ITASCA- Minneapolis

Principal Geomechanics Engineer

Toronto, ON · Principal · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$180k-$230kDetected 21 days ago

Business DevelopmentLeadershipCommunicationMentoringGeotechnical Engineering

About the role

This role is suited for a senior technical and client-facing leader with strong practical experience, sound engineering judgment, and credibility with mining clients.
Why this role matters ITASCA North America is growing its geomechanics practice in Canada, and Principal engineers are central to that growth.
Clients facing difficult geomechanics challenges need more than analysis.

Serve as a trusted advisor to clients and support practical, defensible decision-making.
Develop client relationships and lead proposals, project scoping, and business development.
Collaborate with ITASCA specialists across Canada, the U.S., and internationally.
Support the growth and technical direction of ITASCA North America's geomechanics practice.
You will guide complex geomechanics work, support high-quality project delivery, develop opportunities, and help shape the growth of ITASCA North America.
For this Principal role, the ability to lead, review, challenge, interpret, and explain advanced technical work so it is useful for client decision-making is paramount.
This role is about building trusted client relationships, guiding complex technical work, mentoring engineers, and helping strengthen ITASCA's presence in the Canadian mining sector.
You will also help shape the future of the practice by developing people, raising technical quality, identifying opportunities, and connecting ITASCA's deep technical capabilities with the needs of our clients.
Experience developing and winning consulting work.

Required Advanced degree or equivalent professional experience in mining engineering, geological engineering, geotechnical engineering, civil engineering, rock mechanics, geomechanics, or a related field.
Minimum 15 years of experience in mining geomechanics, rock mechanics, or closely related geotechnical consulting or operational work.
Demonstrated ability to guide complex technical work and provide sound engineering judgment.
Ability to review, interpret, and challenge technical analyses, including numerical modeling.
Experience leading projects, mentoring engineers, and contributing to business development.
Experience serving as technical reviewer, project director, or senior advisor on complex geomechanics studies.
Experience integrating field observations, monitoring data, geology, mine plans, operational constraints, and technical analysis.
Familiarity with ITASCA software, such as FLAC3D, 3DEC, UDEC, or PFC.
Why ITASCA For more than 45 years, ITASCA has helped clients solve complex geomechanics, hydrogeology, and engineering geology challenges through technical depth, practical judgment, and innovation.
Our work combines field experience, engineering interpretation, advanced analysis, and state-of-the-art ITASCA software to help clients make better decisions.

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