# Senior Blasting and Vibration Consultant

**Company**: WSP
**Location**: Sudbury, ON, ON
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $122,900 – $162,800
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

Shape the future of Canada's largest mining, energy, and infrastructure projects by applying your blasting, vibration monitoring, and technical leadership expertise to complex, real-world challenges.

**Your Impact**

- Lead and deliver drilling, blasting, and blast vibration assessment projects from initiation through completion, ensuring alignment with scope, schedule, and budget.

- Develop, optimize, and review blast designs,including drill patterns, charge sizing, and timing sequences,to enhance fragmentation and support project performance.

- Apply geotechnical and geological assessments to inform blasting strategies, wall control, and environmental risk mitigation.

- Implement, interpret, and report on vibration, air overpressure, and flyrock monitoring programs for compliance and environmental protection.

- Prepare high-quality technical documentation: studies, reports, specifications, cost estimates, and client presentations.

- Mentor junior and intermediate professionals, sharing knowledge, guiding work, and fostering skill development.

- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across Rock Mechanics, Mining, and Environmental Management groups to deliver integrated project solutions.

- Engage with clients to present findings, respond to technical inquiries, and support long-term blasting programs through remote and on-site reviews.

- Advance WSP's profile by participating in industry conferences, technical work groups, and business development initiatives.

- Ensure compliance with all municipal, provincial, and federal regulations governing blasting operations and environmental protection.

**The Skills That Set You Apart**

- Bachelor's degree in Geological, Mining, or Civil Engineering with a blasting focus; Master's degree considered an asset.

- Active Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO) membership.

- Proven experience as a blasting expert in mining, construction, or multi-environment blasting applications (open pit, underground, urban, marine, demolition).

- Advanced knowledge of blasting design, vibration monitoring, air and water overpressure assessment, and environmental impact evaluation.

- Certification in blasting operations (e.g., Blaster's License/Certificate).

- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with experience preparing detailed technical reports.

- Ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously and adapt to shifting priorities.

- Valid driver's license and ability to travel to Canadian project sites as required.

- Fluency in English; French is an asset, especially for Ontario-based clients.

**Compensation**

- AB, BC, NT, NU, SK & YT: $122,900 – $162,800

- MB & ON: $112,100 – $154,400

- NB, NL, NS, PEI & QC: $104,500 – $140,700

## Skills

### Required
- Blasting
- Vibration Monitoring
- Geotechnical
- Geological
- Environmental Impact Evaluation
- Project Management
- Technical Leadership
- English

### Nice to have
- French
- Master's degree

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