Overview / Responsibilities
Role Overview
Wood Environmental & Infrastructure Solutions Inc. has a career opportunity for two Senior Civil Designers with mining-site development and grading experience to join our Denver, CO team.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide technical drafting and design engineering support for mining infrastructure including tailings storage facilities, dams, heap leach pads, waste dumps, piping, roads, drainage and other mine-related infrastructure.
- Perform basic support engineering computations, including quantity calculations, etc.
- Design or redesign complex layouts and drawings from general written or verbal specifications from the project team.
- Preparing technical specifications and engineering design reports.
- Work with project team to investigate and resolve problems with existing designs and make corrections to the drawings as requested by the senior staff.
- Perform Multiple Account Analyses for site (i.e., tailings deposits) selection.
- Perform siting studies for multiple mine-related facilities.
- Perform CQA work in remote, international settings.
- Comply with International and Mexican regulations
Skills / Qualifications
- BS in Civil Engineering. MS in Civil/Geotechnical Engineering preferred
- 10+ years of AutoCAD experience including 6+ years working with AutoCAD Civil 3D
- CAD Design Manager experience a plus.
- 4+ years of mining design experience required including tailings dams and heap leach pads.
- 4+ years of hydraulics / hydrology mining facilities design experience
- 2+ years of HEC-HMS and HEC-RAS experience for hydrology studies and hydraulics designs
- 2+ years of Muk3D experience for conceptual designs and tailings deposition modelling
- Demonstrated proficiency in recent or current versions of AutoCAD Civil 3D
- Strong background and understanding of topographic survey data analysis
- Experience in supporting or supervising field geotechnical site investigations and instrumentation installation
- Review geotechnical instrumentation and assistance with instrumentation monitoring reports.
- Demonstrated project setup skills and familiarity with standard industry practices.
- Experience with International Mining Regulations, including the GISTM and Mexican (e., SEMARNAT) regulations.
- Must be familiar with national and client CAD standards and implement them on projects.
- Ability to work in international remote areas.
- Must pass background check and drug screen.
Company Overview
Wood is a global leader in engineering and consultancy across energy and the built environment, helping to unlock solutions to some of the world’s most critical challenges. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in more than 60 countries, employing around 40,000 people. www.woodplc.com
Diversity Statement
We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.
