Senior Rock Mechanics Engineer - Safer Mining Leadership

WSP in Canada; Greater Sudbury; On-site; CAD 123,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Top 100 Employer in Canada 2026

Global opportunities

Flexible work

Work-life balance

Job summary

WSP is seeking a Senior Rock Mechanics Engineer in Canada to lead rock mechanics and geotechnical studies across underground and open pit mining projects. Based in Toronto, Sudbury, or Montréal, you will guide analyses, develop design criteria, and coordinate multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality outcomes for clients.

You will manage field programs, data interpretation, and risk assessments while fostering partnerships and coaching professionals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mining, geological, geotechnical, or related engineering.
• P.Eng. designation or eligibility for registration in Canada.
• 8+ years of rock mechanics or mining geotechnical experience.
• Experience with Rocscience software (RS2/RS3/FLAC3D/EX3).

Responsibilities

• Lead rock mechanics and geotechnical studies improving safety, stability, and operational performance across underground and open pit mining projects.
• Deliver rock mass characterization, design criteria, ground support recommendations, and stability assessments for excavations, stopes, headings, raises, shafts, crown pillars, mass excavations, and open pit slopes.
• Guide kinematic, empirical, and numerical analyses turning complex geological data into practical client decisions.
• Advance safe, high-quality field programs including core logging, televiewer surveys, packer testing, instrumentation, monitoring, and lab data interpretation.
• Drive project success by managing scope, budgets, schedules, deliverables, technical quality, and multidisciplinary collaboration across mining, geology, hydrogeology, and engineering teams.
• Grow trusted partnerships with clients and teams.

Skills

Rock mechanics

Geotechnical analysis

Underground mining

Team leadership

Client liaison

Travel flexibility

French language

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mining/geotechnical engineering

P.Eng. designation or eligibility

Tools

RS2

RS3

FLAC3D

EX3

Job description

WSP is seeking a Senior Rock Mechanics Engineer in Canada to lead rock mechanics and geotechnical studies across underground and open pit mining projects. Based in Toronto, Sudbury, or Montréal, you will guide analyses, develop design criteria, and coordinate multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality outcomes for clients.

You will manage field programs, data interpretation, and risk assessments while fostering partnerships and coaching professionals.