Alcoa Inc

Senior Geotechnical Engineer

Alcoa Inc$90K — $120K *
Badin, NC 28009In-Person
Energy & Utilities
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Geotechnical Engineering, Geology, Civil Engineering, or closely related field.
  • Master's degree preferred in Geotechnical Engineering or related field.
  • PE or PG license preferred.
  • Minimum of 5 years of progressive geotechnical engineering experience in an industrial or mining environment.
  • Strong knowledge of tailings management standards and guidelines including GISTM.

Responsibilities

  • Provide strategic technical input for global policies and standards on closure solutions.
  • Conduct technical gap assessments of site closure plans and recommend improvements.
  • Optimize geotechnical designs and monitoring strategies for global closure initiatives.
  • Perform technical reviews of geotechnical studies and related documents.
  • Provide technical guidance for investigations and monitoring of impoundment sites.
  • Oversee maintenance of impoundment management programs and identify improvement opportunities.
  • Coordinate internal and external audits related to impoundment management.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to influence global environmental liability management practices.
  • Leadership role within a significant company initiative focusing on compliance and efficiency.
  • Support for continued professional development and potential further qualifications.
  • Work within a collaborative, interdisciplinary team environment.
  • Travel opportunities up to 15% for site support and project oversight.
Full Job Description
Alcoa Transformation group is looking to fill the role of a Senior Geotechnical Engineer! Transformation is charged with the global responsibility to manage Alcoa's identified environmental liabilities and assets at closed locations and to provide technical assistance for operating locations' waste management needs to meet overall financial and risk avoidance goals. This role is responsible for providing strategic technical support to Transformation Locations for all aspects relating to impoundment operations, maintenance, and closure, and ensuring adherence to the Global Industry Standard for Tailings Management (GISTM) and Alcoa's Impoundment Management System (IMS). This role will also serve as the Geotechnical Engineering Lead for the Integrated Closure Committee leading initiatives to enhance processes for Global site closure planning and Asset Retirement Obligation cost estimating. Technical Lead - Integrated Closure Committee 3 Provide strategic technical input into the development of Global policies, standards, and guidelines establishing the framework to ensure implementation of cost-effective closure solutions that meet applicable regulatory and Alcoa requirements. 3 Perform technical gap assessments of site closure plans and associated cost estimates and support development of gap closure plans. 3 Provide recommendations to optimize the geotechnical designs, construction, and monitoring of Global closure strategies and designs 3 Conduct risk assessments and readiness reviews for closure execution. Technical Consultant - Technical Support for Transformation Closure Projects 3 Perform technical reviews of studies, data, and reports including geotechnical investigation reports, seepage analyses, closure designs, monitoring data, QA/QC protocols, and related documents. 3 Provide technical guidance to Locations to perform required geotechnical site investigations, stability analyses, closure works, and maintenance and monitoring activities. 3 Interpret monitoring data and recommend modifications to optimize operations and maintenance programs. 3 Perform site visits to support development of closure plans, optimize O&M Programs, and provide technical support during active construction projects. Technical Consultant - GISTM & Alcoa IMS Program Oversight, Maintenance, and Optimization 3 Provide technical support to Locations to develop scopes of work, review deliverables, and perform risk assessments for various impoundment projects. 3 Oversee program maintenance requirements to ensure ongoing conformance with Alcoa requirements while actively identifying opportunities to improve program efficiency and reduce risk. 3 Coordinate internal assurance reviews and external audits related to impoundment management with project teams. 3 Update technical standards, guidelines, and procedures based on lessons learned and industry standard practices. 3 Coordinate collection of relevant site data from the locations to support internal reporting requirements. General Job Requirements 3 Bachelor's degree in Geotechnical Engineering, Geology, Civil Engineering, or a closely related engineering discipline. 3 Master's degree preferred in: Geotechnical Engineering, Geological Engineering, or similar field. 3 PE or PG license is preferred. 