Geotechnical Superintendent - Tailings and Heap Leach

Nevada Gold Mines is seeking to hire a Geotechnical Superintendent (Tailings and Heap Leach) to assist the Geotechnical Manager in ensuring the design, construction, operation, monitoring, and closure of tailings storage facilities (TSFs) and heap leach facilities (HLFs) are in compliance with regulatory requirements and Barrick, and Global Industry Standard on Tailing Management. The Geotechnical Superintendent will facilitate cross-department coordination between Open Pit, Process, Environmental, and Capital Projects and the Site RTFEs at all NGM Sites, to ensure facility permitting, capacity, and construction timelines.

Responsibilities:

Conduct a critical review of site investigation plans, technical reports, engineering designs, construction drawings and specifications for Tailings and Heap Leach Facilities

Stay up-to-date on the state of practice in geotechnical engineering applicable to the design and construction of earth structures

Assist in promoting and developing standardizations of engineering practices across NGM operations and projects in relation to facilities management, stewardship, and site monitoring and surveillance

Assist and ensure the site’s compliance with regulatory requirements in Nevada

Review the Dam Safety Inspections, Dam Safety Reviews, and Assurance Reviews and ensure that the recommendations are acted upon

Assist the sites in preparing for the Independent Third-Party Reviews, attend the scheduled reviews, and ensure that the recommendations are implemented

Conduct regular performance reviews of sites as needed to develop appropriate risk mitigation plans

• Participate in technical evaluations and risk assessments and assist in the development of mitigation strategies
• Engage and interact with consultants providing assessment and directive recommendations of technical work
• Ensure conformance with the Barrick Tailings and Heap Leach Management Standards
• Ensure conformance with the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management
• Design verification to meet standard with consideration to facility failure consequence
• Ensure facility water and depositional balances are in place and calibrated
• Ensure reclamation requirements are included in facility design
• Designate quantitative performance objectives for each facility and report on progress
• Ensure facility inspections and reviews are completed
• Maintain regular communication with qualified site and corporate personnel for specialist review of geotechnical, hydrological, hydrogeological, and environmental issues
• Ensure tailings and heap leach facilities are operated to design intent
• Ensure design process and documents submitted by the Engineer of Record are consistent with the construction, operation, and closure performance requirements of the tailing’s storage or heap facilities
• Ensure compliance with management systems
• Document control integrity
• Change Management 
• Contractor management
• Mentor, train and develop site-based engineers
• Perform other duties as required