Open Positions
- Mining Engineer (Junior / Intermediate), Calgary, AB
- Senior Geologist, Calgary, AB
- Geological Engineer, Charleston, WV
- Geotechnical Engineer, Vancouver, BC
- Mining Engineer, Charleston, WV
- Senior Geologist, Charleston, WV
- Geologist, Grand Junction, CO
Mining Engineer (Junior / Intermediate), Calgary, AB
Job Duties:
Opportunities are available in our Calgary office to work on a variety of mining related projects with potential for fieldwork experience. Our mining projects cover the full spectrum from site evaluation to mine closure planning. This position will appeal to candidates with 1-4 years of related work experience or recent graduates who are looking to grow and develop their skills in a dynamic environment.
The Mining Engineer will be responsible for:
- Assisting with short and long term planning and cost studies for mining projects.
- Mine scheduling and material balances.
- Generating advance drawings and conceptual closure strategy maps.
- Performing ore and waste haulage simulations.
- Conducting pit design.
- Performing material balance and volumetric calculations.
Education and Professional Background:
- Undergraduate degree in mining engineering.
- Registered, or eligible to register, as a professional engineer in the Province of Alberta.
- Strong interpersonal, communication and organizational skills.
- Previous experience in an operating mine would be an asset.
- Strong skills with Microsoft Office software
- A good working knowledge of AutoCAD is an asset.
- Working knowledge of industry standard mine planning packages is an assest.
- Willingness and flexibility to travel to field locations as required.
Location of Employment: Calgary, AB Canada. Candidates applying for this position must be legally entitled to work in Canada.
To Apply: To be considered for this position please send your resume and cover letter, in confidence, to Norwest Corporation, #2700, 411 – 1st Street SE, Calgary, AB T2G 4Y5, by e-mail to humanresources@norwestcorp.com or by fax to (403) 205-5798. Please clearly indicate Mining Engineer (Junior / Intermediate) in the subject line.
Norwest Corporation thanks all applicants for their interest in this position. Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
Senior Geologist, Calgary, AB
Job Duties:
The Senior Geologist will be a key member of our growing geology team. He/she will take a leadership role in project management and mentoring and developing staff. Our geological group offers a full range of geological services including planning, managing and executing drilling programs, site data collection and core description, data interpretation and modelling and resource assessments. Our work has been in many resource based commodities including Coal, Coalbed Methane (CBM), Oil Sands, Conventional Oil and Gas, Oil Shales, Tight Gas Sands, Industrial Materials and Precious Metals.
The successful candidate will work on multiple projects within a multi-disciplinary team that is focused on developing current and future geological projects. Specific duties and job assignments will include:
- Provide geological advice and guidance on a variety of geology related projects.
- Provide technical review, leadership and mentoring of geological staff.
- Provide input for areas of future technical development within the department.
- Oversee project management on geology related projects including, but not limited to, drilling programs, modelling and data management.
- Provide input on regulatory documents.
- Ensure mentoring of professional staff in both their technical and professional business development.
- Project Review.
Education and Professional Background:
- Bachelors or masters degree in Geology.
- Registered as a Professional Geologist in the Province of Alberta.
- Minimum 10 years progressively responsible experience including experience in oil sands exploration, modelling and reporting. Experience in conventional and non-conventional oil and gas would be an asset.
- Technical innovation, expertise and leadership along with solid project management and organizational skills are critical for success in this role.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including technical writing.
Location of Employment: Calgary, AB Canada. Candidates applying for this position must be legally entitled to work in Canada.
To Apply: To be considered for this position please send your resume and cover letter, in confidence, to Norwest Corporation, #2700, 411 – 1st Street SE, Calgary, AB T2G 4Y5, by e-mail to humanresources@norwestcorp.com or by fax to (403) 205-5798. Please clearly indicate Senior Geologist in the subject line.
Norwest Corporation thanks all applicants for their interest in this position. Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
Geological Engineer, Charleston, WV
Job Duties:
Multi-commodity resource exploration and evaluation with an emphasis on international and domestic coal mining projects. Work will entail the design and implementation of exploration programs, development of resource models and compilation of resource reports.
The implementation of exploration programs include the sourcing of appropriate protocols and contractors for exploration permitting, remote sensing, drilling, sampling, assays, washability testing, bulk sampling and surveying. Information received from exploration programs is to be processed and evaluated following selection of suitable resource modeling software. The resource models are to meet or exceed international standards for the reporting of resources and reserves.
Specific duties and job assignments will include consultancy relating to the following:
- Supervision of coal exploration drilling programs
- Geologic computer modeling
- Resource and reserve analysis
- Geotechnical core logging
- Geotechnical assessment of rock competency relating to mine stability issues
- Business development activities supporting our current work assignments in Mongolia
- Translation of Russian and Mongolia geologic reports
- Geologic and technical support of our on going exploration assignments in Mongolia.
