Career Opportunities: Senior Underground Geotechnical / Rock Mechanics Engineer (8067)

Make an impact at an all-North American precious metals producer. New Gold is now part of Coeur Mining. Visit www.coeur.com to learn more.

Coeur Mining attracts and hires highly skilled individuals. By joining our team, you can look forward to:

- A stimulating values-based work environment
- A culture of collaboration and inclusion
- Inspiring colleagues and approachable leaders
- A deeply rooted commitment to responsible mining, health and safety and community engagement
- A comprehensive benefits package including a retirement savings plan

Coeur Mining is a growing, all-North American precious metals producer with seven operations: the Las Chispas silver-gold mine and Palmarejo gold-silver complex in Mexico, the Rochester silver-gold mine in Nevada, the Kensington gold mine in Alaska, the Wharf gold mine in South Dakota, the Rainy River gold mine in Ontario, Canada, and the New Afton copper-gold mine in British Columbia, Canada. In addition, Coeur owns the Silvertip silver-zinc-lead exploration project in British Columbia.

Coeur offers a flexible, hybrid work model and a culture built on safety, collaboration, and real opportunities to develop your career for those who want to grow alongside a company that is doing the same.

Rainy River

Situated in beautiful northwestern Ontario, 65 km northwest of Fort Frances, the Rainy River mine is an open pit and underground, gold and silver producing, residential mine site.

The Rainy River mine, located adjacent to the Ontario/Minnesota border is 65 kilometers northwest of Fort Frances, Ontario and is situated half way between Winnipeg, Manitoba and Thunder Bay,



Ontario The area is home to more than 130 species of birds and large populations of moose, black bear and deer. If you enjoy outdoor activities including hunting, fishing, winter sports and lake country then this is an area you will love to live and work in.

Applicants who reside in Northwestern Ontario and have experience working in a cross-cultural environment, coupled with knowledge of the unique challenges and opportunities presented to those living in the Northwest Ontario, are assets. Hiring priority will be given to qualified applicants who are beneficiaries of the Impact Benefits Agreement (IBA) and to qualified applicants residing in the Northwest Ontario communities. (Indigenous) Members must clearly identify their status on the online job application and resume if they wish to receive priority consideration.

About the Role

Schedule:

14 days on / 14 days off, 12-hour shifts (Flights and camp provided)

Position Reports To:

Chief Mining Engineer

Position Overview

As a key member of Rainy River’s Technical Services team, the Senior Geotechnical or Rock Mechanics Engineer provides technical leadership for underground rock mechanics and ground control. The role is accountable for geotechnical risk management, excavation stability assessments, ground support design and optimization, monitoring programs,



and practical technical guidance to support safe and productive mine development, production, and life-of-mine planning; this includes updating relevant standard operating procedures (SOPs) and the ground control management plan (GCMP).

Duties and Responsibilities:

- Lead, mentor, and provide technical direction to the underground geotechnical team while promoting strong collaboration with the underground Mine Operations, Mine Planning, Geology, Survey, Ventilation, and external consultants, including the site’s Open Pit technical services staff.
- Own, maintain, and continuously improve the site’s GCMP, associated standards, including SOPs, trigger action response plans, and geotechnical risk controls.
- Conduct rock mass characterization, structural interpretation, kinematic analysis, and excavation stability assessments for underground development, stopes, pillars, brows, intersections, and rehabilitation areas.
- Complete and review empirical, analytical, and numerical rock mechanics assessments to support mine design, sequencing, ground support, and operational decision-making.
- Develop, review, implement, and optimize ground support and reinforcement designs for mine development, production excavations, rehabilitation, and any areas of elevated geotechnical risk.
- Provide timely geotechnical inspections, hazard assessments, technical recommendations, and documented follow-up for active underground headings and work areas.
- Design, manage, and interpret geotechnical monitoring programs and results, including instrumentation, seismic data, cavity monitoring surveys, convergence measurements, and observational data; summarize the findings and provide recommendations for next steps.
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📌 Senior Underground Geotechnical (Emo)
🏢 New Gold
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