AddressInternal Job Description
Closing: January 12, 2024
Teck Alaska Incorporated, Red Dog Operations, one of the world's largest producers of zinc concentrate, is recruiting for a Geotechnical Engineer - EIT
Rotation schedule will be 2 weeks on-site with 2 weeks off-site
Reporting to the Senior Geotechnical Engineer
Responsibilities:
• Be a courageous safety leader, adhere to and sponsor safety and environmental rules and procedures
• Complete assigned work in a professional manner including necessary measurements, calculations, analysis, interpretation, reporting, and recommendations
• Develop an understanding of the company’s organization and work flow
• Develop and maintain relationships with both technical and operational staff
• Provide technical and administrative support to the Engineering and Operations groups
• Daily interaction and planning with Operations, D&B, Engineering and Surveying crews
• Monitor general mining operations, pit high walls and waste rock storage facilities
• Inspection and reporting of historic and contemporary instabilities, waste rock facilities and tailings dams
• Deployment and troubleshooting of geotechnical monitoring equipment including (but not limited to):
o Radar monitoring systems
o Theodolite total stations and prisms
o Piezometers
o Inclinometers / SAAs
o Thermistors
o Extensometers
o Depressurization wells
• Assist with data assembly, analysis, organization, and presentations
• Assist with Drill Pattern Hazard Maps
• Preparation of maps, cross sections, logs, displays
• Update weekly mine plans with hazard locations and status
• Perform geotechnical mapping and interpretation
• Digitizing drill logs and other down hole information
• Assist with development and implementation of civil infrastructure monitoring program
• Perform other related duties as assigned
Qualifications:
• Bachelor of Science in Geological Engineering or Civil Engineering (Geotechnical emphasis) or related field
• Zero (0) to five (5) years mining industry experience
• Geotechnical experience in an open pit environment is an asset
• Geotechnical experience with civil infrastructure is an asset
• Geotechnical logging experience (both rock core and soil) is an asset
• Proficient in MS Office Suite and Windows environment
• Working knowledge of mine engineering and geotechnical software (e.g. RocScience, GeoExplorer, FLAC, Minesight, and/or AutoCAD Civil3D) is an asset
• Strong interpersonal communication (written and verbal) skills
• Ability to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment
