Okane is an integrated engineering and geoscience consulting company with a global team across Canada, USA, Australia, and New Zealand.
We help mining companies to return mine-affected land responsibly and safely at the end of a mine's lifecycle. We believe in challenging the status quo and advocate for meaningful partnerships and positive outcomes for community stakeholders and Indigenous rightsholders.
Our solutions are led by a team of interdisciplinary experts spanning various engineering, science, and technology-based fields, including community and stakeholder engagement, mine planning, mine closure design, geotechnical and civil engineering, geology, geochemistry, hydrology and hydrogeology, soil sciences, rehabilitation, revegetation, and environmental monitoring.
Why Choose Us?
We champion diversity and inclusion. We believe in flexibility, work-life balance, and an open-door approach to communication. We provide employees with the tools to succeed and grow with the company and benefits that ensure our employees have the means to feel fulfilled.
Okane's purpose is to ‘Help Create a Better Tomorrow'. Our workplace culture is defined by the everyday behaviors of our team and driven by our core values: Passionate, Thoughtful & Caring, Smart & Clever, Positive, and Humble.
Our employees enjoy:
- Competitive salary and performance incentive.
- Annual vacation time.
- Paid sick days.
- Health and dental coverage.
- Health spending account.
- Short-term and long-term disability insurance.
- Growth and advancement opportunities along with an annual allowance for professional development.
- Flexible workplace policy, including maternity and parental leave top-ups and flexibility when returning to work.
- Being a part of an organization recognized as one of the Top Employers of Saskatchewan (2023) & one of Canada's top Small & Medium Employers (2023).
Our Next Mine Closure Consultant …
We have an exciting opportunity for a Mine Closure Consultant (Engineer (or EIT), Geoscientist (or GIT) to join our Operations team. This position provides a working technical knowledge to support the delivery of Okane's leading mine closure consulting services through an integrated life of mine approach. This role is open to any of our Okane offices globally.
Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities
- Apply an understanding of engineering or science area of discipline and the integration within Okane core service offerings.
- Manage or support technical interdisciplinary projects of moderate scope.
- Prepare proficient technical and regulatory documentation and reports in area of technical discipline.
- Lead proposals of moderate scope and provide support on complex proposals.
- Interact competently with internal and external stakeholders of varying levels of expertise.
- Foster and maintain client relationships.
- Complete technical background reviews for project and conceptual model development.
- Complete simulations of hydrologic and hydrogeologic conditions (as directed and reviewed by senior technical staff).
- Lead project team in performing trade-off and optimization studies.
- Participate or Lead risk workshops.
- Plan and execute field investigations such as material sampling programs, monitoring, and construction QA/ QC.
- Update and maintain environmental and geotechnical material databases.
Job Requirements
- Tertiary qualifications in Engineering (mining, civil, environmental, geo-environmental) or Geo or Environmental Science (geology, hydrogeology, geochemistry, chemistry) or similar.
- Current registered as a Professional Engineer/Geoscientist or actively pursuing professional designation.
- Apply technical knowledge at a working level on mine closure planning and related studies.
- Regulatory permitting, writing and interpreting documentation is an asset.
- Environmental assessment experience is an asset.
- Advanced written and oral communication skills.
- Advanced skills in the areas of project management, planning and organizing.
- Demonstrate an ability to competently use their initiative to resolve tasks or problems that arise.
- Demonstrate an ability to communicate clearly with colleagues and clients.
- Actively seek personal and professional development opportunities.
- Embody Okane's Core Vision (Help Create a Better Tomorrow) and Values (Passionate, Smart and Clever, Positive, Thoughtful and Caring, and Humble).
Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Okane is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive work environment where every employee feels valued, respected, and has a sense of belonging. A diverse workforce is critical to our success, and we believe in bringing your whole self to work. We welcome all qualified candidates to apply and hope you will choose Okane as your employer. If you require an adjustment during the recruitment/interview process, please let the HR Team know, and we will work with you to meet your needs. For more information about Inclusion, Diversity & Equity, please click here Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion • Okane Consultants.
Application Deadline
We encourage all qualified candidates to apply. However, those candidates who are selected will be contacted. We thank you for your interest in Okane.
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