Principal Geomechanics – Mining Engineer

Responsibilities

• Provide senior technical leadership on mining geomechanics and rock mechanics projects, with a preferred focus on open pit mining.
• Lead and review work involving slope stability, pit slope design, rock mass characterization, structural geology, geotechnical domains, monitoring, operational support, and risk assessment.
• Guide and review advanced numerical modeling, including assumptions, uncertainty, limitations, and implications for client decisions.
• Translate complex geomechanical information into practical recommendations for mine planning, design, operations, risk management, and closure.
• Serve as a trusted advisor and senior client contact.
• Develop client relationships, identify opportunities, and lead proposals, scopes, budgets, schedules, and project strategy.
• Mentor engineers and support high-quality project delivery through review, coaching, and knowledge sharing.
• Collaborate with ITASCA specialists in geomechanics, hydrogeology, engineering geology, geochemistry, data science, and software development.
• Support marketing of consulting services and ITASCA software through client engagement, conferences, technical papers, and industry participation.

• Master’s degree in mining engineering, geotechnical engineering, geological engineering, civil engineering, geomechanics, geophysics, or a related field
• 15+ years of relevant post‑graduate experience
• Proven technical excellence and sound engineering judgment in mining geomechanics, rock mechanics, or geotechnical engineering
• Strong experience with open pit geomechanics, slope stability, pit slope design, rock mass characterization, monitoring, and mine operational support
• Ability to guide, review, and interpret advanced numerical modeling
• Experience leading, managing, and reviewing complex technical projects
• Strong client‑facing communication skills
• Experience mentoring engineers and contributing to business development
• Authorization to work in the United States
• Strongly valued:
  Practical mining operations experience in open pit and/or underground environments
• Established client relationships in the mining sector
• Experience developing and winning consulting work
• Experience with ITASCA software, such as FLAC3D, 3
  
  DEC, UDEC, PFC, or related numerical modeling tools
• Experience integrating geomechanics with hydrogeology, structural geology, mine planning, monitoring data, and operational constraints
• Recognition in the mining geomechanics community through publications, conferences, committees, or industry engagement.