Senior Engineer, Geotechnical

XPS Materials Group; Calgary; On-site; CAD 123,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Two Annual Bonus Plans

Comprehensive Benefits Plan

Retirement Package

Health Lifestyle Account

Relocation Assistance

Job summary

Elk Valley Resources (EVR) seeks a Senior Engineer, Geotechnical to lead geotechnical efforts across EVR’s four operating sites in the Elk Valley and to support future mining areas. The role involves coordinating with central Technical Services and site teams on monitoring, design, and risk management.

The position offers a path to a central geotechnical expert role within EVR, frequent travel to mine sites, and a compressed work week with Fridays off.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or graduate degree in Geological or Geotechnical Engineering.
• Registered or eligible to register with Engineers and Geoscientists British Columbia (EGBC) as a P.Eng. or P.L.Eng.
• Minimum seven years of geotechnical experience with open pit mining operations.
• Proficiency with RocScience suite, GeoExplorer, radar monitoring, MinePlan.
• Valid Class 5 Driver’s License or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Participate in health and safety programs and policies.
• Collaborate with geotechnical teams across four sites on monitoring, performance assessment and risk management for pit slopes.
• Perform geotechnical analyses and design work for pit slopes and waste rock dumps.
• Conduct back analyses of instabilities to inform future designs.
• Lead early-stage geotechnical designs for potential future mining areas and coordinate external consultants.
• Operationalize permitted designs for handover to operations teams.
• Identify opportunities to improve geotechnical practices in alignment with business needs.
• Mentor co-op students, new graduates and junior staff.

Skills

Communication

Organization

Collaboration

Interpersonal skills

Education

Geological/Geotechnical Engineering degree

Tools

RocScience

GeoExplorer

Radar monitoring

MinePlan

Job description

Elk Valley Resources (EVR) operates four steelmaking coal mines that employ over 5,000 people in the Elk Valley of British Columbia. We are committed to responsible resource development, environmental performance and building strong partnerships with communities and Indigenous Peoples.

EVR is proud to be part of the Glencore Group, contributing to a global portfolio of operations with a history that dates back more than 100 years in Canada.

Application Deadline: November 9, 2026

What we offer:

At EVR, we're dedicated to supporting our workforce on their unique career journeys.

EVR recognizes our employees' skills, competencies, and performance and offers opportunities with competitive compensation and benefits. We also aim to promote employee health and wellness and provide opportunities for professional development.

We believe in the power of diversity and strive each day to create a workplace where each individual is valued and respected for their contributions.

We also believe that our employees are the reason we are accomplishing great things and are committed to supporting them through our many different programs.

About the role:

Reporting to the Manager, Geological Engineering, the Senior Engineer, Geotechnical is responsible for:

• Supporting safe operations at EVR’s four operating sites in the Elk Valley area of southeastern British Columbia,
• Supporting the investigation, design and permitting for potential future mining areas, and
• Collaborating with colleagues in EVR’s central Technical Services department and at the operating sites on initiatives to continuously improve EVR’s geotechnical practices.

This role is an opportunity to make an impact across multiple operating sites and project teams, and it offers a development path towards becoming a centrally based, geotechnical subject matter expert within EVR’s geotechnical community of practice

Join us in one of our breathtaking locations — the Elk Valley area, or Calgary, AB with frequent travel to EVR’s mine sites. Working a compressed work week with alternating Fridays off, come experience what work lifebalance is all about!

Benefits:

• Two Annual Bonus Plans
• Comprehensive Benefits Plan
• Retirement Package
• Health Lifestyle Account
• Relocation Assistance

In this role you will:

• Participate in and adhere to health and safety programs and policies
• Collaborate with the geotechnical engineering teams at EVR’s four operating sites on monitoring, performance assessment and risk management for pit slopes in structurally complex conditions and large waste rock dumps with challenging foundation conditions and high dumping rates
• Perform geotechnical analyses and design work for pit slopes and waste rock dumps to ensure that design acceptance criteria are met and that designs are practical and safely optimized
• Perform back analyses and assessments of pit slope and waste rock dump instabilities and failures to inform and de-risk future designs
• Support the planning and permitting of potential future mining areas by leading work on early-stage geotechnical designs followed by coordinating and reviewing work by external geotechnical consultants to develop detailed, permit-level designs
• For newly-permitted future mining areas – work with project teams to operationalize the permitted designs for successful handover to operations teams
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement of EVR’s geotechnical practices in alignment with business needs, and then scope and lead work on such initiatives in collaboration with colleagues in EVR’s central Technical Services department and at the operating sites
• Be an active member of EVR’s geotechnical community of practice (approximately 30 personnel across the organization), including training and mentoring co-op students, new graduates and junior to intermediate engineers and geoscientists

Requirements:

• Undergraduate and/or graduate degree in Geological or Geotechnical Engineering. Additional education or certificates will be considered an asset
• Registered, or immediately eligible to register, with Engineers and Geoscientists British Columbia (EGBC) as a Professional Engineer (P.Eng.), or as a Professional Licensee Engineering (P.L.Eng.) with an authorized area of practice that meets the requirements of this role
• Minimum seven years of relevant geotechnical experience with open pit mining operations (coal, base or precious metals, or industrial minerals)
• Proficiency with software packages for open pit and waste dump geotechnical work (e.g., Rocscience suite, GeoExplorer, radar monitoring, MinePlan)
• Exceptional communication, organizational, collaboration and interpersonal skills
• Motivated and organized professional with a learning and continuous improvement mindset along with the ability to manage multiple tasks within required schedules and to accommodate unplanned, time-sensitive work when necessary in support of continuous mining operation
• Valid Class 5 Driver’s License or equivalent

Salary range: 123, 000 - 145, 000 CAD/Year

The actual base salary offered is determined based on the successful candidate’s relevant experience, skills, and competencies and considers internal equity.

To all applicants, your interest and effort are sincerely appreciated. While we thank everyone for their application, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Successful candidates must be willing to satisfy the pre-employment requirements of a pre-employment drug screen and three professional references.

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About EVR

EVR is a Canadian steelmaking coal producer. We take our responsibilities to our people, to society and to the environment seriously. The high-quality steelmaking coal EVR produces is an essential input for steel that can be used for constructing products such as wind turbines and critical infrastructure including rail, bridges, hospitals and schools.