Geotechnical Engineer in Mining infrastructure (for projects in Finland)

AFRY; Kraków; Hybrid; PLN 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Sport card (Multisport)

Social fund

Job summary

AFRY is seeking a Geotechnical Engineer to join the Mining infrastructure team for projects in Finland. The role blends teamwork with independent design work across tailings facilities, dams, and site infrastructure, in a multinational environment.

You will contribute to feasibility through detailed design, collaborating with engineers across disciplines, and supporting 2–4 ongoing projects in a Nordic-European setting.

Qualifications

• Qualified Degree in either Geotechnical Engineering or Civil Engineering from a reputed College/University.
• 5 to 10 years of relevant experience in infrastructural design with a focus on civil structures or mining infrastructure.
• Experience in designing dams, tailings storage facilities, water management structures, waterways, waste storage facilities, stability and settlement calculations, dam inspections and monitoring, closure design, and geotextiles.
• Good skills in Autocad Civil 3D, Geocalc / Plaxis / RocScience / Geostudio.
• Good knowledge of working in all applications of MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Tailings storage facilities, dams and water management structures.
• Waste rock and stockpile area design.
• Earthworks, foundations and site infrastructure.
• Design documentation, drawings and technical reporting.
• Geotechnical calculations.
• Layout and 3D model production.
• Collaboration with multidisciplinary project teams.

Skills

Geotechnical engineering

Education

Geotechnical Engineering or Civil Engineering degree

Tools

Autocad Civil 3D

Geocalc

Plaxis

RocScience

Geostudio

Job description

Geotechnical Engineer in Mining infrastructure (for projects in Finland)

• Full-time
• Department: Civil and Structural Engineering
• Contract Type: Permanent

AFRY provides engineering, design, digital and advisory services to accelerate the transition towards a sustainable society.

AFRY employs over 18,000 professionals in more than 50 countries. Net sales in 2024 were SEK 27,160 million.

AFRY is organized into three Divisions: Energy; Industry and Transportation & Places.

The Global Division Transportation & Places is active within transportation infrastructure, real estate, water and environment in the Nordics and Central Europe. The division has about 6,500 employees and is structured around two segments: Road & Rail and Public & Commercial Places.

Your role, your entry point at AFRY

As a member of the team Mining infrastructure at AFRY, you will have the opportunity to work on diverse and challenging projects in that will make a real impact. Through the Design Center you will collaborate with a team of highly skilled professionals in Finland, use cutting-edge technology, and play a pivotal role in delivering innovative solutions for our clients. It is important that you are a team player that like to work in teams with different competences and cultures/nationalities and that you are curious and eager to learn new things.

About the team in Finland

In Finland we currently have 65 Geotechnical engineers working within mining infrastructure and geotechnical engineering, such as dam and tailings structures. We work with a wide scope of assignments ranging from feasibility studies to detailed design. In general we work in 2-5 person teams assigned to different projects, our engineers have a typical workload of 2-4 ongoing projects.

Your key responsibilities

• Tailings storage facilities, dams and water management structures
• Waste rock and stockpile area design
• Earthworks, foundations and site infrastructure
• Design documentation, drawings and technical reporting
• Geotechnical calculations
• Layout and 3D model production
• Collaboration with multidisciplinary project teams

We expect that you have

• A Qualified Degree in either Geotechnical Engineering or Civil Engineering from a reputed College/University
• 5 to 10 years of relevant experience in infrastructural design with a focus on civil structures or mining infrastructure.
• Experience in designing dams, tailings storage facilities, water management structures, waterways, waste storage facilities, stability and settlement calculations, dam inspections and monitoring, closure design, and geotextiles. Both in the pre-design and construction design phases (feasibility study -> detailed engineering)
• Good skills in Autocad Civil 3D, Geocalc / Plaxis / RocScience / Geostudio
• A good knowledge of working in all applications of MS Office

We appreciate if you have

• Experience of working abroad, especially projects in the Nordics
• Ability to work collaboratively

To individuals who join our team, we offer:

• Employment based on an employment contract.
• Private medical insurance, life assurance, sport card (Multisport) and a social fund.
• 50% tax-deductible costs for income from creative activities managed by the employer
• Exciting and challenging projects.
• Friendly working atmosphere in a multidisciplinary and international team.
• Helping to shape a sustainable future.

Available office locations for this position are either in Poznań, Kraków or Łódź. We are flexible on the office location for this position, please indicate your preference in your covering letter. We value a healthy work life balance and are committed to your wellbeing. We will operate a hybrid working environment.

Should you be successful you will be invited for a telephone interview followed by a 2 steps virtual or live face to face interview.

At AFRY, we engineer change in everything we do. Change happens when brave ideas come together. When we collaborate, innovate technology, and embrace challenging points of view. That’s how we're making future. We are actively looking for qualified candidates to join our inclusive and diverse teams across the globe. Join us in accelerating the transition towards a sustainable future.