
• Experience with industrial size motor-driven centrifugal pumps and submersible pumps is considered an asset;
• Experience with instrumentation and data analysis is considered an asset;
• Project management experience is considered an asset;
• Excellent working knowledge of all Microsoft Office Suite applications especially Outlook, Excel, Word & PowerPoint;
• Working knowledge of Muk3D, Deswik, Civil3D, or other mapping software is considered an asset.

Note that the official working language at Meadowbank Complex is English.

Your Work Schedule:

• Schedule: 14 days of work, followed by 14 days for transportation and rest;
• Accommodations and meals are provided on site at no cost to the employee. Agnico Eagle provides charter flights to and from the mine site and will accommodate to cover other travelling expenses according to your location of residence in Canada.