USA, Denver
Fulltime: 50 hrs a week
Experience: 5 years
Closing: December 19, 2024

Introduction

Brunel is currently searching for a Senior Structural-Geotechnical Engineer for a long-term contract position with our client located in Denver, Colorado. Will consider out of area candidate on a 4/1 rotation.

What are you going to do 

  • Overview:

    • As a Senior Structural Geotechnical Engineer, you will perform design and lead contractors for civil, structural, and geotechnical disciplines.
    • Provide subject matter expertise in a relevant discipline to support capital projects including concentrators, tailings storage facilities (TSF), heap leach pads, and associated infrastructure continuously improving the framework for sustaining stewardship and procedures.
    • Serve as resource for structural design, water management, and geotechnical analysis for facilities in conjunction with the Dam's geotechnical SME if applicable.
    • This role is responsible for delivering high-quality, cost-efficient designs and project management in support of our capital projects.

    Main Responsibilities:

    • Collaborate in engineering projects to ensure good performance of structural facilities such as pump stations and pipeline systems for TSF.
    • Geotechnical investigation for concentrator or facilities
    • Supervise or serve as Project Manager or technical expert on large/complex site planning/construction, expansion or modifications.
    • Lead contractors in the execution of project deliverables.
    • Provide Senior level quality assurance on project deliverables.
    • Identify value engineering opportunities.
    • 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.
    • Interface with Project Management and Operations teams as the Engineering team representative leading up to and through project commercial operations to ensure timely and complete transfer of technical deliverables.
    • Attend site visits to support site evaluation, suitability, and due diligence efforts.

    Leadership Responsibilities:

    • Operate independently to achieve company and project goals.
    • Provide reporting to other groups and leadership.
    • Manage and /or mentor engineers in key practice areas to level of capabilities.
    • Assist in the development of work and process flow for corporate team.
    • Ability to provide positive and constructive feedback.

Essential skills and knowledge 

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or Engineering discipline from an accredited curriculum & 10 years of experience in an applicable field of expertise.
  • Professional Engineering (PE).
  • Knowledge in the principles and practices of Civil, Structural, Geotechnical, or Hydrologic Engineering.
  • Able to demonstrate technical competence through design and/or operations experience in the civil and/or geotechnical aspects on at least one of the following work areas: TSF facilities (pump stations), crushed leach facilities, and concentrators,
  • Working knowledge of Engineering tools (AutoCAD/Civil 3D, ArcGIS, geotechnical analysis software).

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience with metal mining operations, TSF facilities, water dams and/or crushed leach stockpile design and operations
  • Experience with slurry transport analysis and design
  • Experience with cost estimating for structural projects, project scheduling and project controls.
  • Experience with geotechnical slope stability instrumentation and monitoring programs, data management, and analysis.
  • Experience reviewing 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.

What we offer 

Position will include competitive daily rate plus 401K match, medical, dental and vision insurance that start on day 1. If candidate is not local to Denver, client will provide accommodations and travel for a 4 week on, 1 week work from home rotation, along with monthly stipend for living expenses.

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Madison Ringlein

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