OPERATION / CORPORATE / EXPLORATION: Eagle Mine
DEPARTMENT: Mine Administration
REPORTS TO: Technical Services Superintendent
STRATUM LEVEL: 2
LOCATION: Big Bay, Michigan (Upper Peninsula)
DATE: March 2024
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MAIN PURPOSE: The Senior Geotechnical Engineer is a proven leader who provides geotechnical expertise and support to the mining operation on issues of rock mechanics and ground control.
ORGANIZATION RELATIONSHIP:
Technical Services Superintendent >> Senior Geotechnical Engineer >> Goeotechnical Engineer
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES/ACTIVITIES:
· Lead team of geotechnical engineers, providing guidance and mentorship while promoting a high standard of safety
· Update and maintain the site Ground Control Management Plan and Crown Pillar Management Plan
· Perform inspections of underground excavations and provide recommendations on ground control and mitigation of ground issues, as required
· Provide guidance and coaching to short-term planning to ensure alignment to longer term goals pertaining to stability of underground workings
· Provide guidance to long-term planners on stope sizing, offset distances, mine sequencing, and general geotechnical recommendations to be included in Life of Mine design
· Build and interpret results of 3D stress models as required to inform ground support design, re-entry protocols, mine sequencing, and mine design
· Ensure the completion of quality control testing of ground support and backfill is completed in accordance with the Ground Control Management Plan
· Manage geotechnical instrumentation systems and associated Trigger Action Response Plans
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:
· Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Geological Engineering, Mining Engineering, or similar field
· 8-10 years of direct experience in mining operations
· Strong understanding of the functions carried out by the geotechnical, geological, and mining engineering departments
· Strong understanding of underground mine design and planning
· A thorough understanding of rock mechanics and underground support systems
· Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Map3D, Deswik, RocScience, and Leapfrog
· Experience in underground hard rock mining is preferred
KEY PERSONAL COMPETENCIES:
· Action Oriented - Initiates timely action to address important issues.
· Collaborates - Encourages unity rather than us vs. them thinking
· Communicates Effectively - Clear, concise, and professional in communication.
· Decision Quality - Considers various inputs, criteria, and trade-offs to arrive at effective decisions and recommendations.
· Ensures accountability - Follows through on commitments.
· Manages Ambiguity - Accepts needed change despite the uncertainty it brings.
HSE ACCOUNTABILITIES:
Employees are responsible for performing all tasks in accordance with relevant HSE Site Procedures, so as to work safely and keep the workplace safe. Everyone in the workplace - both employees and employers - is responsible for his or her own safety and for the safety of co-workers. Lundin Mining Company is responsible for determining steps required to ensure health and safety of all employees. Specifically all employees must:
· Accept personal responsibility for HSE
· Identify hazards unsafe conditions, unsafe actions and conditions that could result in damage to property, injury or impacts to the environment
· Obey any instruction issued to protect their own personal health and safety, and the health and safety of others
· Report, as soon as practicable to their Manager any situations where HSE requirements are not being conformed to within their work area
· Avoid endangerment to any other person through any act or omission
· Use equipment correctly particularly that provided for health, hygiene and safety purposes
· Report all incidents
· Participate in HSE training provided to them
