Sondador III / Driller III
Core
Operate rotary/wash drilling rigs to perform geotechnical investigations, conduct in-situ testing, install instrumentation, and collect undisturbed soil/rock samples for tailings dams, waste dumps, pits, and natural ground.
Role type
Senior geotechnical driller (field operations)
Builds
Geotechnical data and samples for site stability and foundation analysis
Domain
Mining and civil engineering geotechnics
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
rotary/wash drilling operations, in-situ permeability and water pressure testing, geotechnical instrumentation installation, undisturbed sample collection, drilling log documentation, field testing per ABGE/NBR standards, heavy equipment operation
Preferred skills
technical education, MS Office proficiency
Technologies
Boart Longyear DB 520/525, Boart Longyear XL6, Sondeq SSH 10, Denison samplers, Shelby samplers, INA, Casagrande piezometers, vibrating wire piezometers, inclinometers
Responsibilities
Perform geotechnical drilling operations; Conduct in situ testing including permeability and water pressure tests; Install geotechnical instrumentation; Collect undisturbed samples; Store samples in core boxes; Complete drilling logs
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC