Geotechnical Specialist

**Senior Mining Geotechnical Engineer**
- Our commitment to excellence extends to our workplace where we offer a flexible work environment, competitive compensation and benefits including a generous Pension program and an Employee Share Ownership Plan, in-house training programs, a strong emphasis on health and safety, support for continuing education and professional development, and the opportunity to work with and learn from senior technical experts and professionals. _

We are currently seeking a **Senior Mining Geotechnical** Engineer **to join the Geoscience & Materials Practice in Saskatoon or Regina, Saskatchewan, providing business and operational leadership, having superior client relations skills and a proven ability to generate new clients and projects.

**How will you contribute to the team?**

**Technical**
- Acting as a key technical geotechnical resource providing technical direction on and/or senior review of projects and proposals.
- Participate in multidisciplinary teams related to the management of mine tailings.
- Participate in the investigations and studies on potential location of tailings dam sites;
- Involved in all stages of the design of tailings dams, from concept to construction.
- Technical tasks may also include tailings dam inspections, dam safety reviews, and other studies related to the design and behaviour of tailings facilities.
- Knowledge of slope stability, flow and stress-strain software (e.g. GeoStudio, FLAC, Plaxis, etc.)
- Ensuring appropriate Quality Management System is applied on projects.
- Maintaining an up-to-date knowledge of existing and emerging opportunities, trends, regulatory requirements and best practices e.g., ICMM.
- Providing practical and economic solutions to clients that differentiate the team.

**Strategic Planning and Implementation**
- Sustain and grow business across various market sectors
- Identify/anticipate/evaluate market trends, opportunities, and industry dynamics
- Innovate and enhance our team capabilities and integrated approach
- Identify and develop strategic partnerships amongst the consulting community
- Lead and foster regional marketing and business development activities

**Business Development**
- Developing and executing annual business and pursuit plans for developing new business opportunities and growth, including cross selling of services.
- Developing and maintaining a network of business contacts.
- Develop and manage strong relationships with new and existing clients, field personnel, government and regulatory agencies and expand internal SNC-Lavalin network.
- Contribute to the development of complex project proposals/cost estimates and participate in the process of securing new business opportunities or expanding the scope of existing projects
- Contribute to the overall strategic development of the Geoscience & Materials Practice, including growth, profitability and supporting the development of new processes, services, geographies and client sectors

**Leadership**
- Act in the capacity of Engineer of Record (EOR) for tailings facilities.
- Geotechnical engineering, project management, project leadership, and collaboration with staff and managers in other technical practices and business units, locally and out-of-province.
- Providing recommendations on hiring.
- Participating in or delegation of participation in local professional and/or business associations.
- Provide technical expertise and/or direction, and act as a technical advisor to project teams and/or other technical staff within the organization as well as directly with internal and external clients
- Mentoring and/or coaching staff.
- Participate in multi-disciplinary project teams, guiding and instructing others
- Ensure proper implementation and continued use of safety and quality assurance programs and corporate policies and procedures.
- Safety and ethical leadership

**What will you contribute?**
- Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Geotechnical Engineering with a P.Eng. designation
- Minimum of 15 years relevant industry experience, since graduation, in geotechnical engineering related services.
- Eligible for registration with APEGS
- Demonstrated local market knowledge and an established presence and reputation within the local geotechnical consulting and client network.
- Demonstrated record of client growth and leading project teams.
- Highly developed client management skills.
- Demonstrated successful track record with business development and proposals
- Solid understanding of the drivers within the geotechnical consulting industry (i.e., business trends, regulatory, economic, and political).
- Proven organizational, team-building, technical, project management skills.
- Superior writing and verbal communication skills, English fluency.
- Valid Canadian driver’s license with a clean drivers’ abstract.
- Must be able and willing to travel for project work away from the home office.