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Our client is seeking a Senior-Principal Civil/Geotechnical Engineer for their Saskatoon office. The successful candidate will have:

• Civil engineering degree or technical diploma and appropriate years of experience with courses in construction, earthworks or geotechnical engineering 
• 10 years of operational experience as a practitioner in a metalliferous (or potash) mine or in a consulting environment with a focus on the construction, operation and/or closure of mines. 
• Experience should include mine waste management such as tailings impoundments and waste rock facilities and dealing with associated water management issues, operational design, dam construction etc 
• Experience with tailings dam design, waste rock dump design and or cover design; preparation of construction and tender specifications; and management of construction projects in a mining environment. 
• Familiar with a range of engineering software; eg. cost-base, slope stability, ground water regimen, consolidation etc 
• Worked on a number of new projects either at one mine or on a variety of mines 
• Consulting experience would be an asset 
• Demonstrated leadership and project management experience; experience with working independently

The successful candidate will consult on projects for North American and International clients; requiring some travel. Assignments will include the management and undertaking of engineering projects related primarily to the mining industry, including geotechnical aspects of project design, construction, operation and closure.
 
As a consultant, the successful candidate will be expected to create and maintain client relationships and work in a team environment. Strong communication skills and interpersonal capabilities are essential.
 
In addition to a competitive salary, our client provides extended medical and dental care, performance bonuses and potential shareholding opportunities in the company.

 If the above sounds interesting to you then please forward me your resume in confidence, to Roxanne Prime at rprime@gsa-search.com.

Please quote competition number SPC0616-CB in your resume.