Senior Geomechanics Engineer

ITASCA North America is seeking a Senior Geomechanics Engineer to support challenging mining and geotechnical projects across North America and beyond.

This role is suited for an engineer who combines practical mining or geotechnical experience, hands‑on numerical modeling, and sound engineering judgment. You should be comfortable developing and interpreting models, while also connecting results to site conditions, monitoring data, operational constraints, and practical client decisions.

You will join an integrated North American consulting team working across geomechanics, hydrogeology, engineering geology, and advanced numerical analysis.

Mining projects depend on sound geomechanics decisions. These decisions influence safety, risk, mine design, sequencing, operations, and long-term performance.

As mining projects become more complex, clients need practical geomechanics guidance they can trust. In this role, you will help turn challenging ground conditions, geological and geotechnical data, monitoring information, and project constraints into clear recommendations that support safer, more efficient, and better‑informed mining decisions.

Your work will help clients move from uncertainty to action, providing the technical insight and practical judgment needed to make decisions that matter in active and developing mining operations.

• Integrate geotechnical data, geology, structural interpretation, monitoring data, mine plans, and site observations into engineering assessments.
• Evaluate problems related to open pit slope stability, underground stability, ground control, stress redistribution, excavation response, and risk.
• Develop and interpret numerical models for mining geomechanics applications.
• Communicate assumptions, uncertainty, limitations, and practical implications of analysis results.
• Prepare clear technical recommendations for clients.
• Collaborate with ITASCA engineers across North America and internationally.
• Mentor junior engineers in engineering interpretation, modeling practice, and technical communication.
• Contribute to proposals, client engagement, and the growth of ITASCA North America’s geomechanics practice.

• Bachelor’s degree in mining engineering, geological engineering, geotechnical engineering, civil engineering, rock mechanics, geomechanics, or a related field (advanced degree preferred).
• Minimum 8 years of experience in mining geomechanics, rock mechanics, or related geotechnical consulting.
• Strong understanding of rock mass characterization and behavior, excavation and slope stability, and ground control.
• Demonstrated experience developing, running, and interpreting numerical models for geomechanical applications.
• Ability to translate modeling results into practical engineering recommendations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage technical work independently and deliver high-quality work on schedule and budget.
• Professional Engineer (P.Eng./PE or equivalent) designation, or eligibility for registration.

• Mine-site or operational experience in open pit and/or underground mining.
• Experience integrating field observations, monitoring data, geology, mine planning information, and numerical modeling results.
• Experience with ITASCA software, such as FLAC3D, 3
  
  DEC, UDEC, etc.
• Experience presenting technical findings to clients or mine operations teams.
• Experience mentoring junior engineers or leading technical tasks.

For more than 45 years, ITASCA has helped clients solve complex geomechanics, hydrogeology, and engineering geology challenges through a combination of technical depth, practical judgment, and innovation.

At ITASCA North America, you will work on challenging mining and geotechnical projects where the answers are rarely obvious and standard approaches are often not enough. Our work combines site experience, engineering interpretation, advanced numerical modeling, and state-of-the-art ITASCA software to help clients make better decisions.

We are proud of our collaborative culture. Engineers at ITASCA are encouraged to think critically, bring forward ideas, challenge assumptions,…