Job Description

The Role:

Reporting to the Senior Geotechnical Engineer, the Field Geotechnical Engineer position is primarily responsible for executing geotechnical functions such as:

• ground support/control audits and assessment
• response and investigation to ground control concerns/issues
• rock mass characterization and assessment
• ground support pull tests
• geotechnical sample collection and testing
• assist in implementation of new ground support methods
• support installation and analysis of microseismic and other monitoring systems
• support of drill and blast design, ROFO/planning projects, etc.
• support/manage geotechnical or rehabilitation projects at all sites.
• support tasks/responsibilities detailed in the Nyrstar Geotechnical Framework are adhered to

While based in East Tennessee, this position will be expected to perform required tasks across all of Nyrstar’s East (ETN) and Middle (MTN) Tennessee Operations. Candidates will spend significant amounts of time underground working across all units of the business, Technical Services, Operations, Safety, Environmental, and Mill Groups, etc.

Required Qualifications:

• Ability/willingness to work independently at all levels of the business, and in close collaboration with all groups at Nyrstar Tennessee Mines
• Understanding of underground mining methods, comfort in underground mining environment
• 1-3 years of mining/geology/civil engineering industry experience
• Understanding of industry standard rock mass characterization systems (RMR, Q, GSI, MRMR) and empirical techniques (Hoek-Brown Equations, Stability Graph Method, Laubscher Caving Method, etc.)
• Bachelor’s degree in geological engineering, geology, civil engineering, or similar discipline

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands on, industry experience with additional rock mass characterization, ground support system testing/understanding

• Master’s Degree in geological engineering, geology, civil engineering, or similar discipline.

• Experience with microseismic systems and analysis of microseismic data
• Practical, underground mining experience utilizing ground support equipment and

Job Tags

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