Lead rock mechanics studies for WSP from Vancouver, Calgary, or Saskatoon, applying geotechnical expertise to underground and open pit mining projects.

As a Senior Rock Mechanics Engineer, you will provide technical leadership within WSP's Mine Stability and Water team. You will address geotechnical challenges across mining lifecycles, from early studies through operations. Your work will support excavation stability, risk management, and resilient operations.

Key Responsibilities: Lead rock mechanics and geotechnical studies across mining projects

Develop characterization, design criteria, support recommendations, and stability assessments

Guide kinematic, empirical, and numerical analyses for client decisions

Lead field programs, monitoring, testing, and laboratory interpretation

Manage scope,



budgets, schedules, deliverables, and technical quality

Requirements: Bachelor's degree in mining, geological, geotechnical, or related engineering

Skilled Engineer designation or Canadian registration eligibility

Eight-plus years of rock mechanics or mining geotechnical experience

Underground mining experience and geotechnical risk management capability

Numerical modelling experience using RS2, RS3, FLAC3D, EX3, or Rocscience

Apply rock mass characterization, stability analysis, and technical leadership to advance safer mining projects with WSP.

📌 Senior Rock Mechanics Engineer Mining (Vancouver)
🏢 WSP in Canada
📍 Vancouver