Title:  Senior Geotechnical Engineer

What You Will Do

• Supervise, guide, and participate in activities to maintain performance of tailings, 
• crushed leach, and water dam facilities through inspection, measurement, data 
• management, interpretation, analysis, coordination, problem solving and reporting 
• Apply and improve performance of tailings, crushed leach and water management systems and associated procedures for assigned active and inactive facilities. 
• Oversee construction Quality Control (QC) and Quality Assurance (QA) activities for 
• TSFs, CLSs, and WD. 
• Collaborate with operators, engineers, and maintenance to continuously ensure good 
• performance of tailings, crushed leach, and water management areas and to identify and implement associated improvements including the mine, process, tailings, water, environmental and safety areas. 
• Engage the Engineer of Record in the design and operations of TCLW facilities. 
• Communicate accurate, timely and relevant geotechnical information to Operational management team. 
• Serve as point of contact with corporate engineers and management, including tracking all recommendations, ensuring compliance with those recommendations, and reporting actions regularly. 
• Work on multiple projects of moderate size or portions of major projects 
• Contribute to annual operational and sustaining capital budget preparation by supplying costs and recommendations. 
• Assist with the development, maintenance and implementation of strategic plans and sustaining capital forecasts for five-year and life of mine plans for to assigned TSFs, CLSs, and WD. 
• Manage appropriate budgets for consulting and other services such as drilling and construction contractors.  
• Lead and mentor lower-level engineers and contractors in key practice areas. 
• Review designs in key practice areas and understand interaction with other functional areas/discipline 
• Apply relevant standards and guidelines. 
• Actively support operation’s water team and engineers with analysis of material properties, water loss parameters, and operational changes for TSFs, CLSs, and WDs 
• May represent the site on company sponsored steering teams related to geotechnical efforts. 
• Perform other duties as required.  

What You Bring To Freeport

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or related Engineering discipline from an accredited curriculum, with courses in Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering and five (5) years of experience in an applicable field of expert OR 
• Master’s degree in Geotechnical Engineering or related Engineering discipline from an accredited curriculum, with courses in Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering and three (3) years of experience in an applicable field of expertise. 
• Engineer in Training (EIT) or equivalent relevant certification 
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing to a diversely educated audience. 
• Knowledge in the principles and practices of Civil, Geologic, Geotechnical, or Hydrologic Engineering or a related field of Science or Engineering 
• Knowledge of appropriate software (MS Office, AutoCAD) and Geotechnical analysis 
• Ability to develop and maintain awareness of occupational hazards and safety of yourself and others. 
• Skilled in following safety practices and recognizing hazards. 

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Civil Engineering with Geotechnical or Water Resources Engineering specialization
• Professional Engineer’s license (PE) or equivalent relevant certification
• Experience with metal mining operations, especially with tailings storage facility (dam), water dams and/or crushed leach stockpile design and operations
• Experience with slurry transport analysis and design
• Experience with cost estimating for civil projects, project scheduling and project controls
• Able to research and analyze information of relatively small scope and minimal difficulty and draw valid conclusions
• Able to evaluate and implement new methods and techniques in design projects and operational support
• Experience with geotechnical slope stability instrumentation and monitoring programs, data management, and analysis
• Experience reviewing and editing geotechnical engineering reports and documents for a variety of applications
• Engineering experience in geotechnical analyses including field investigations, lab testing, soil characterization, slope stability, seismic analysis
• Experience in surface water hydrology, hydraulics, and groundwater hydrology in addition to geotechnical experience
• Superior interpersonal as well as written and oral communication skills with diverse teams of technical and non-technical staff
• Skilled in related Engineering software (AutoCAD/Civil 3D, ArcGIS, GoldSim), programming languages