Senior Geotechnical Engineer

KMC IS HIRING

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Geotechnical Engineering (required)
• Masters degree in Civil or Geotechnical Engineering (preferred)
• With 15+ years of professional geotechnical engineering experience
• 10+ years focused on tailings storage facilities or embankment dams
• Significant experience in an Owner’s Engineer, or Technical Authority role
• Must have a general understanding of mining operations, technical studies, regulatory process

Senior Geotechnical Engineer duties and responsibilities:

A. Owner’s Technical Oversight and Assurance

1. Act as the Owner’s technical representative for all geotechnical aspects of TSF design, ensuring the Owner’s interests, risk tolerances, and governance requirements are met

2. Oversee and critically review the work of Designers and EPCM consultants

3. Ensure that TSF designs reflect the site specific geotechnical, hydrological, and seismic conditions

B. Design Review and Regulatory Compliance

1. Lead and coordinate the Owner’s review of TSF earth‑fill dam designs, including:

i. Starter dams, staged raises, and closure configurations

ii. Foundation characterization and ground improvement measures

iii. Seepage control systems (liners, drains, cutoff walls, filters)

2. Ensure design compliance with:

i. DENR and Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) requirements

ii. Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC) conditions

iii. Philippine mine tailings and dam safety regulations

iv. International guidelines (GISTM, ICOLD, ANCOLD/CDA, as applicable)

3. Support the review and approval of design submissions for:

i. MGB permitting and tailings safety documentation

ii. Dam safety and environmental reporting obligations

C. Review of Geotechnical Risks, Seismic, and Natural Hazard Considerations

1. Act as the Owner’s focal point for tailings geotechnical risk governance

2. Ensure identification and assessment of credible dam failure modes, including:

i. Static and seismic slope instability

ii. Internal erosion and piping

iii. Seepage‑induced deformation and liquefaction

3. Review seismic design assumptions in recognition of:

i. Philippine tectonic setting

ii. Fault proximity, ground motion selection, and seismic demand criteria

4. Ensure appropriate consideration of:

i. Extreme rainfall events, typhoons, and flood loading

ii. Climate‑change‑related hydrological variability

D. Construction, Operations, and Lifecycle Integration

1. Ensure that TSF design reviews adequately address:

i. Constructability and staged raise sequencing

ii. Material sourcing and quality control requirements

iii. Instrumentation, monitoring, and surveillance systems

2. Verify alignment between design intent, operating manuals, and TSF Operational Readiness

3. Provide geotechnical oversight continuity from design, construction, up to operations and closure