Senior Geotechnical Engineer

TVI Resource Development Phils., Inc.; Philippines; On-site; PHP 1,200,000 - 2,200,000; Full time

Job summary

TVI Resource Development Phils., Inc. is seeking a Senior Geotechnical Engineer to lead Owner’s technical oversight for tailings storage facility design, review EPCM work, and ensure alignment with site conditions and regulatory requirements.

You will assess seismic risks, design assumptions, and lifecycle considerations from construction through operations and closure. The role requires 15+ years in geotechnical engineering, with 10+ years in tailings or embankment dams, and strong regulatory

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Geotechnical Engineering (required).
• Masters degree in Civil or Geotechnical Engineering (preferred).
• With 15+ years of professional geotechnical engineering experience.
• 10+ years focused on tailings storage facilities or embankment dams.
• Significant experience in an Owner’s Engineer, or Technical Authority role.
• Must have a general understanding of mining operations, regulatory process.

Responsibilities

• Act as Owner’s technical representative for TSF geotechnical design oversight.
• Review Designers and EPCM consultants' work for compliance with site conditions.
• Ensure TSF designs reflect site geotechnical, hydrological, and seismic factors.
• Lead design reviews of earth‑fill dam configurations and foundation work.
• Ensure regulatory compliance with DENR, MGB, ECC conditions, and mine safety rules.
• Support permitting, reporting obligations, and dam safety documentation.
• Identify and assess geotechnical risks, including seismic and slope instability.
• Provide lifecycle geotechnical oversight from design to operations and closure.

Skills

Geotechnical engineering

Owner’s Engineer experience

Regulatory awareness

Education

Bachelor's in Civil/Geotechnical

Master's in Civil/Geotechnical (preferred)

Job description

KMC IS HIRING

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Geotechnical Engineering (required)
• Masters degree in Civil or Geotechnical Engineering (preferred)
• With 15+ years of professional geotechnical engineering experience
• 10+ years focused on tailings storage facilities or embankment dams
• Significant experience in an Owner’s Engineer, or Technical Authority role
• Must have a general understanding of mining operations, technical studies, regulatory process

Senior Geotechnical Engineer duties and responsibilities:

A. Owner’s Technical Oversight and Assurance

1. Act as the Owner’s technical representative for all geotechnical aspects of TSF design, ensuring the Owner’s interests, risk tolerances, and governance requirements are met
2. Oversee and critically review the work of Designers and EPCM consultants
3. Ensure that TSF designs reflect the site specific geotechnical, hydrological, and seismic conditions

B. Design Review and Regulatory Compliance

1. Lead and coordinate the Owner’s review of TSF earth‑fill dam designs, including:
   • Starter dams, staged raises, and closure configurations
   • Foundation characterization and ground improvement measures
   • Seepage control systems (liners, drains, cutoff walls, filters)
2. Ensure design compliance with:
   • DENR and Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) requirements
   • Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC) conditions
   • Philippine mine tailings and dam safety regulations
   • International guidelines (GISTM, ICOLD, ANCOLD/CDA, as applicable)
3. Support the review and approval of design submissions for:
   • MGB permitting and tailings safety documentation
   • Dam safety and environmental reporting obligations

C. Review of Geotechnical Risks, Seismic, and Natural Hazard Considerations

1. Act as the Owner’s focal point for tailings geotechnical risk governance
2. Ensure identification and assessment of credible dam failure modes, including:
   • Static and seismic slope instability
   • Internal erosion and piping
   • Seepage‑induced deformation and liquefaction
3. Review seismic design assumptions in recognition of:
   • Philippine tectonic setting
   • Fault proximity, ground motion selection, and seismic demand criteria
4. Ensure appropriate consideration of:
   • Extreme rainfall events, typhoons, and flood loading
   • Climate‑change‑related hydrological variability

D. Construction, Operations, and Lifecycle Integration

1. Ensure that TSF design reviews adequately address:
   • Constructability and staged raise sequencing
   • Material sourcing and quality control requirements
   • Instrumentation, monitoring, and surveillance systems
2. Verify alignment between design intent, operating manuals, and TSF Operational Readiness
3. Provide geotechnical oversight continuity from design, construction, up to operations and closure