At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage and maintain radar systems for mine safety and support geotechnical engineering.
- Company: Join De Beers, the world’s leading diamond company with a commitment to sustainability.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, remote work rotation, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Work in a dynamic environment with a focus on safety and community impact.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on mining safety while working with top experts in the field.
- Qualifications: Geotechnical Engineering degree and relevant mining experience preferred.
The predicted salary is between 82800 - 101200 $ per year.
Be part of the team that makes it happen. 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.
This position is instrumental in ensuring the overall and long-term safety of the mine. We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive GroundProbe Radar Technician/Geotechnical Engineer to manage, maintain, and support our network of GroundProbe Slope Stability Radars (SSR). In this safety-critical role, your primary responsibility will be the day-to-day operations, maintenance, and data analysis of the GroundProbe Slope Stability monitoring radar systems to ensure real-time hazard detection. Your expertise will directly impact open-pit mining safety, providing early warning metrics that protect personnel and equipment. Secondary responsibilities include fundamental geotechnical engineering support for the mining team.
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. THIS IS A FIXED-TERM CONTRACT TO APRIL 2027.
Key responsibilities:
- Promoting, supporting, and implementing sound safety, health, and environmental management practices in line with legislation and mine policies and procedures.
- Deploy, configure, and maintain GroundProbe slope stability monitoring radars (SSR) across active mining areas.
- Monitor real-time radar data, deformation trends, and atmospheric corrections using GroundProbe’s SSR-Monitor IQ software.
- Establish, optimize, and manage critical displacement radar alarm thresholds to safeguard personnel and equipment.
- Perform routine diagnostic checks, hardware troubleshooting, and preventative maintenance on radar units in the field.
- Generate daily and weekly slope performance reports, communicating critical displacement trends immediately to operations management.
- Install and manage Piezometers and Geothermal Temperature Cables.
- Conduct daily visual/drone inspections, mapping structural features and identifying wall instability.
- Support rockfall assessments and slope stability modeling.
- 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 drill and blast plans and short-to-mid-term mine planning.
Reporting to the Technical Services Superintendent, the role resides within the Technical Services department. This is a site-based position working two weeks in/two weeks out rotation that balances time at site, with time off site.
Qualifications:
- Legally permitted to work in Canada.
- Geotechnical Engineering degree or a closely related discipline.
- Possess or be working towards a Professional Engineering designation, with eligibility to register as a Professional Engineer in the Northwest Territories.
- Minimum three years of relevant mining experience from an open pit mining environment preferred, with a strong focus on radar monitoring.
- Proven proficiency with GroundProbe SSR hardware and SSR Monitor IQ software is highly preferred.
- Familiarity with Geotechnical software (Deswik, Rocscience, Rimining).
- Versed with the identification of geotechnical and hydrogeological risks.
- Experience with geotechnical modelling.
- Ability to manage and communicate in a high-pressure, dynamic Geotechnical environment with Safety as the priority.
- Ready to work in remote camp setting.
Successful candidates will be required to complete background screening which may include a criminal check and validation of qualifications.
Associate employer: De Beers Group
De Beers Group is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment at the Gahcho Kué Mine Site in the breathtaking Northwest Territories. With a strong commitment to employee growth, comprehensive benefits, and a supportive culture focused on safety and sustainability, we empower our Process Plant Operators to thrive both personally and professionally while contributing to our mission of Building Forever.
