Senior Geotechnical Engineer - Site TCLW

At Freeport-McMoRan, we are committed to providing an employment package that recognizes excellence, encourages safe production and a culture supported by our core values. Here, you’ll find a collaborative environment where safety is a top priority, all opinions are valued, and people are empowered to grow in their career.  Apply Today!     

Where You Will Work   

Located approximately 50 miles northeast of Safford, Arizona on U.S. Highway 191, Morenci operations (an open-pit copper mining complex) has been in continuous operation since 1939. The operation consists of two concentrators, crushed-ore leach pad and stacking system, a low-grade run-of-mine (ROM) leaching system; four SX plants; and three EW tank houses that produce copper cathode.  

Morenci is a unique company town where our employees and their families can reconnect with nature through hiking, fishing, camping, hunting and numerous parks. The company offers several amenities, including company housing OR employees who are required to work on-site are eligible for a $750 monthly housing allowance, provided they meet program guidelines, a newly constructed daycare and community center, library, health-care facilities, state-of-the-art fitness centers, a movie theater and a skate park. Our dedicated Parks and Recreation Division plans activities for people of all ages, making sure there’s something for everyone to enjoy. Visit the Morenci town website to learn more. 

What You Will Do

• Supervise, guide, and participate in activities to maintain performance of tailings, 
• crushed leach, and water dam facilities through inspection, measurement, data 
• management, interpretation, analysis, coordination, problem solving and reporting 
• Apply and improve performance of tailings, crushed leach and water management systems and associated procedures for assigned active and inactive facilities. 
• Oversee construction Quality Control (QC) and Quality Assurance (QA) activities for 
• TSFs, CLSs, and WD. 
• Collaborate with operators, engineers, and maintenance to continuously ensure good 
• performance of tailings, crushed leach, and water management areas and to identify and implement associated improvements including the mine, process, tailings, water, environmental and safety areas. 
• Engage the Engineer of Record in the design and operations of TCLW facilities. 
• Communicate accurate, timely and relevant geotechnical information to Operational management team. 
• Serve as point of contact with corporate engineers and management, including tracking all recommendations, ensuring compliance with those recommendations, and reporting actions regularly. 
• Work on multiple projects of moderate size or portions of major projects 
• Contribute to annual operational and sustaining capital budget preparation by supplying costs and recommendations. 
• Assist with the development, maintenance and implementation of strategic plans and sustaining capital forecasts for five-year and life of mine plans for to assigned TSFs, CLSs, and WD. 
• Manage appropriate budgets for consulting and other services such as drilling and construction contractors.  
• Lead and mentor lower-level engineers and contractors in key practice areas. 
• Review designs in key practice areas and understand interaction with other functional areas/discipline 
• Apply relevant standards and guidelines. 
• Actively support operation’s water team and engineers with analysis of material properties, water loss parameters, and operational changes for TSFs, CLSs, and WDs 
• May represent the site on company sponsored steering teams related to geotechnical efforts. 
• Perform other duties as required.  

What You Bring To Freeport

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or related Engineering discipline from an accredited curriculum, with courses in Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering and five (5) years of experience in an applicable field of expert OR 
• Master’s degree in Geotechnical Engineering or related Engineering discipline from an accredited curriculum, with courses in Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering and three (3) years of experience in an applicable field of expertise. 
• Engineer in Training (EIT) or equivalent relevant certification 
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing to a diversely educated audience. 
• Knowledge in the principles and practices of Civil, Geologic, Geotechnical, or Hydrologic Engineering or a related field of Science or Engineering 
• Knowledge of appropriate software (MS Office, AutoCAD) and Geotechnical analysis 
• Ability