Associate Water Resources Engineer - Mining (Multiple Locations)

Key Responsibilities

• Provide senior technical leadership for mine water management planning and execution across the mining lifecycle, including permitting, operations, closure, and long-term water stewardship.
• Lead and oversee mine water management strategies and analyses, including water balance development, surface water and groundwater interaction, water quality characterization, treatment, reuse, and conservation approaches.
• Direct, review, and validate hydrologic, hydraulic, and hydrogeologic analyses, including watershed-scale evaluations, probabilistic and risk-informed assessments, and scenario-based modeling.
• Support the planning, evaluation, and design of mine water infrastructure, including ponds, impoundments, conveyance systems, treatment systems, and water control structures, with consideration for constructability, sequencing, and operational practicality.
• Participate in constructability reviews and integrated design efforts to ensure mine water solutions can be efficiently implemented and aligned with construction means, methods, and schedules.
• Serve as a senior technical interface with mining clients, participating in key meetings to explain technical concepts, evaluate alternatives, and guide sound decision-making.
• Support sales and business development efforts by contributing mine water expertise to client discussions, opportunity shaping, and pursuit strategies.
• Lead or contribute to the preparation of technical proposals, scopes of work, work plans, and execution approaches related to mine water management.
• Develop or support the development of cost estimates, schedules, and resource plans for mine water-related scopes, with consideration for construction complexity, risk, and lifecycle performance.
• Aid in identifying follow-on opportunities and expanding existing client relationships through high-quality technical delivery and trusted advisory support.
• Serve as a project manager or senior technical lead, as appropriate, for mine water-related projects, with responsibility for scope, schedule, budget, quality, safety, and client satisfaction.
• Manage project execution in alignment with financial performance goals, including monitoring labor, expenses, and overall project health.
• Collaborate closely with engineering and construction teams to integrate mine water considerations into broader project delivery strategies, including design-build and EPC delivery models where applicable.
• Partner with project teams to proactively identify and manage technical, regulatory, constructability, and execution risks throughout project delivery.
• Lead or oversee the development and application of mine water balance models using spreadsheet-based tools and advanced simulation platforms, as appropriate for project complexity.
• Apply statistical, probabilistic, and uncertainty-based analyses to inform risk assessments, design criteria, and long-term water management decisions.
• Integrate climate variability, extreme events, and long-term closure considerations into mine water strategies and technical evaluations.
• Translate complex technical analyses into clear, defensible recommendations to support client, regulatory, and internal decision-making.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in civil, environmental, chemical, or mechanical engineering, or related engineering degree from an accredited program.
• 13 years of progressive experience in mine water management, water resources, hydrogeology, or closely related fields, with direct application to mining projects.
• Demonstrated experience with mine water balance development, surface water and/or groundwater modeling, and interpretation of hydrologic and hydrogeologic data.
• Experience interfacing directly with clients and supporting proposal development, scoping, and cost estimating for mine water-related work.
• Demonstrated ability to manage or support projects with accountability for scope, schedule, budget, and financial performance.
• Experience supporting projects through design and into construction, including participation in constructability reviews or coordination with construction teams.
• Strong technical writing and communication skills, with the ability to explain complex analyses clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively on multidisciplinary teams and provide senior-level technical judgment.
• Preferred: Master’s degree in a relevant technical discipline, Professional licensure (PE, PG), or ability to obtain.
• Experience supporting mine permitting, operations, closure, and reclamation from a water management perspective.
• Familiarity with industry-standard modeling and analysis tools (e.g., GoldSim, HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS, MODFLOW, or similar platforms).
• Experience applying probabilistic, risk-informed, or uncertainty-based approaches to water management decision-making.
• Experience mentoring staff and contributing to the development of technical teams and practices.
• Background in mine closure planning, tailings-related water considerations, or long-term water stewardship strategies.