# Lead Rock Mechanics Engineer

**Company**: WSP
**Location**: Tucson, AZ
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $98,300 - $149,500
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

WSP is seeking a Lead Rock Mechanics Engineer to join their Mine Engineering and Stability team in Tucson, AZ. The successful candidate will provide geotechnical engineering assistance and guidance for projects worldwide.

Responsibilities:

- Provide consultation on open pit and underground mining projects for domestic and international clients

- Direct a wide variety of mining rock mechanics management projects, including field investigation, laboratory testing and interpretation; design and construction; and geotechnical analysis

- Direct and review geotechnical analyses with a focus on rock mechanics; provide technical expertise in your specialization

- Manage quality control and risks during geotechnical and design work, including critical review of results in coordination with Principals

- Direct or manage large, complex, and/or multidisciplinary projects according to client-approved scopes of work, and deliver high-quality reports and drawings on time and within budget in coordination with Principals

- Provide advice to mining operations

- Maintain existing client relationships and develop new business opportunities

- Complete or review technical proposals and design work packages in response to client needs in coordination with Principals

- Coach and mentor junior and intermediate staff with respect to their career growth and professional development

- Participate in hiring, performance reviews, and training decisions

- Participate in development and implementation of WSP’s mining business plan

- Work collaboratively with other senior members of the Global Mining team to implement the business growth strategy, develop, and maintain relationships with a broad client base

- Participate in and promote a safety-first culture

- Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources and conduct, and adhere to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.

Requirements:

- Bachelor’s Degree or post-graduate degree in mining, geotechnical or geological engineering, or closely related discipline

- 8-12+ years of relevant (post-degree) experience working in a consulting engineering or mining industry environment

- Currently registered as a Professional Engineer

- Expertise in rock mechanics and geological engineering, with a technical specialization

- Excellent technical writing, interpersonal communication, and emotional intelligence; ability to establish good relationships with clients and colleagues

- Experience as a consulting engineer or technical services role

- Proven ability to establish and maintain solid client relationships

- Strong business acumen and leadership skills

- Strong, client-focused project direction and business development skills

- Ability to manage risk and have excellent engineering judgement

- Ability to effectively delegate work and lead diverse, interdisciplinary project teams

- Multilingual (verbal and written) candidate would be an asset

- Highly effective interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing ideas effectively and professionally to an engineering and non-engineering audience

- Demonstrated high-level of self-leadership with attention to detail, multi-tasking, and prioritization of responsibilities in a dynamic work environment

- Works independently with minimal oversight and provides guidance and leadership to junior team or project members, with strict adherence to QA/QC

- Well-developed critical thinking and problem-solving skills required to apply technical knowledge to reach conclusions from testing results, data collation, computations, statistical analysis and arriving at the most effective, economical, and logical solution

- Demonstrated effectiveness at coordinating and assertively directing subcontractors and others to consistently complete tasks safely and efficiently

- Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies

- Ability to work schedules conducive to project-specific requirements that may extend beyond the typical workweek

- Occasional travel may be required depending on project-specific requirements

Benefits:

- Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life coverage

- Retirement savings

- Paid sick leave

- Paid vacation

- Paid parental leave

- Paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings

Compensation:

- Expected Salary (Colorado only): $98,300 - $149,500

## Skills

### Required
- rock mechanics
- geological engineering
- geotechnical analysis
- project management
- client relationships
- leadership
- communication

### Nice to have
- Master’s Degree in Mining, Geotechnical or Geological engineering

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