Senior Geotechnical Engineer

Ember Grey; Arizona; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401(k) with company match

Life Insurance

AD&D

Paid time off & sick leave

Ongoing training & career progression

Job summary

Ember Grey is seeking a Civil & Geotechnical Engineering Lead to spearhead civil, geotechnical, tailings, and earthworks for a major copper mining development in Arizona. The role acts as the Owner's technical representative, providing oversight from feasibility through commissioning to ensure safe, practical, and cost-effective designs integrated in an IPD environment.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in mining/industrial projects, proven leadership of multidisciplinary teams, and a strong

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or Geotechnical related field.
• 10+ years of engineering experience on mining, heavy industrial, infrastructure, or major capital projects.
• Proven experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Strong background managing engineering consultants and contractors.
• Extensive experience with earthworks, civil infrastructure, and geotechnical engineering.
• Experience supporting construction, field execution, and resolving site issues.
• Solid understanding of standards, regulatory requirements, permitting, and risk management.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management across multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead civil, geotechnical, tailings, and earthworks engineering across the project area.
• Act as Owner's technical representative, ensuring designs meet objectives, regulatory requirements, and industry standards.
• Oversee design/review of tailings facilities, site grading, drainage, roads, foundations, utilities, water management, and earthworks.
• Review/approve geotechnical investigations, foundation recommendations, slope stability, ground improvement, and seismic design.
• Coordinate inputs across process, structural, mechanical, mining, tailings, and construction teams.
• Manage consultants/contractors, ensuring quality, schedule, and budget.
• Lead workshops, design reviews, constructability reviews, HAZOPs, and risk assessments.
• Provide technical support during construction (RFIs, field changes, NCRs, issue resolution).
• Support planning, project controls, cost forecasting, risk management, and change control.
• Promote safety leadership and environmental/quality objectives.

Skills

Leadership

Multidisciplinary teams

Project oversight

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Job description

Seeking an experienced Civil & Geotechnical Engineering Lead to join a major copper mining development project in Arizona. This is a senior technical leadership role responsible for leading all civil, geotechnical, tailings, and earthworks engineering activities within an assigned project area. Acting as the Owner’s technical representative, you will provide engineering oversight from feasibility through construction and commissioning, ensuring designs are safe, practical, cost-effective, and fully integrated within an Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead all civil, geotechnical, tailings, and earthworks engineering activities across the assigned project area
• Act as the Owner's technical representative, ensuring engineering solutions meet project objectives, regulatory requirements, and industry standards
• Oversee the design and review of tailings facilities, site grading, drainage systems, roads, foundations, utilities, water management infrastructure, and earthworks
• Review and approve geotechnical investigations, foundation recommendations, slope stability assessments, ground improvement solutions, excavation support systems, and seismic design parameters
• Coordinate civil and geotechnical engineering inputs across process, structural, mechanical, electrical, mining, tailings, and construction teams
• Manage engineering consultants and contractors, ensuring technical quality, schedule, budget, and compliance with project requirements
• Lead technical workshops, multidisciplinary design reviews, constructability reviews, HAZOPs, and engineering risk assessments
• Provide technical support during construction, including RFIs, field changes, non-conformance reports, and issue resolution
• Support engineering planning, project controls, cost forecasting, risk management, and change control processes
• Promote strong safety leadership while ensuring designs meet health, environmental, sustainability, and quality objectives

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Geological Engineering, or a related discipline
• 10+ years of engineering experience within mining, heavy industrial, infrastructure, or major capital projects
• Proven experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams
• Strong background managing engineering consultants and technical contractors
• Extensive experience in large-scale earthworks, civil infrastructure, and geotechnical engineering
• Experience supporting construction, field execution, and resolving technical site issues
• Strong understanding of engineering standards, regulatory requirements, permitting, and engineering risk management
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills across multidisciplinary project teams
• Valid driver's licence and ability to work across office and project site environments

Preferred Experience

• Previous experience working on EPCM, EPC, or Owner's project teams
• Experience delivering major mining or large-scale industrial capital projects
• Strong knowledge of tailings storage facilities, waste rock facilities, and water management infrastructure
• Experience working within Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) or collaborative project delivery models
• Familiarity with multidisciplinary design integration throughout feasibility, detailed engineering, construction, and commissioning
• Professional Engineer (PE) registration or eligibility is advantageous

What's on Offer

• Opportunity to lead civil and geotechnical engineering on a major copper mining development project in Arizona
• High-profile technical leadership role with significant influence over project design and execution
• Exposure to world-class mining infrastructure and large-scale capital project delivery
• Long-term career development within a globally recognised mining organisation
• Collaborative working environment focused on safety, innovation, and sustainable mining practices
• Opportunity to shape critical engineering decisions throughout the project lifecycle
• Annual performance bonus
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• 401(k) with company contribution and match
• Company-paid life insurance, AD&D, and disability coverage
• Paid time off, holidays, and sick leave
• Ongoing training, professional development, and career progression opportunities