Lead Geotechnical Engineer

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WSP is seeking a Lead Civil/Geotechnical Engineer to join our US Mine Waste team, at our office located in Reno, NV
. You will work as part of a regional team on challenging mining, heavy civil, and geotechnical projects, helping our Mine Waste Team meet client objectives and solve their challenges.

• Lead the civil design of mine waste containment (tailings and waste rock) and heap leach facilities, including initial layout and design, site selection, facility layout, geotechnical and hydrologic analyses, and preparation of design drawings and technical specifications for construction.
• Manage and execute a wide variety of mine waste geotechnical engineering projects, including field investigations, laboratory testing programs, data interpretation, and geotechnical analysis.
• Scope, direct, and review complex geotechnical analyses with a focus on soil mechanics, including stability, seepage, thermal modelling, deposition modelling, and run‑out analyses for mine waste or water embankment dams and waste rock spoils.
• Independently manage projects according to client‑approved scopes of work, delivering high‑quality reports on time and within budget, subject to senior review and oversight.
• Provide or contribute to client relationship and business development activities focused on building and growing our business.
• Work with and lead multi‑disciplinary project teams.
• Support technical proposals and design work packages in response to client needs.
• Manage the work of junior engineers.
• Remain current in the latest geotechnical engineering techniques and practices.
• Work collaboratively with other engineers and planners on projects with infrastructure authorities on federal, state, regional, and locally funded improvement and development projects.
• Exercise responsible and ethical decision‑making regarding company funds, resources and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
• Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil/Geotechnical Engineering, or closely related discipline.
• 7 to 10 years of relevant post‑education experience in engineering and geotechnical design.
• Engineer license required.
• Demonstrated experience working on projects related to tailings management and heap leach facility design in the mining industry, and experience in commonly used software packages.
• Sound knowledge in soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering.
• Demonstrated client liaison and business development skills.
• Project management experience with small to mid‑level projects, including scoping, and tracking hours and expenses for project work commensurate with years of experience.
• Highly effective interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to an engineering and non‑engineering audience.
• Demonstrated high level of self‑leadership with attention to detail, multi‑tasking, and prioritization of responsibilities in a dynamic work environment.
• Works independently with minimal oversight and provides guidance and leadership to junior team or project members, with strict adherence to QA/QC.
• Highly proficient with technical writing, office automation, discipline‑specific design software (Micro Station, AutoCAD, Civil 3D, ArcGIS, InRoads, Geopak, Geo Slope, ANSYS, STADD, HEC‑RAS, HEC‑HMS), technology, math principles, predictive models, spreadsheets, and tools.
• Well‑developed critical thinking and problem‑solving skills required to apply technical knowledge to reach conclusions from testing results, data collation, computations, statistical analysis and arriving at the most effective, economical, and logical solution.
• Demonstrated effectiveness at coordinating and assertively directing subcontractors and others to consistently complete tasks safely and efficiently.
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety…