Senior Geotechnical Engineer - Site TCLW

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Senior Geotechnical Engineer - Site TCLW Where You Will Work

Chino is an open-pit copper mining complex located 15 miles from the historic mining community of Silver City in southwestern New Mexico. The historic Chino mine was among the world's first low-grade, open-pit copper mines. Today, the operation consists of a 36,000-metric-ton-per-day concentrator that produces copper and a 150-million-pound-per-year solvent extraction/electrowinning plant that produces copper cathode from solution generated by run-of-mine leaching.

The community of Silver City boasts various restaurants, arts, entertainment, cliff dwellings, festivals and much more. Residents and visitors enjoy gentle four seasons, with three hundred days of sunshine a year and low humidity. From unique shopping finds in the galleries to everyday groceries, schools and housing, there are numerous amenities for everyone. Visit Silver City to learn more.

Under general supervision, you provide professional geotechnical engineering support, leadership, analysis, and review related to the design, construction, and operation of slope stability for Crushed Ore Leach Stockpiles, Tailings Storage Facilities, Water Dams, and their foundations, serving as a technical resource for geotechnical information and analysis.

• Supervise, guide, and participate in inspections, measurements, data management, interpretation, analysis, coordination, problem solving, and reporting to maintain facility performance
• Apply and improve tailings, crushed leach, and water management systems and procedures for assigned active and inactive facilities
• Oversee construction QC/QA activities
• Collaborate with operators, engineers, and maintenance to ensure performance and implement improvements across mine, process, tailings, water, environmental, and safety areas
• Engage the Engineer of Record in design and operations
• Communicate accurate, timely geotechnical information to operational management
• Serve as the site point of contact with corporate engineering and management, track and ensure compliance with recommendations
• Manage multiple projects; moderate size and portion of major projects
• Contribute to budgets and capital planning
• Lead and mentor engineers and contractors
• Review designs in key practice areas and understand interaction with other functional areas/disciplines
• Apply relevant standards
• Actively support operation’s water team and engineers with analysis of material properties, water loss parameters, and operational changes for TSFs, CLSs, and WDs represent the site on company teams
• May represent the site on company sponsored steering teams related to geotechnical efforts

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or related Engineering discipline from an accredited curriculum, with courses in Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering and five (5) years of experience in an applicable field of expertise OR
• Master’s degree in Geotechnical Engineering or related Engineering discipline from an accredited curriculum, with courses in Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering and three (3) years of experience in an applicable field of expertise.
• Knowledge of the principles and practices of Civil, Geologic, Geotechnical, or Hydrologic Engineering or a related field of Science or Engineering
• Ability to demonstrate technical competence through design and/or operations experience in tailings storage, leach stockpiles, water dams, or process water balance
• Knowledge of appropriate software,
  including MS Office, AutoCAD, and geotechnical data analysis
• Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing, to a diversely educated audience
• Ability to develop and maintain awareness of occupational hazards and safety of yourself and others

• Master’s degree in a related engineering discipline
• Professional Engineer (PE) certification
• Engineer in Training (ETI) or equivalent relevant certification
• Active tailings deposition planning and execution experience and/or earth embankment construction monitoring and quality assurance
• Experience with geotechnical instrumentation and monitoring programs, data management, and analysis
• Experienc…