Senior Lead Geotechnical Engineer - Mine Waste & Tailings

WSP in the U.S.; Lakewood (CO); On-site; USD 115,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Retirement savings

Paid time off

Job summary

WSP USA is seeking a Senior Lead Civil/Geotechnical Engineer to join our US Mine Waste team, based in Lakewood, CO. You will independently deliver and lead complex mine waste and tailings engineering assignments and provide geotechnical services for projects in the U.S.

and internationally. The role requires a PE license, 10+ years of mine waste/geotechnical experience, and proven ability to manage scope, budget and client relations while mentoring junior engineers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil/Geotechnical Engineering or closely related discipline.
• 10+ years of relevant post-education experience in mine waste engineering and geotechnical design.
• Professional Engineer (P.E.) license.
• Experience on tailings and/or heap leach facility design and management.
• Advanced knowledge in soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering.

Responsibilities

• Leading and directing multi-disciplinary design of mine waste containment and heap leach facilities from initial layout to construction drawings.
• Managing and executing a wide variety of mine waste geotechnical projects including investigations, testing programs, data interpretation, and analysis.
• Directing complex geotechnical analyses focusing on soil mechanics, stability, seepage, and modeling; deposition and run-out analyses.

Skills

Mine waste engineering

Geotechnical design

Client liaison

Project management

Mentorship

Technical writing

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Civil/Geotechnical Engineering

Master’s Degree in Civil/Geotechnical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD Civil 3D

SEEP/W

SLOPE/W

Slide

RS2

FLAC

PLAXIS

Job description

WSP USA is seeking a Senior Lead Civil/Geotechnical Engineer to join our US Mine Waste team, based in Lakewood, CO. You will independently deliver and lead complex mine waste and tailings engineering assignments and provide geotechnical services for projects in the U.S.

and internationally. The role requires a PE license, 10+ years of mine waste/geotechnical experience, and proven ability to manage scope, budget and client relations while mentoring junior engineers.