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Senior Engineer, Rock Mechanics, 10+ years

@ BBA

Greater Sudbury, ON · Québec, QC · Montréal, QC · Toronto, ON · Vancouver, BC +2

10+ years experience
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Overview

BBA is hiring a senior rock mechanics engineer to apply rock mechanics principles to surface mining, underground mining and civil construction. The role covers geotechnical services, site investigations, slope and terrain hazard assessments, and mentoring junior staff, with travel to project sites in Canada and occasionally overseas.

Responsibilities:

  • Apply rock mechanics to surface and underground mining and civil construction
  • Manage geotechnical site investigations, lab testing and technical reports
  • Perform slope stability, seepage and deformation analyses
  • Review and supervise civil and geotechnical construction
  • Mentor junior technical personnel

Requirements summary:

  • 10+ years of rock mechanics or geotechnical experience
  • Expertise in rock mass characterization and reinforcement design
  • Ability to travel to project sites within Canada and occasionally overseas

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Employer posting date
2026-05-26
First seen by our source
2026-11-04
Source record updated
2026-11-04

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Job details

SenioritySenior
DepartmentEngineering
Experience10+ years
Travelair: moderate · ground: moderate
Work settingOutdoors, Plant or factory, Client sites
PositionSitting and standing
Physical demandsphysical moderate · computer moderate

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Job description

Your future role on our team

As a senior engineer in rock mechanics, you’ll be responsible for applying sound rock mechanic principles to surface mining, underground mining and civil construction.

You’ll provide and manage rock mechanics and geotechnical engineering services as well as task execution. You’ll work with experienced geotechnical professionals who are keen on sharing knowledge for continued development.

With us, you’ll get the opportunity to...

  • Apply rock mechanics across a range of activities, including field mapping, geotechnical core logging, rock mass characterization, rock stability assessments and reinforcement design
  • Coordinate and manage geotechnical site investigations, field activities and laboratory materials testing and prepare technical reports
  • Review and supervise civil and geotechnical construction activities
  • Perform terrain and slope hazard assessments, mapping and reporting
  • Carry out geotechnical engineering analyses, including slope stability, seepage and deformation analysis
  • Work with multidisciplinary project teams and ensure the technical quality of deliverables
  • Mentor junior technical personnel
  • Travel to project sites within Canada and occasionally overseas

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