Principal Geotechnical Engineer – Rock Mechanics

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SLR Consulting

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1001 - 5000 employees

🏥 Healthcare

🏭 Manufacturing

📦 Logistics

Healthcare • Manufacturing • Logistics

SLR Consulting is a global environmental consultancy that specializes in sustainability solutions across various sectors. With a mission of 'Making Sustainability Happen', the company offers expert advisory services to tackle complex sustainability challenges while delivering value through strategic performance, sustainability reporting, and project delivery support. SLR Consulting focuses on sectors including built environments, consumer goods, and energy, among others, providing innovative solutions for climate resilience, waste management, and responsible sourcing.

📋 Description

• Lead delivery of technically complex geotechnical and rock engineering projects across the mining lifecycle • Provide technical leadership on geotechnical engineering and rock mechanics projects • Conduct rock mass characterisation, slope stability and underground excavation design assessments • Develop and implement Ground Control Management Plans (GCMPs) • Manage client relationships and support proposals • Mentor and coach less experienced engineers and geologists • Prepare technical reports and perform due diligence reviews • Support study management for mining projects • Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders across Mining Advisory, Environmental and Earth Sciences, Planning, Engineering and Global Advisory • Perform desk-based work alongside domestic and international site visits • Deliver sustainable solutions for global mining clients

🎯 Requirements

• Extensive experience delivering geotechnical and rock mechanics projects within the mining sector • Chartered Engineer (CEng) or Chartered Geologist (CGeol), or working towards chartership • Degree qualified in Geotechnical Engineering, Geological Engineering, Mining Engineering, Engineering Geology, Geology, or a related discipline • Strong background in rock mass characterisation, ground control management, slope stability and/or underground geotechnical engineering • Experience managing multidisciplinary projects, budgets and project teams • Knowledge of geotechnical assessment methodologies, including empirical, analytical and numerical approaches • Familiarity with geotechnical software such as Rocscience and/or Itasca packages, with a strong understanding of modelling inputs and outputs • Experience preparing technical reports, due diligence reviews and mining studies, including support for standards such as SK-1300, NI 43-101 and JORC • Excellent stakeholder engagement, communication and client-facing skills • Passion for mentoring and developing junior colleagues • Willingness to undertake occasional international travel to project sites

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive salary with discretionary bonus • Company pension • Private medical insurance • Life, income, and travel insurance • Salary sacrifice car lease and cycle-to-work schemes • Flexible, hybrid and agile working • 25 days' annual leave plus flexible public holidays • Buy or sell leave options • Core working hours • Cross-border remote working and sabbatical opportunities • Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave pay • Workplace Nursery benefit • Volunteering and Community Giving • Employee Assistance Programme • Specialist support for mental health, stress and menopause • Structured career framework • Regular performance reviews • Support towards chartership, professional qualifications and licences