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 Junior Consultant (Mining Engineer/ Engineer-In-Training)....

We have an exciting opportunity for a Junior Consultant (Mining Engineer/ Engineer-In-Training) to join our Operations team. This position will provide a working knowledge of consulting and mining (junior technical expertise) to support the delivery of Okane's leading Mine Closure consulting services through an integrated life of mine approach. This is a full time role, open to our Calgary or Saskatoon locations.

Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities

• Prioritize safety and take action to ensure zero harm to all employees, clients, contractors, the business and the environment.
• Complete background reviews in support of conceptual model development.
• Develop and communicate detailed mine plans, material balances, equipment strategies, haulage simulations and schedules in support of life of mine closure plan options.
• Utilize engineering software to create mine & tailings designs and maps.
• Collaborate design work and project scopes with geotechnical, geoscience, hydrological, and geochemical teams to ensure optimized feasible mine closure plan.
• Work with project teams performing trade-off and optimization studies including but not limited to mine access, equipment selection, haulage, and production plans.
• Support the development of capital and operating cost estimate for the purpose of economic evaluation.
• Prepare proficient technical documentation and reports in area of technical discipline.
• Prepare or review detailed work scopes for proposals relating to technical discipline.
• Interact competently with internal and external stakeholders of varying levels of expertise.
• Foster and maintain client relationships.
• Complete simulations of mine closure and risk assessment conditions for a given model domain development through robust conceptual analysis.
• An understanding around mine planning operations and risks related to mine waste storage facilities and ability to apply big picture mine closure thinking to provide solutions.
• Plan and complete field investigations such as material sampling programs and construction of QA/QC projects.

Job Requirements

• If you are currently registered or eligible to register as an Engineer in Training and/or have experience on projects requiring mining or civil engineering skills, we want to hear from you.
• Tertiary qualifications in Mining or Civil Engineering or similar.
• Experience in an operating mine is considered an asset but is not required.
• Experience with mine design and scheduling software applications (ie. Deswik CAD or Hexagon MinePlan) is considered a strong asset.
• Experience with block model auditing/manipulation and pit shell optimisation is considered an asset.
• Available to travel to site as required.
• Strong critical thinking skills – able to analyze information and evaluate various issues / risks.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with ability to effectively communicate with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Excellent time management skills, ability to work to strict deadlines and manage multiple tasks.
• Embody Okane's Core Vision (Help Create a Better Tomorrow) and Values (Passionate, Smart & Clever, Positive, Thoughtful & 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 welcome all qualified applicants to submit their Cover letter and CV before May 17th, 2024. 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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