Lead Mining Engineer

This Opportunity

WSP has a career opportunity for a Lead Mining Engineer with our Lakewood, CO office. This individual will be involved in projects with our Mine Engineering and Stability Team and be a part of a growing organization that meets our client’s objectives and solves their challenges. 

Your Impact

• As the technical lead, mentor and develop high performing surface and underground hard-rock mine design and planning teams
• Identify, develop, and follow through on new business opportunities.
• Perform and lead strategic modeling, design and mine engineering technical projects with a focus on open‑pit and underground hard rock mine design and sequencing utilizing various mine modeling software packages
• Conduct and lead a full range of surface and underground hard rock mine engineering functions, including:
  • Detailed mine design 
  • Engineering trade-off studies
  • Cost estimation and economic analysis of alternatives
  • Preparation of technical documents including public disclosure documents for Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves (S-K 1300, NI 43-101, JORC)
• Support both the engineering and geologic aspects of projects as necessary.
• Apply WSP’s Project Management standards to manage all aspects of projects.
• Work collaboratively with engineers and technical staff to develop the skills and procedures needed to effectively deliver engineering and consulting assignments.
• Serve as an internal technical resource and provide guidance and mentorship to junior-level staff.
• Mentor staff to support their growth and professional development.
• 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.
• Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.

Who You Are
Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in mining engineering or closely related field
• Engineer license required (multi-state preferred).
• A minimum of 12 years relevant post education experience in open‑pit and underground hard rock engineering with an emphasis on underground hard rock mine planning, design and scheduling
• Experience as a consulting hard rock mining engineer and/or with a technical services role in hard rock engineering (open‑pit and underground) within a mining company
• Possess strong business development skills to identify, maintain and expand client portfolio
• Strong English technical writing skills with experience writing proposals and technical reports.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and strategic planning skills
• Experience utilizing mine planning, design and scheduling software packages such as MineSight Mineplan, Vulcan, Deswik, Datamine, etc.
• Understand the key technical requirements and deliverables required for pre-feasibility and feasibility studies related to mining and public disclosure documents (NI 43-101, S-K 1300, JORC).
• Highly effective interpersonal and communication skills when interacting with others, expressing intricate ideas effectively and professionally to an engineering and non-engineering audience.
• Strong self-leadership and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to effectively, persuasively, and tactfully interact with clients, regulators, project managers, and employees at all levels of the organization.
• Works independently to provide guidance and leadership to mid-level to senior level team or project members, with strict adherence to QA/QC.
• Experience with providing critical review for documents and preparing technical deliverables and plans with a high degree of complexity.
• 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.
• Proven track record of upholding workplace safety and ability to abide by WSP’s health, safety and drug/alcohol and harassment policies.
• Must be flexible to a variety of schedules to meet business needs and able to prioritize responsibilities and quickly adapt to change in a pr