Senior Rock Mechanics Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 19, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 16, 2026. WSP scores B on the Alion truth index.
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The Opportunity
Turn Ground Insight into Safer Mining
Help solve complex geotechnical challenges across the mining lifecycle. Your expertise will shape practical, defensible solutions that improve excavation stability, manage risk, and support safer, more resilient operations.
Based in Vancouver, Calgary, or Saskatoon, you will contribute as a Senior Rock Mechanics Engineer within WSP's Mine Stability and Water team. You will provide technical leadership across a growing global portfolio of underground and open pit mining projects, working with multidisciplinary teams and clients throughout early studies, feasibility, detailed engineering, construction, and operations.
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Your Impact
Lead rock mechanics and geotechnical studies that improve safety, stability, and operational performance across underground and open pit mining projects.
Deliver rock mass characterization, design criteria, ground support recommendations, and stability assessments for excavations, stopes, headings, raises, shafts, crown pillars, mass excavations, and open pit slopes.
Guidekinematic, empirical, and numerical analyses that turn complex geological and geotechnical data into practical decisions for clients.
Advance safe, high-quality field programs encompassing core logging, televiewer surveys, packer testing, instrumentation, monitoring, and laboratory data interpretation.
Drive project success by managing scope, budgets, schedules, deliverables, technical quality, and multidisciplinary collaboration across mining, geology, hydrogeology, and engineering teams.
Grow trusted partnerships.
The Skills That Set You Apart
A bachelor's degree in mining, geological, geotechnical, or a relatedengineering discipline.
Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation or eligibility for registration in Canada.
8+ years of relevant rock mechanics or mining geotechnical experience, including strong involvement in underground mining projects.
Demonstrated capability in rock mass characterization, geotechnical investigations, excavation stability, ground support design, and geotechnical risk management.
Experience applying numerical modelling and stability analysis tools such as RS2, RS3, FLAC3D, EX3, or other Rocsciencesoftware.
Experience with block cave, sub-level cave, large underground operations, open pit slope design, or slope performance evaluation is an asset.
Proven ability to lead field programs and developingprofessionals, produce clear technical reports, advise clients, and coordinate multidisciplinary project delivery.
Ability to travel to client sites as required; French language capability is considered an asset.
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Compensation
AB, BC, NT, NU, SK & YT: $135,200 - $179,100
MB & ON: $123,300 - $169,800
NB, NL, NS, PE & QC: $122,100 - $162,200
Disclosure: The final salary awarded for this role may vary from the above range based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs. The wage range provided in this job posting may be subject to change for business purposes.
Make Every Excavation More Resilient
Bring together field insight, advanced analysis, and sound engineering judgement to help mining clients manage uncertainty and create safer, stronger operations.
Shape confidence from the rock outward.