Job Description
AECOM is seeking a highly motivated senior geotechnical engineer and laboratory manager to support mine tailings storage facility design and analysis as part of the Mining group in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Key Responsibilities
- Provides project leadership in the areas of design, investigation, analysis, construction and operation of Tailings Storage Facilities and multi-disciplinary mining projects
- Develop project proposals and work with mining business leader to support and grow the practice.
- Plan, schedule, conduct or coordinate detailed phases of the engineering project, focusing on the design and operations of mine tailing projects.
- Manage complex laboratory testing programs, project budgets, scopes, and schedules
- Assist mining division engineers in development of testing programs to accomplish the goals of the overall investigation, testing, and characterization programs.
- Perform and/or supervise advanced soil-mechanics tests — direct hands-on and oversight for triaxial, direct simple shear, consolidation, cyclic shear tests, permeability, and other soil mechanics tests.
- Oversee laboratory data management, including digital data capture, validation, archiving, and integration with geotechnical databases and design workflows.
- Lead laboratory and project activities in accordance with applicable tailings governance frameworks emphasizing risk reduction and defensible engineering decisions.
- Implement and maintain QA/QC and accreditation programs — maintain certifications/accreditations, prepare for internal and external audits, and document corrective actions.
- Client communication and technical review — present findings to clients, respond to technical queries, and perform peer reviews of lab programs and reports for quality assurance.
- Provide direction to and mentoring to other technical staff in completing engineering project tasks.