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GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER I - BAGDAD, AZ

Job Field:
Engineering and Mineral Processing Jobs, Geosciences Jobs
Discipline:
CAD Jobs, Civil Engineer Jobs, Geotechnical Jobs, Tailings/Dam Jobs, Geotechnical Engineer Jobs
Minerals:
Unspecified
Country:
United States of America
Region:
Arizona
Contract Type:
Full Time / Permanent
Currency:
Unspecified
Salary Description:
on application
Posted:
25-Oct-19
Recruiter:
Freeport-McMoRan
Job Ref:
1904941

Under close supervision, provide mining operation Geotechnical Engineering support related to design, construction, and operation of ore leach pads, tailings impoundments, storm water ponds, mining infrastructure foundations, etc. and serve as resource for Geotechnical information and analysis.
  • Support Geotechnical instrumentation monitoring and data collection
  • Support the operation Geotechnical data inventory effort
  • Support regular geotechnical inspections of active and inactive structures
  • Support construction Quality Control (QC) and Quality Assurance (QA) activities for construction of tailings embankments, ore leach stockpiles, and/or Engineer-of-Record (EOR)’s QA activities as appropriate
  • Support or supervise drilling and Geotechnical instrumentation installation by contractors and EOR
  • Support the contract management and coordination with the EOR for ore leach pads, tailings storage facilities, storm water ponds, etc. to ensure regular review, tracking of all actions items, and to ensure compliance with recommendations of the EOR
  • Communicate accurate, timely and relevant Geotechnical information to operational management team and staff
  • Liaise with the FCX corporate Tailings & Crushed Leach Stewardship Team by tracking all recommendations, ensuring compliance with those recommendations, and regular reporting
  • Liaise with the FMMC corporate Tailings & Water Group to develop scopes of work as required
  • Proactively seek improvements to the safe and Geotechnically stable construction and operation of ore leach pads, tailings storage facilities, storm water ponds, etc.
  • Assist with the development, maintenance and implementations of strategic plans to enhance the operation’s slope stability program
  • Assist with the preparation of annual sustaining capital, operational budget and capital funding
  • May represent the site on company sponsored steering teams related to Geotechnical efforts
  • Perform other duties as assigned 

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from an accredited curriculum, with courses in Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering

  • 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 to develop and maintain awareness of occupational hazards and safety of yourself and others
  • Skilled in following safety practices and recognizing hazards

Qualifications

 

Preferred

 

  • Master's degree in Civil, Geological or Geotechnical Engineering

  • Comfortable working with people / good interpersonal relationships skills

  • Excellent reporting, planning and teamwork skills

  • Experience in soil laboratory testing (e.g. gradation, compaction) and geotechnical instrumentation (piezometer)

  • Field experience in geotechnical investigations

  • Certified Engineer-in-Training  (EIT)

  • Knowledge of AutoCAD and Civil 3D

 

 

 

Criteria/Conditions

  • Ability to understand and apply verbal and written work and safety-related instructions and procedures given in English
  • Ability to communicate in English with respect to job assignments, job procedures, and applicable safety standards
  • Must be able to work in a potentially stressful environment
  • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, sit, demonstrate manual dexterity and work on elevated platforms
  • Occasionally may be required to lift moderately heavy objects (up to 30 pounds) during the course of the workday
  • Personal protective equipment is required when performing work in a mine, outdoor, manufacturing or plant environment, including hard hat, hearing protection, safety glasses, safety footwear, and as needed, respirator, rubber steel-toe boots, protective clothing, gloves and any other protective equipment as required
  • Freeport-McMoRan promotes a drug/alcohol free work environment through the use of mandatory pre-employment drug testing and on-going random drug testing as per applicable State Laws
Freeport-McMoRan has reviewed the jobs at its various office and operating sites and determined that many of these jobs require employees to perform
essential job functions that pose a direct threat to the safety or health of the employees performing these tasks or others.  Accordingly, the company has
designated the following positions as safety-sensitive:
  • Site-based positions, or positions which require unescorted access to site-based operational areas, which are held by employees who are required to receive MSHA, OSHA, DOT, HAZWOPER and/or Hazard Recognition Training; or 
  • Positions which are held by employees who operate equipment, machinery or motor vehicles in furtherance of performing the essential functions of their job duties, including operating motor vehicles while on company business or travel (for this purpose “motor vehicles” includes company owned or leased motor vehicles and personal motor vehicles used by employees in furtherance of company business or while on company travel); or
  • Positions which Freeport-McMoRan has designated as safety sensitive positions in the applicable job or position description and which upon further review continue to be designated as safety-sensitive based on an individualized assessment of the actual duties performed by a specifically identified employee.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veteran/Disability

 

Job

Geotechnical Engineer I - Bagdad, AZ

Primary Location

United StatesArizonaBagdad

Requisition ID

1904941

Closing Date:
25/11/2019

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