Job Description

Company Description

Technical challenges.
They don\'t get much deeper.

You communicate openly and enjoy being part of a fantastic team with an unwavering commitment to safety. Come and join us working at Gahcho Ku\xc3\xa9, one of the world\'s greatest mines.

We\'re the world\'s leading diamond company - a unique luxury business that thrives on the creativity, passion and knowledge of our people.

To push our company forwards, we always need to think differently. We welcome diverse perspectives, people who think rigorously and aren\'t afraid to challenge assumptions.

In return, we provide you with the space and support to grow and achieve your ambitions.



This position is instrumental in ensuring the overall and long-term safety of the mine. This will be accomplished through the implementation, co-ordination and control of geotechnical services and functions that ensure the safe and effective recovery of the mineable reserve. Using data and sound technical principles of the discipline, the ideal candidate will be prepared to support and drive their recommendations, while working with stakeholders to achieve the best path forward. The role is well suited to one who has a keen eye for continuous improvement opportunities, is analytical, can quickly build relationships with the mine operations team, and who is committed to safe work practices, while striving for zero harm.

Rewards & Benefits:

• Earn up to a 9% company contribution to your pension plan;
• Relocation support is available to anyone who wishes to move to the Northwest Territories;
• Eligible for the annual bonus program;
• Eligible for the MyShare program;
• Remote Living Allowance;
• Travel Allowance to offset the costs of getting to the nearest point of pick up;
• Immediate participation in our 100% employer paid extended health and dental benefit program (no waiting period);
• The Gahcho Ku\xc3\xa9 Mine camp features a full service dining room, individual private bedrooms equipped with satellite cable television, telephones and WiFi internet. There\'s also a full-sized gymnasium, squash courts and state of the art fitness equipment; and
• Work under the Northern Lights.

Key responsibilities:

• Promoting, supporting and implementing sound safety, health, and environmental management practices in line with legislation and mine policies and procedures;
• Providing mine geotechnical services and oversight required to satisfy mine geotechnical stable conditions that comply with all permits and standards;
• Interpreting Groundprobe Slope Stability Radar data and providing feedback to stakeholders in terms of wall stability;
• Complete daily inspections and field repairs of Geotechnical monitoring equipment;
• Installation of monitoring equipment to support Geotechnical investigations.
• Interpreting geotechnical and hydrogeological monitoring of rock mass responses to mining activities;
• Regularly inspect open pit operations to ensure design parameters and provide recommendations to the operations team to maintain high wall safety.
• Provide geotechnical input on mine design revisions, drill and blast plans and short to mid-term mine planning.
• Liaise with consultants on more complex Geotechnical projects;
• Maintaining geotechnical and hydrogeological models and databases;
• Establishing cause of failure and providing recommendations to address issues; and,
• Conducting audits to ensure compliance with standards and specifications.

Reporting to the Technical Services Superintendent, the role resides within the Technical Services department. This is a site- based position working a multi-week rotation that balances time at site, with time off site.

Qualifications

• Legally permitted to work in Canada;
• Geotechnical Engineering degree;
• Five (3) to ten (5) years of relevant experience, preferably from an open pit mining environment;
• Possess a Professional Engineering designation, with eligibility to register as a Professional Engineer in the Northwest Territories;
• Strong geotechnical skills with sound principles in rock mechanics;
• Versed with the identification of geotechnical and hydrogeological risks;
• Experience with geotechnical modelling;
• Experience with geotechnical pit slope monitoring instrumentation (Groundprobe; Navstar)
• Ability to manage and communicate in a stressful, dynamic Geotechnical environment with Safety as the priority;
• Ability to simplify complex datasets and present them comprehensibly to relevant stakeholders; and
• Ready to work in remote camp setting.

Relocation

This opportunity is open to relocation support for anyone relocating to the Northwest Territories.

Referral

Referral incentive applicable: This opportunity is open to a paid referral incentive according to the Employee Referral Policy (HRM.AD.21.00). Referral incentives are applicable to De Beers Group internal employees only.

Additional Information

Who We Are: De Beers Canada

We are the world\'s leading diamond company, powered by thousands of people around the world who are driven to support thriving local communities, protect the natural environment, and stand with women and girls, focused on Building Forever.

With headquarters in London and mines in four countries - Botswana, Canada, Namibia and South Africa - we are truly global. Established in 1888, our expertise ranges from exploration and diamond recovery, to rough diamond sales and diamond jewellery retail. In Canada we operate the Gahcho Ku\xc3\xa9 Mine in the Northwest Territories, are working to advance the Chidliak Project on Baffin Island and have an active exploration program looking for Canada\'s next great diamond mine.

We market our polished diamonds through two brands, Forevermark and De Beers Jewellers, while our Element Six operation is the world leader in the design, development and production of synthetic diamond materials for industrial and electronic applications.

If you like chasing demanding targets, thrive on making decisions in the pursuit of brilliance, and enjoy the support of the world\'s finest experts, we have a place for you.

Safety

Safety first is a way of life for us. We are unconditional about the safety, health and well-being of our colleagues, at work and at home, and about that of the communities where we work. We aim to lead the industry by investing in innovation to protect people, who are at the heart of our business. Our high performing teams take accountability for their own and others\' actions, work collaboratively, and always show care and respect.

COVID Vaccination
Since safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines have become widely available this year and have been proven to be a very effective and safe way of protecting people and reducing COVID-19 transmission, we have strongly encouraged employees to get vaccinated at the earliest possible opportunity. As our mining operations are fly-in fly-out, vaccination is required to travel to sites.

Inclusion & Diversity

We are committed to promoting an inclusive and diverse workplace where we value and respect every colleague for who they are. We provide equality of opportunity to enable everyone to fulfil their potential.

Background Checks

Successful candidates will be required to complete background screening which may include a criminal check and validation of qualifications

Referral

Referral incentive applicable: This opportunity is open to a paid referral incentive according to the Program (HRM.AD.21.01). Referral incentives are applicable to De Beers Group internal employees only.

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