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Geotechnical Engineer - Mining & Mine Waste Storage

Reno, NV, us💼 Full-time🗓 2026-07-07 → 2026-09-25

Core

Staff geotechnical engineer supporting surface mining operations, mine waste storage, and heavy civil infrastructure design and analysis.

Role type

Staff IC geotechnical engineer (mining & waste storage)

Builds

Surface mining operations support, waste rock storage, heap and run of mine leaching, and tailings storage facilities

Domain

Mining & Geotechnical Engineering

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure

Required skills

Geotechnical exploration planning, laboratory testing program management, material characterization, slope stability analysis, seepage analysis, settlement analysis, calculation package preparation, geotechnical report writing, instrumentation monitoring

Preferred skills

Professional Engineer (PE) license, proficiency in GeoStudio, Grapher, AutoCAD Civil3D, tailings or dams experience, design report development

Technologies

GeoStudio, Grapher, AutoCAD Civil3D

Responsibilities

Plan and direct specific portions of mid- to large, complex projects; perform geotechnical evaluations including material characterization and stability analyses; prepare calculation packages and technical presentations; review geotechnical instrumentation and monitoring reports

Seniority

Staff, hands-on IC with moderate supervision

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