Education Required:
Bachelors in Geological Engineering or closely related field. Will accept foreign equivalent degree.
Experience Required:
Four years post university experience as a geologist or geological engineer in coal exploration or mining.
Special Requirements:
- Demonstrable knowledge of the work processes involved in coal exploration and evaluation. Demonstrable ability to supervise a project from exploration to mining operation. Requires demonstrable ability to conduct field reconnaissance activity on ore deposits, to delineate surface exposure of ore, mapping structure or complex deposit, analysis of ore quality data, identification of ore targets for drilling and trench targets, exploration planning, geological core sampling, handling and logging, estimation of preliminary in-place resource, modeling of structurally complex coal deposits. Prior experience in field management, and the coal resource evaluation modeling techniques
- Demonstrable knowledge of computer assisted resource modeling techniques and demonstrate the ability in the use of Minex 3D seam modeling software or comparable software.
Location of Employment: Charleston, WV and remote field locations including mining sites within and outside the United States. Candidate must be willing to work in remote field locations for extended periods.
To Apply: e-mail application to charleston@norwestcorp.com. Specify Job SLC-01-2008 in Subject Line. Only qualified applicants with U.S. employment eligibility are invited to apply. (No F-1s or H-1s)
General Position Description
The incumbent will be involved in site investigations, including rock and soil logging, soil investigations, natural hazard assessments, mine design, including slope stability evaluations and pit wall design. The primary work will be for mining clients, but work for oil and gas and infrastructure clients is also likely. The candidate will often be working on active mine sites. Opportunities exist to work on a variety of tasks, including project management, analysis and design and report writing.
The incumbent will be responsible for managing surface mining geotechnical engineering projects with a primary project focus on pit slopes, waste dump and tailings embankment stability investigations. While the primary focus will be on mining projects, opportunities exist to work with both the Geological and Water Management Groups within our office.
Essential Job Functions
- Support mining and tailings planning, mine operations, tailings operations and construction monitoring teams to optimize designs based on day to day operations and long-term planning requirements.
- Designing material waste dumps, mine pit walls, foundations, and/or fluid and tailings retaining structures.
- Providing geotechnical input into short-term construction and planning projects.
- Conduct geotechnical design, inspection and monitoring of tailings storage facilities.
- Conducting stability and seepage analyses and preparing detailed engineering drawings.
- Reviewing various geotechnical instrumentation data to ensure structures and/or pit walls are performing as per design.
- Conducting geotechnical site investigations and assessments.
Education and Professional Background
- Undergraduate or Graduate Degree in Geotechnical, Geological, Civil or Mining Engineering.
- Three to five years of industry or consulting engineering experience.
- Registered or eligible to register as a professional engineer or geoscientist in the Province of Alberta or the Province of British Colombia.
- Experience in geotechnical investigations, field monitoring, foundations, soil mechanics and slope stability.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Proven ability to work in a team environment.
- Excellent computer skills are required including experience with the Microsoft Office suite of programs, Geo-Slope suite of programs and AutoCAD systems. Experience in a consulting engineering environment at a senior project management level is highly desirable.
- Experience in mining and/or tailings management is highly desirable.
To apply for this position, please submit your cover letter/resume to humanresources@norwestcorp.com.
Job Duties:
This position will provide support to senior consultants in a wide variety of assignments, including:
- Mine Design
- Financial Analysis
- Due Diligence
- Mine Planning
- Technical Writing
- Cost Estimation
- Operational Reviews
Education Required:
Bachelors Degree in Mining, Civil or Geological Engineering
Experience Required:
- Minimum of two years post university experience in surface or underground coal mining.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Word, Excel, AutoCAD, and SurvCADD preferred.
Special Requirements:
- Demonstrate knowledge of work processes involved in mining operations.
- Demonstrate ability to utilize computer aided mine design software to perform mine design and planning activities.
- Must be willing to travel domestically and internationally.
Location of Employment: Charleston, West Virginia and remote field locations including mining sites within and outside the United States. Candidate must be willing to work in remote field locations for extended periods.
To Apply: E-mail application to charleston@norwestcorp.com Only qualified applicants with U.S. employment eligibility are invited to apply.
Job Duties:
Multi-commodity resource exploration and evaluation with an emphasis on international coal mining projects. Work will entail the design and implementation of exploration programs, development of resource models and compilation of resource reports. The implementation of exploration programs include the sourcing of appropriate protocols and contractors for exploration permitting, remote sensing, drilling, sampling, assays, washability testing, bulk sampling and surveying. Information received from exploration programs is to be processed and evaluated following selection of suitable resource modeling software. The resource models are to meet or exceed international standards for the reporting of resources and reserves.The compilation of resource reports is required and may entail reporting according to the guidelines of the SAMREC, JORC or NI-43101 codes amongst others. The resource reports may be used for public listings on international exchanges such as the ASX, TSX or LSE. All work from field explorations to resource reporting must be to a standard that would pass audits from exploration or mining companies.
