Geotech Engineer Superintendent

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The Great Bear project is a development-stage asset located in the renowned and prolific Red Lake mining district, and represents one of the most exciting recent gold discoveries globally. The project has excellent potential to become a top-tier deposit that could support a large, long-life mine complex. Kinross’ comprehensive exploration and development program will aim to support the vision of a quality, high-grade, open-pit mine and a longer-term, sizeable underground mine.

Reporting to the Advanced Exploration Manager, the Geotech Engineer Superintendent is responsible for leading all geotechnical engineering activities supporting the safe planning, design, construction, and future operation of the Great Bear Advanced Exploration (AEX) underground mine.

Working closely with Mine Engineering, Geology, Hydrogeology, Construction, Site Services, Engineering Consultants, and the selected underground mining contractor, this position provides technical leadership in ground control, rock mechanics, excavation design, geotechnical monitoring, groundwater interaction, and operational risk management.

The Geotech Engineer Superintendent is responsible for developing geotechnical standards, establishing monitoring programs, managing geotechnical risk, and ensuring that underground development progresses safely and efficiently while supporting operational readiness for the Great Bear project.

• Provide technical leadership for all underground geotechnical engineering activities supporting the Great Bear AEX Project.
• Lead the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of the Ground Control Management Plan (GCMP).
• Develop, implement, and maintain the underground Ground Support QA/QC Program.
• Review and optimize ground support standards based on observed rock mass behavior and field performance.
• Provide geotechnical support for portal development, twin decline advancement, and underground infrastructure installations.
• Review excavation performance and recommend modifications to ground support standards based on changing ground conditions.
• Participate in daily, weekly, and monthly planning meetings with Mine Engineering, Construction, Operations, and the underground mining contractor.
• Work closely with Mine Planning to ensure excavation sequencing considers geotechnical constraints and opportunities.
• Review mine designs and excavation layouts to ensure long-term ground stability and operational safety.
• Develop, review, and interpret numerical modelling analyses to support excavation design, ground support optimization, mining sequence evaluation, pillar design, and long-term underground stability.
• Develop ground support designs for declines, crosscuts, intersections, pump stations, crusher chambers, ventilation raises, and other underground excavations.
• Lead geotechnical risk assessments for underground development and future production infrastructure.
• Develop Trigger Action Response Plans (TARPs) for geotechnical hazards.
• Monitor excavation performance and provide recommendations to reduce operational risk.
• Lead investigations into ground falls, support failures, abnormal ground behaviour, and geotechnical incidents.
• Develop rehabilitation strategies for deteriorating underground excavations.

• Design and manage underground instrumentation programs including:
  • Multi-point borehole extensometers (MPBX)
  • Convergence monitoring
  • Prism monitoring
  • Seismic monitoring systems
  • Ground movement monitoring
  • Surface slope monitoring where applicable
• Coordinate collection, interpretation, and reporting of geotechnical monitoring data.
• Integrate geotechnical and hydrogeological information into mine planning activities.
• Work closely with Hydrogeology and Water Management teams to assess groundwater impacts on underground development.
• Develop geotechnical and groundwater risk mitigation strategies.
• Coordinate with Engineering Consultants to review mine design, excavation stability, and support recommendations.
• Provide technical review of engineering deliverables relating to underground excavation stability.
• Participate in scope development, tender…