3 Minimum of 5 years' progressive geotechnical engineering experience working on projects in an industrial, mining, process, manufacturing, or similar environment 3 Sound knowledge of internationally recognized tailings management standards and industry guidelines such as ICMM, ANCOLD, MAC/CDA, and GISTM. 3 Demonstrated experience in geotechnical engineering aspects of tailings dam closure planning, execution, and monitoring. 3 Experience performing geotechnical investigations, slope stability analyses and consolidation modelling. 3 Experience performing geotechnical risk assessments in accordance with industry practices, including evaluation of structural stability, and long-term performance of legacy impoundments. 3 Strong verbal and written communication, interpersonal and influencing skills with demonstrated ability to challenge effectively and drive outcomes. 3 Strong organizational and time management skills, capacity to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously and drive aggressive implementation plans and schedules 3 Travel requirements up to 15% Chez Alcoa, vous pouvez contribuer faonner la faon dont les responsabilits lies aux passifs environnementaux complexes et la fermeture sont gres l'chelle d'un portefeuille mondial. titre d'ingnieur gotechnique principal au sein du groupe Transformation, vous fournirez un leadership technique pour l'exploitation, l'entretien et la fermeture des bassins de retenue, en soutenant la rduction des risques, l'alignement rglementaire et une planification efficace de la fermeture long terme pour les sites ferms et en exploitation. propos du rle Vous offrirez un soutien gotechnique stratgique aux sites de Transformation pour l'exploitation et l'entretien des bassins de retenue, la planification de la fermeture et la supervision des programmes. Vous contribuerez assurer l'alignement avec la Global Industry Standard for Tailings Management (GISTM) et le systme de gestion des bassins de retenue d'Alcoa (IMS), tout en agissant comme responsable de l'ingnierie gotechnique pour le comit intgr de fermeture afin d'amliorer la planification globale de la fermeture des sites et l'estimation des cots lis aux obligations de mise hors service des actifs. Responsabilits cls 3 Diriger les contributions gotechniques aux politiques, normes, lignes directrices, plans de fermeture et estimations de cots l'chelle mondiale afin de soutenir des solutions rentables qui rpondent aux exigences rglementaires et celles d'Alcoa. 3 valuer les carts techniques dans les plans de fermeture des sites, les estimations de cots et l'tat de prparation l'exc9cution, puis soutenir l'laboration de plans concrets pour les combler. 3 Examiner les tudes gotechniques, les rapports d'investigation, les analyses d'infiltration, les conceptions de fermeture, les donnes de surveillance, les protocoles d'assurance et de contrle de la qualit ainsi que les livrables techniques connexes. 3 Conseiller les sites sur les investigations gotechniques, les analyses de stabilit, les travaux de fermeture, les activits d'entretien, les programmes de surveillance et les valuations des risques. 3 Soutenir la supervision de la gestion des bassins de retenue en maintenant les exigences des programmes GISTM et IMS, en coordonnant les examens d'assurance et les audits, et en identifiant les occasions d'amliorer l'efficacit et de rduire les risques. 3 Utiliser les leons apprises, les donnes des sites et les pratiques de l'industrie pour mettre jour les normes techniques, les lignes directrices, les procdures et les exigences de rapports internes. Ce que vous apportez au rle 3 Un baccalaurat en gnie gotechnique, en gologie, en gnie civil ou dans une discipline d'ingnierie troitement lie9; une matrise en gnie gotechnique, en gnie gologique ou dans un domaine similaire est un atout. 3 Au moins cinq annes d'exprience progressive en ingnierie gotechnique dans un environnement industriel, minier, de procd, manufacturier ou similaire. 3 Une connaissance des normes et lignes directrices internationalement reconnues en gestion des rsidus, notamment ICMM, ANCOLD, MAC/CDA et GISTM, afin de soutenir des dc9cisions techniques cohrentes et claires. 3 Une exprience en planification, exc9cution et surveillance de la fermeture de barrages de rsidus, ainsi qu'en investigations gotechniques, analyses de stabilit des pentes, modlisation de la consolidation et valuations des risques pour des bassins de retenue existants. 3 De solides comptences en communication, relations interpersonnelles, influence, organisation et gestion du temps pour remettre en question de faon constructive, prioriser le travail, gérer plusieurs initiatives et obtenir des rsultats. 3 Un engagement dmontr envers les pratiques de travail scuritaires et la conscience des risques lors de l'examen des conceptions, de l'valuation des conditions sur le terrain, du soutien aux visites de sites et des conseils lis aux bassins de retenue et aux activits de fermeture; un permis PE ou PG est un atout, et des dplacements peuvent tre requis jusqu' 15 % du temps.

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