Title:  Senior Geoscientist- TCLW

What You Will Do

Supervise, provide technical guidance, interpret, manage projects/tasks and/or participate in activities to maintain operational performance and support projects with focus on Tailings and Crushed Leach facilities. Activities include inspection, measurement, interpretation, analysis, coordination, problem solving, forecasting, reporting, and may include project design support. Review and improve the performance of existing tailings, crushed leach, and water management systems.

• 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.
• Review, improve and apply tailings, crushed leach, and water management systems to achieve good practice.
• Provide guidance and instruction to multidisciplinary teams; assign tasks as necessary. Review reports for design and operations projects and provide recommendations to site team and to project consultants.
• Collaborate to continuously ensure good performance of tailings, crushed leach, and water management areas and to identify and implement associated improvements. This includes engaging the Engineer of Record in the design and operations of TSF and WD facilities. Serve as point of contact with corporate engineers and management, including tracking all recommendations, ensuring compliance with those recommendations, reporting actions regularly, as well as communicate accurate, timely and relevant information to the Site management team.
• Supervise or may serve as Project Manager or technical expert on large/complex site planning/construction, expansion or modifications.
• Contribute to site strategic planning and budgeting efforts for Tailings Storage, Crushed Leach and Water areas. Manage appropriate budgets for consulting and other services such as drilling and construction contractors.
• Develop and/or review scopes of work, evaluate proposals, draft formalized internal requests for funding, and administer contracts with vendors for the provision of services and equipment as approved and required.
• Identify opportunities for improvements and determine associated value for risk reduction measures.
• Perform other duties as required.

What You Bring To Freeport

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant Scientific discipline with five (5) years of experience in applicable field of expertise, OR
• Master’s degree in a relevant Scientific discipline with three (3) years of experience in Engineering or related scientific field
• Knowledge of principles and practice of Civil, Geotechnical, Water Resources, Water Quality/Treatment, Hydrogeology, Geochemistry, and/or Geological Engineering
• Demonstrated technical competence through design and/or operations experience in at least one of the following work areas: tailings storage, leach stockpiles, water dams, process water balance, reclamation and closure planning
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing in English to a diversely educated audience
• Proficient in MS Office and other Engineering tools (CAD, analytical, mapping)
• Present a positive, professional image
• Self-motivated, energetic, able to execute, and client-service oriented
• Be able to prioritize tasks and work well under pressure
• 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 a related scientific degree
• Professional Engineer (PE) certification or equivalent relevant certification
• Engineer in Training (ETI) or equivalent relevant certification
• Active tailings deposition planning and execution experience and/or earth embankment construction monitoring and quality assurance
• Experience with geotechnical instrumentation and monitoring programs, data management, and analysis
• Experience reviewing and editing geotechnical engineering reports and documents
• Engineering experience in geotechnical analyses, field investigations, lab testing, soil characterization, slope stability, and seismic analysis
• Experience in surface water hydrology, hydraulics, and groundwater hydrology in addition to geotechnical experience