Geotechnical Engineer: Tailings & Dam Safety Innovator

P&C Recruiting | H.R.; Minnesota; On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Pursue a Geotechnical Engineer role with P&C Recruiting | H.R., contributing to the safe management of legacy tailings facilities. The position emphasizes field program development, data interpretation, and cross-disciplinary collaboration within a governance-driven framework.

You will work under the Geotechnical Engineering Manager to support design, monitoring, and risk-based decision making, ensuring alignment with GISTM and industry standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Geotechnical Engineering, Geological Engineering, or related discipline.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in the mining and/or consulting industry.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license, or active progress toward obtaining licensure, through a recognized professional engineering organization.
• Significant experience in tailings storage facilities design and management.
• Experience in tailings facility design, geotechnical monitoring systems, and achieving GISTM conformance is considered an asset.
• Experience supporting Project Evaluation at the Scoping, Prefeasibility, Feasibility, and operational stages.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development, oversight, and execution of geotechnical field programs supporting tailings storage facilities; including care and maintenance and closure planning, in accordance with GISTM and all other relevant governance framework.
• Coordinate and manage geotechnical drilling, instrumentation installation, and field investigations to support engineering analyses and design inputs.
• Develop geotechnical engineering standards, monitoring plans, and performance criteria to assess and manage site risks.
• Work with and manage EOR (Engineer of Record) activities on legacy tailings facility projects.
• Assess, identify, and communicate geotechnical risks to project leadership and multidisciplinary teams.
• Provide technical interpretation of geotechnical data to inform engineering design, mine planning, and water management strategies.
• Coordinate consistent ITRB meetings and third-party conformance reviews. Liaise with parent company subject matter experts. Track recommendations.
• Manage project-related budgets associated with geotechnical programs and investigations.
• Assist in establishing and managing geotechnical consulting contracts, including scope development and performance oversight.

Skills

Stability analysis

Deformation modeling

Risk-based decision making

Technical writing

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

Bachelor of Science in Geotechnical Engineering

Bachelor of Science in Geological Engineering

Job description

Pursue a Geotechnical Engineer role with P&C Recruiting | H.R., contributing to the safe management of legacy tailings facilities. The position emphasizes field program development, data interpretation, and cross-disciplinary collaboration within a governance-driven framework.

You will work under the Geotechnical Engineering Manager to support design, monitoring, and risk-based decision making, ensuring alignment with GISTM and industry standards.