Senior Civil/Geotechnical Engineer

WSP in the U.S.; Elko (NV); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP seeks a Senior Civil/Geotechnical Engineer with mining experience to join our Mine Waste team in Tucson, AZ. Additional locations considered: Reno or Elko, NV. You will work with a regional team on challenging mining, heavy civil, and geotechnical projects.

You will lead civil design for tailings, heap leach facilities, and geotechnical analyses while managing projects, supervising junior staff, and developing client relationships. Occasional travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil/Geotechnical Engineering or related discipline.
• 5–7 years of post-education experience in engineering with geotechnical design experience.
• Professional Engineer registration.
• Experience with tailings management and heap leach facility design in mining.
• Solid knowledge of soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering.
• Strong client liaison and business development skills.
• Project management experience for small to mid-size projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead civil design of mine waste containment and heap leach facilities, including layout, site selection, and design drawings.
• Manage and execute geotechnical engineering projects, including field investigations and data interpretation.
• Perform complex geotechnical analyses focusing on soil mechanics, stability, seepage, and deposition modeling.
• Deliver high-quality reports on time and within budget with senior oversight.
• Support client relationships and business development activities.

Skills

Project management

Client liaison

Leadership

Technical writing

QA/QC adherence

Attention to detail

Strong communication

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Civil/Geotechnical Engineering

Professional Engineer registration

Master's Degree in Civil/Geotechnical Engineering

Job description

This Opportunity

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Job Description

WSP is seeking a Senior Civil/Geotechnical Engineer with experience in the mining industry to join our Mine Waste team inTucson, AZ. The following locations will also be considered: Reno or Elko, NV. You will have the opportunity to work as a part of a regional team on challenging mining, heavy civil, and geotechnical projects. #GlobalMining

Your Impact

• Leading the civil design of mine waste containment (tailings and waste rock) and heap leach facilities including initial layout and design, site selection and facility layout, geotechnical and hydrologic analyses, and preparation of design drawings and technical specifications for construction.
• Managing and executing a wide variety of mine waste geotechnical engineering projects, including geotechnical field investigations, laboratory testing programs, data interpretation, and geotechnical analysis.
• Scoping, directing, and reviewing complex geotechnical analyses with a focus on soil mechanics, including stability, seepage, thermal modelling; deposition modeling; and run out analyses for mine waste or water embankment dams and waste rock spoils.
• Independently managing projects according to client-approved scopes of work and delivering high quality reports on time and within budget subject to senior review and oversight.
• Providing or contributing to client relationship and business development activities focused on building and growing our business
• Working with and leading multi-disciplinary project teams.
• Supporting technical proposals and design work package in response to client needs.
• Managing the work of junior engineers.
• Remain current in latest geotechnical engineering techniques and practices.
• Work collaboratively with other engineers and planners on projects with infrastructure authorities on Federal, State, regional, and locally funded improvement and development projects.
• Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct, and adhere to WSP's Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
• Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.

Who You Are

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil/Geotechnical Engineering, or closely related discipline.
• 5 to 7 years of relevant post education experience in engineering and prior geotechnical design experience.
• Professional Engineer registration
• Demonstrated experience working on projects related to tailings management and heap leach facility design in the mining industry, and experience in commonly used software packages
• Sound knowledge in soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering
• Demonstrated client liaison and business development skills
• Project management experience with small to mid-level projects including scoping, and tracking hours and expenses for project work commensurate with years of experience
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to an engineering and non-engineering audience.
• Highly capable self-leadership with attention to detail, multi-tasking, and prioritization of responsibilities in a dynamic work environment.
• Ability to work independently and provide guidance and leadership to junior team or project members, with strict adherence to QA/QC.
• Strong technical writing skills
• Developed critical thinking and problem-solving skills required to apply technical knowledge to reach conclusions from testing results, data collation, statistical analysis and arriving at the most effective, economical, and logical solution.
• Ability to assertively direct others in the field such as subcontractors, drillers, and others to consistently complete tasks safely and efficiently.
• Ability to effectively delegate work and lead project teams
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP's health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
• Ability to work schedules conducive to project-specific requirements that may extend beyond the typical workweek.
• Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Civil/Geotechnical Engineering.
• Willingness to work on projects across business sectors, performing a variety of tasks, sometimes on short notice
• Enthusiasm for field work and travel (local and national) as needed for project and other needs

About WSP

WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Dedicated to serving local communities, we are engineers, planners, technical experts, strategic advisors and construction management professionals. WSP USA designs lasting solutions in the buildings, transportation, energy, water and environment markets. With more than 15,000 employees in over 300 offices across the U.S., we partner with our clients to help communities prosper.

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Employees are also afforded a comprehensive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and retirement savings focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.

At WSP, we want to give our employees the challenges they seek to grow their careers and knowledge base. Your daily contributions to your team will be essential in meeting client objectives, goals and challenges. Are you ready to get started?

WSP USA (and all of its U.S. companies) is an Equal Opportunity Employer Race/Age/Color/Religion/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/National Origin/Disability or Protected Veteran Status.

The selected candidate must be authorized to work in the United States.