Education Required:
Bachelors Degree in Geology. Will accept foreign equivalent degree.
Experience Required:
Six years experience post-University as a Geologist, which must include both exploration and operational experience.
Special Requirements:
- Demonstrable knowledge of the work processes involved in coal exploration and evaluation.
- Demonstrable ability to supervise a project from green-fields exploration to mining operation. Requires up to date knowledge of suitable remote sensing and sampling techniques, geophysics, sample spacing, laboratory procedures, survey systems and methods, equipment selection, environmental management, supervisory skills, budget management, and safety.
- Prior experience in field management, the latest coal resource evaluation modeling techniques, and English language report writing to international standards.
- Demonstrable knowledge of the guidelines of the SAMREC, JORC and NI-43101 codes.
- Demonstrable knowledge of computer assisted resource modeling techniques and demonstrate the ability to use the following software packages: MS Word, MS Excel, MS ACCESS, MS PowerPoint, AutoCAD, and Datamine.
- Demonstrable knowledge of the various tools available for effective coal resource modeling and evaluation is essential. This includes washability testing, coal processing methods and product interpretation.
- Must possess good communicative and reporting writing skills in the English language. The candidate must have a basic knowledge or familiarity with the JORC, SAMREC and NI-43101 guidelines for reporting of resources.
Location of Employment: Charleston, WV and remote field locations including mining sites within and outside the United States. Candidate must be willing to work in remote field locations for extended periods.
Work Schedule: Full time 40+hours/week.
To Apply: e-mail application to charleston@norwestcorp.com. Specify Job SLC-01-2007 in Subject Line. Only qualified applicants with U.S. employment eligibility are invited to apply. (No F-1s or H-1s)
Job Duties:
Multi-commodity geologic resource exploration and evaluation with an emphasis on international and domestic coal projects. Work will entail the design and implementation of geological exploration programs, geotechnical evaluations, development of resource models and compilation of resource reports. Will work with engineers and support staff in U.S., Mongolia and other locations as necessary.
The implementation of exploration programs include the sourcing of appropriate protocols and contractors for exploration permitting, remote sensing, drilling, sampling, assays, washability testing, bulk sampling and surveying. Information received from exploration programs is to be processed and evaluated following selection of suitable resource modeling software. The resource models are to meet or exceed international standards for the reporting of resources and reserves.
Specific duties and job assignments will include consultancy relating to the following:
- Supervision of coal exploration drilling programs
- Translation of Geological Reports written in Russian and Mongolian
- Geologic computer modeling
- Resource analysis
- Geotechnical core logging
- Geotechnical assessment of rock competency relating to mine stability issues
- Business development activities supporting our current and future work assignments in Mongolia
- Communicating with Mongolian Engineers and Supporting Personnel located at Field Sites in Mongolia.
Geologic and technical support of our on going exploration assignments in Mongolia and other locations as required.
Education and Position Requirements:
- Masters Degree in Geology, or related field. Will accept foreign equivalent degree.
- Three years post university experience as a geologist or related field in coal exploration or mining.
Special Requirements:
- Demonstrable knowledge of the work processes involved in coal exploration and evaluation
- Demonstrable ability to supervise a project from exploration to mining operation. Requires demonstrable ability to conduct field reconnaissance activity on ore deposits, to delineate surface exposure of ore, mapping structure or complex deposit, analysis of ore quality data, identification of ore targets for drilling and trench targets, exploration planning, geological core sampling, handling and logging, estimation of preliminary in-place resource, modeling of structurally complex coal deposits
- Prior experience in field management and coal resource evaluation modeling techniques
- Proven ability to supervise geotechnical data collection programs and property analyses
- Demonstrable knowledge of computer assisted resource modeling techniques and demonstrate the ability in the use of Minex 3D seam modeling software or comparable software
- Fluency in written and spoken Mongolian
- Ability to read and translate Russian mining reports.
Supervision:
Supervised by Norwest Vice President of Geologic Services.
Location of Employment: Grand Junction, Colorado and remote field locations including mining sites within and outside the United States. Candidate must be willing to work in remote field locations for extended periods.
Work Schedule: Full time 40+hours/week.
To Apply: e-mail application to dcommendador@norwestcorp.com. Specify Job GEO-2009 in Subject Line to be considered. Only qualified applicants with U.S. employment eligibility are invited to apply. (No F-1s or H-1s)