Senior Rock Mechanics Engineer Mining
Job in
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, F7K, Canada
Listed on 2026-10-25
Listing for:
WSP in Canada
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-10-25
Job specializations:
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Engineering
Civil Engineering, Geology / Geoscience, Structural Engineer, Environmental Engineer
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Lead rock mechanics studies for WSP from Vancouver, Calgary, or Saskatoon, applying geotechnical expertise to underground and open pit mining projects.
As a Senior Rock Mechanics Engineer, you will provide technical leadership within WSP's Mine Stability and Water team. You will address geotechnical challenges across mining life cycles, from early studies through operations. Your work will support excavation stability, risk management, and resilient operations.
Key Responsibilities:- Lead rock mechanics and geotechnical studies across mining projects
- Develop characterization, design criteria, support recommendations, and stability assessments
- Guide kinematic, empirical, and numerical analyses for client decisions
- Lead field programs, monitoring, testing, and laboratory interpretation
- Manage scope, budgets, schedules, deliverables, and technical quality
- Bachelor's degree in mining, geological, geotechnical, or related engineering
- Professional Engineer designation or Canadian registration eligibility
- Eight-plus years of rock mechanics or mining geotechnical experience
- Underground mining experience and geotechnical risk management capability
- Numerical modelling experience using RS2, RS3, FLAC3D, EX3, or Rocscience
Apply rock mass characterization, stability analysis, and technical leadership to advance safer mining projects with WSP.
Position Requirements
10+ Years
work experience
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