Geomechanical Engineer II

Core Group Resources is America's leading recruitment company. Founded by a service academy graduate who has offshore experience, Core Group Resources' expertise is unmatched in the marine offshore market, finance, IT, renewables, & non-profit for executive search, staffing, and expertise identification.*Geomechanical Engineer II (Mine Geotechnical) Job Summary* We are seeking an Assistant Geomechanical Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will provide support in geomechanical project oversight and review, focusing on outside consultants, pit slope water control, structural geology, design slope angles, and interfacing with mine design and planning. Additionally, you will assist in slope stability data collection, analysis, and remedial work, and communicate relevant information to mine and site personnel.

• Assist in geomechnical project oversight and review, relating to outside consultants, pit slope water control, structural geology, design slope angles and interfacing with mine design and planning.
• Assist in slope stability data collection, analysis and remedial work including slope monitoring data processing, rock strength parameters, geologic structures, slope control blast designs, and slope angle reviews.
• Communicate accurate, timely and relevant slope stability and geomechnical information to mine and site personnel.
• Assist in conducting and communicating the results of inspections of pit walls, stockpiles, and site access roads.
• Proactively seek improvements to the safe mining of mine reserves relating to slope monitoring, slope maintenance, slope and catch bench designs, blasting, geomechnical data acquisition and analyses.
• Geomechanical Engineer II (Mine Geotechnical) Position Requirements*
• Bachelor’s degree in appropriate Engineering discipline and three (3) years engineering experience in an area or areas relevant to assignment, OR
• Master’s degree in appropriate Engineering discipline and two (2) years related experience in engineering.
• Knowledge in the principles and practices of Mining, Mining Engineering and Geotechnical applications in a hard rock open pit mine environment
• Knowledge of appropriate software (MS Office, AutoCAD) and Geotechnical data analysis
• Skilled at researching, analyzing and communicating information of considerable difficulty and develop appropriate conclusions and action plans
• Skilled in managing Engineering projects related to a hard rock open pit setting
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing to a diversely educated audience
• Ability to develop and maintain awareness of occupational hazards and safety
• Skilled in following safety practices and recognizing hazards
• Geomechanical Engineer II (Mine Geotechnical) Preferred Position Requirements*
• Technical experience in soil mechanics and rockmechanic
• Experience with monitoring equipment: ground based radar, robotic total stations, piezometers, inclinometers, InSAR
• Experience with software: AutoCAD, Civil3D, MS3D, Maptek PointStudio or Vulcan
• Experience supervising and/or planning drilling programs (RC, core, sonic, etc)
• Experience supervising contractors for project execution on a job site
• Supervision or fill in supervision experience of non-exempt employees
• Familiarity with ROM and Waste Dump Planning, construction, and operation
• Strong knowledge base on networking and MIS systems for geomechanical monitoring systems
• Strong diagnostic skills for mechanical or computer hardware equipment technical writing skills
• Experience with Monitoring Action Plans, Geomechanical Action Plans, or Trigger Action Response Plans