Senior Civil Engineer

Brunel GmbH; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Senior Civil Engineer to design and oversee engineering projects for mining clients in Vancouver. This long-term contract role emphasizes safety leadership, multidisciplinary collaboration, and quality assurance in civil infrastructure. Ideal candidates have a bachelor's degree in civil engineering and extensive experience in the mining sector.

Qualifications

• 10 years of experience in civil engineering.
• Professional Engineer (PE) registration required.
• Fluency in Spanish or Bahasa Indonesian valued.

Responsibilities

• Design and oversee civil engineering projects for mining operations.
• Interface with project management teams to ensure deliverable quality.
• Lead safety culture and manage engineering teams on-site.

Skills

Civil engineering principles

Project management

Quality assurance

Technical competence

Communication skills

Team management

Education

Bachelor's degree in civil engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Civil 3D

Microsoft Office Suite

Navisworks

ArcGIS

Microsoft Project

Job description

Introduction

We are currently hiring a Senior Civil Engineer for our mining client in Vancouver, BC. You will be responsible for designing and overseeing lead engineering contractors for civil design and multidisciplinary interface/coordination. Provide subject matter expertise in a relevant discipline guideline to support capital projects including concentrators, tailings storage facilities (TSF), heap leach pads, and associated infrastructure. This is a long-term contract opportunity.

Responsibilities

• Be a courageous safety leader, leading by example and fostering a proactive safety and sustainability culture based on the common values on health, safety, environment, and communities shared by the asset owners
• Collaborate in engineering projects to ensure optimal performance of civil facilities such as pump stations and pipeline systems for TSF.
• Provide senior review of engineering deliverables for earthworks, roads, pipeline corridors, process support facilities, water ponds, stormwater drainage, etc.
• Interface with other discipline leads such as structural and geotechnical for the civil design of facilities.
• Supervise or serve as Project Manager or technical expert for large/complex site planning/construction, expansion or modifications.
• Provide Senior level quality assurance on project deliverables.
• Identify value engineering opportunities.
• Develop and/or review scopes of work, evaluate proposals, draft internal requests for funding, and support vendor interface.
• Identify opportunities for improvements and determine associated value for risk reduction measures.
• Interface with Project Management and Operations teams as the Engineering team representative leading up to and through project commercial operations to ensure timely and complete transfer of technical deliverables.
• Attend site visits to support site evaluation, suitability, and due diligence efforts.
• Operate independently to achieve company and project goals.
• Provide reporting to other groups and leadership.
• Manage and /or mentor engineers in key practice areas to level of capabilities.
• Assist in the development of work and process flow for corporate team.
• Ability to provide positive and constructive feedback.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in civil engineering or related Engineering discipline from an accredited curriculum and ten (10) years of experience in an applicable field of expertise.
• Professional Engineer (PE) registration.
• Knowledge in the principles and practices of Civil including earthworks design, road design, hydrology and stormwater drainage.
• Able to demonstrate technical competence through design and/or operations experience in the civil aspects on at least one of the following work areas: TSF facilities (pump stations), crushed leach facilities, and concentrators,
• Working knowledge of Engineering tools (AutoCAD/Civil 3D, Navisworks, ArcGIS). Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. Microsoft Project experience is a plus.
• Strong interpersonal, prioritization, and time management skills. Ability to multi-task while managing multiple projects and multiple engineering team initiatives.
• Desire to work in a dynamic fast paced environment alongside individuals with multiple interests and backgrounds.
• free Working knowledge of Geotechnical Engineering principles and design as it pertains to earthworks and road design (slope stability, pavement design, materials of construction)
• Experience with metal mining operations, TSF facilities, water dams and/or crushed leach stockpile design and operations
• Experience with slurry transport analysis and design
• Experience with site civil construction methods and techniques.
• Experience with cost estimating for civil projects, project scheduling and project controls.
• Experience in surface water hydrology, hydraulics, and groundwater hydrology
• Superior interpersonal as well as written and oral communication skills with diverse teams of technical and non-technical staff
• Fluency in Spanish or Bahasa Indonesian languages
• Ability and willingness to travel domestic / international.