Freelance Consultant – Underground Geotechnical, Ground Control Specialist

🔥 19 hours ago

🌐 Brazil, Peru, +1 more countries – Remote

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dss+

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1001 - 5000 employees

🍽️ Food & Beverage

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Food & Beverage • Healthcare • Logistics

dss+ is a global consulting firm that specializes in delivering safety, risk management, and operational efficiency solutions across various industries. The company focuses on transforming culture, maximizing sustainability, enabling digital transformation, and building capabilities through training. dss+ works with sectors such as agriculture, food and beverage, chemicals, petrochemicals, electronics, and more to improve safety performance and risk value protection. They aim to help clients adapt to dynamic times by developing customized strategies that enhance operations, integrate ESG considerations, and drive performance improvements. Their approach includes diagnostics, continuous improvement, enterprise risk management, and digitalization using their dss⁺ MIRA™ technologies.

📋 Description

• Review and evaluate Ground Control procedures, standards, and management plans • Assess operational procedures relating to geotechnical inspections and underground excavation management • Review excavation classification, clearance, and re-entry criteria • Evaluate ground support design, installation, verification, and maintenance requirements • Assess procedures covering rock bolts, cable bolts, mesh installation, and shotcrete application • Review scaling, loose-rock management, and unsupported ground controls • Evaluate Ground Control monitoring and geotechnical hazard reporting processes • Support development and validation of Trigger Action Response Plans (TARPs) • Identify gaps between engineering requirements and field execution • Define practical inspection, authorization, verification, and stop-work requirements • Facilitate workshops involving geotechnical, operational, safety, and contractor teams • Provide recommendations to strengthen operational and safety risk controls • Contribute technical expertise to procedure reviews and operational risk assessments • Translate geotechnical requirements and Critical Controls into practical instructions for supervisors, operators, contractors, and operational leadership teams

🎯 Requirements

• Minimum 10 years of experience in geotechnical engineering, Ground Control, or closely related disciplines • Preferably 7+ years of experience within underground mining operations • Strong practical experience supporting Ground Control systems in underground mines • Experience supporting underground mine development, expansion, construction, operational readiness, or ramp-up activities • Previous involvement in the development, review, or implementation of Ground Control standards, procedures, and management systems • Experience conducting technical reviews, audits, operational assessments, or risk reviews • Experience working within contractor-intensive mining environments is advantageous • Ability to review geotechnical designs and translate technical requirements into practical operational procedures • Ability to identify gaps between engineering specifications and field execution • Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills • Ability to establish measurable inspection, verification, and operational hold-point requirements • Experience facilitating technical workshops with multidisciplinary stakeholders • Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills • Ability to write clear and practical technical documentation in English • Ability to challenge existing practices constructively and recommend improvements • Bachelor’s degree in Mining Engineering, Geology, Civil Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, or a related discipline • Postgraduate qualification in Mining Geotechnics, Rock Mechanics, or Ground Control is desirable • Professional registration or equivalent certification, where applicable • Fluency in English required • Portuguese and/or Spanish highly advantageous • Must be authorized to work lawfully in the country for which applying

🏖️ Benefits

• Project-based freelance SME engagement • Opportunity to contribute to safety performance, risk management, and critical operational decisions • Collaboration with experienced technical and operational leaders • Participation in a multidisciplinary team supporting a major underground mining expansion project • Opportunity to create lasting impact on operational performance and safety outcomes • Diversity and inclusion culture