Rock Mechanics Engineer
CA$123,500 / yr base salary
Posted 11 Sep 2026
Advertised as “Senior Rock Mechanics Engineer”
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- Expected experience
- 8+ yrs
- Management level
- People management
| Base salary | CA$123,500 / yr |
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Field of studyGeology, Geotechnical Engineering, Mining (or related)
Study levelBachelor's
CertificationsP.Eng.
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The Opportunity
Turn Ground Insight into Safer Mining
Help solve complex geotechnical challenges across the mining lifecycle. Your expertise will shape practical, defensible solutions that improve excavation stability, manage risk, and support safer, more resilient operations.
Based in Toronto, Sudbury, or Montréal, you will contribute as a Senior Rock Mechanics Engineer within WSP's Mine Stability and Water team. You will provide technical leadership across a growing global portfolio of underground and open pit mining projects, working with multidisciplinary teams and clients throughout early studies, feasibility, detailed engineering, construction, and operations.
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Your Impact
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Lead rock mechanics and geotechnical studies that improve safety, stability, and operational performance across underground and open pit mining projects.
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Deliver rock mass characterization, design criteria, ground support recommendations, and stability assessments for excavations, stopes, headings, raises, shafts, crown pillars, mass excavations, and open pit slopes.
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Guide kinematic, empirical, and numerical analyses that turn complex geological and geotechnical data into practical decisions for clients.
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Advance safe, high-quality field programs encompassing core logging, televiewer surveys, packer testing, instrumentation, monitoring, and laboratory data interpretation.
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Drive project success by managing scope, budgets, schedules, deliverables, technical quality, and multidisciplinary collaboration across mining, geology, hydrogeology, and engineering teams.
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Grow trusted partnerships.
The Skills That Set You Apart
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A bachelor's degree in mining, geological, geotechnical, or a related engineering discipline.
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Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation or eligibility for registration in Canada.